Daily Vocabulary – 12 February 2023

Synonyms: Alertness, Caution, Diligence, Surveillance

Antonyms: Indifference, Neglect, Carelessness, Impulsiveness

Example: I only hope that there will be great <strong>vigilance</strong> on the part of local people.

Synonyms: Entertain, Nourish, Pamper, Satiate

Antonyms: Entertain, Nourish, Pamper, Satiate

Example: She has never been one to <strong>indulge</strong> in gossip.

Synonyms: Allow, Permit, Authorize, Sanction

Antonyms: Deny, Disagree, Disallow, Dispute

Example: The teacher cannot <strong>tolerate</strong> eating on the class.

Synonyms: Subdue, Defeat, Conquer, Vanquish

Antonyms: Aid, Allow, Assist, Build Up

Example: He struggled to <strong>suppress</strong> his feelings of jealousy.

Synonyms: Defame, Slander, Libel, Smear

Antonyms: Kind, Nice, Respectful, Complimentary

Example: You are <strong>maligning</strong> a respectable body of men.

Synonyms: Binding, Obligatory, Mandatory, Necessary

Antonyms: Candidate, Applicant, Aspirant, Contender

Example: The <strong>incumbent</strong> president faces problems which began many years before he took office.

Synonyms: Raised, Upraised, Uplifted, Aerial

Antonyms: Depressed, Dishonorable, Down, Inferior

Example: She holds a more <strong>elevated</strong> position in the company.

Synonyms: Exclusion, Omission, Absence, Exception

Antonyms: Incorporation, Addition, Insertion, Involvement

Example: She is being considered for <strong>inclusion</strong> in the Olympic team.

Synonyms: Rank, Standing, Primacy, Superiority

Antonyms: Disadvantage, Inferiority, Unimportance, Triviality

Example: Promotions are based on merit and <strong>seniority</strong>.

Synonyms: Expectation, Prediction, Forecast, Prolepsis

Antonyms: Pessimism, Hopelessness, Melancholy, Suspicion

Example: She had a feeling of great <strong>anticipation</strong> before her graduation ceremony.

Synonyms: Arrangement, Preference, Antecedence, Lead

Antonyms: Inferiority, Last, Subservience, Unimportance

Example: Reorganizing the sales force will be a top <strong>priority</strong> for the new president.

Synonyms: Appear, Begin, Crop Up, Derive

Antonyms: Cause, Disappear, End, Finish

Example: These problems <strong>arise</strong> when people try to avoid responsibility.

Synonyms: Juridical, Administrative, Authoritative, Constitutional

Antonyms: Illegal, Illegitimate, Illicit, Unlawful

Example: They are calling for a <strong>judicial</strong> review of the process.

Synonyms: Search For, Try to Find, Look For.

Antonyms: Unwanted, Unwelcome, Unloved.

Example: No, I <strong>sought</strong> it out for the copies of his illustrations, not the words others have added.

Synonyms: Empty, Unoccupied, Unfilled, Free

Antonyms: Busy, Employed, Full, Populated

Example: These lockers are all <strong>vacant</strong>.