Daily Vocabulary – 6 October 2023

Synonyms: Bulwark, Citadel, Fortress, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak Spot, Weakness

Example: The ownership of property by as many people as possible is one of the main <strong>bastions</strong> of liberty.

Trick: They took action from the bastion.

Synonyms: Incorporation, Addition, Insertion, Introduction, Involvement

Antonyms: Exclusion, Omission, Absence, Exception

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

Trick: His inclusive nature is effective.

Synonyms: So-Called, Stated, Supposed, Averred

Antonyms: Certain, Definite, Sure

Example: He forged documents which <strong>purported</strong> to show that his companies had vast resources.

Trick: Their gossips are purported and discriminated.

Synonyms: Despairing, Hopeless, Anguished, Suicidal

Antonyms: Cheerful, Composed, Calm, Fearful

Example: He made a <strong>desperate</strong> bid/attempt to save his job.

Trick: The boy is desperate to separate from his family.

Synonyms: Circumstance, Episode, Event, Fact

Antonyms: Cessation, Inaction, Inactivity, Stoppage

Example: Two people were shot yesterday in two separate <strong>incidents. </strong>

Trick: These incidents are subsequent.