Daily Vocabulary – 22 January 2023

Synonyms: Ownership, Possession, Enjoyment, Control

Antonyms: Relinquishment, Surrendering, Transferal, Dispossession

Example: <strong>Proprietorship</strong> or control of land gave a man wealth, social status, and political influence.

Synonyms: Badness, Misbehaviour, Misconduct, Perversity

Antonyms: Solemnity, Advantage, Benefit, Happiness

Example: He was always up to <strong>mischief</strong>.

Synonyms: Reliability, Safety, Soundness, Working Order

Antonyms: Unsoundness, Unairworthy, Badness

Example: Wind tunnel tests have proved the aircraft's <strong>airworthiness</strong>.

Synonyms: Reelected, Reestablished, Restored, Returned

Example: I had to <strong>reinstall</strong> the operating system.

Synonyms: Browbeat, Bully, Intimidate, Repress

Antonyms: Allow, Encourage, Help, Aid

Example: The system that <strong>pressurizes</strong> the airplane's cabin failed to operate correctly.

Synonyms: Confederacy, Union, Coalition, Alliance

Antonyms: Division, Separation, Disunion

Example: The organization emerged from a <strong>federation</strong> of six national agencies.

Synonyms: Persecution, Harrying, Pestering, Badgering

Antonyms: Cooperation, Assistance, Aid, Comfort

Example: The university condemns all forms of <strong>harassment</strong>.

Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces

Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety

Example: The country is a great/major/serious <strong>threat</strong> to world peace.

Synonyms: Haul, Pull, Draw, Tug

Antonyms: Exciting, Interesting, Energizing, Lively

Example: He <strong>dragged</strong> himself up the stairs and climbed into bed.

Synonyms: Claim, Assert, Declare, State

Antonyms: Deny, Take Back, Withdraw, Contradict

Example: He <strong>alleged</strong> that the mayor has accepted bribes.

Synonyms: Capricious, Whimsical, Random, Chance

Antonyms: Rational, Reasoned

Example: An <strong>arbitrary</strong> number has been assigned to each district.

Synonyms: Objection, Exception, Complaint, Disapproval

Antonyms: Support, Approval, Harmony, Peace

Example: The decision was <strong>protested</strong> by dozens of people.

Synonyms: Robustness, Hardiness, Strength, Stamina.

Antonyms: Weakness, Listlessness, Lethargy

Example: His body lacks the bounce and <strong>vigour</strong> of a normal two-year-old.

Synonyms: Grumble, Complain, Moan, Groan

Antonyms: Compliment, Flattery, Praise

Example: She's been <strong>grousing</strong> to her boss about the working conditions.

Synonyms: Succeeding, Following, Running, Continuous.

Antonyms: Separate, Broken, Discontinuous, Infrequent.

Example: I was amazed that she contradicted herself in <strong>consecutive</strong> sentences.