Daily Vocabulary – 10 August 2024

Synonyms: Hidden, Likely, Possible, Probable

Antonyms: Real, Actual, Factual, Existent

Example: It was a <strong>potentially</strong> embarrassing situation.

Trick: He has the potential to handle crucial things.

Synonyms: Clamber, Climb, Crawl, Scrabble

Antonyms: Dawdle, Crawl, Amble, Stroll.

Example: We <strong>scrambled</strong> up the hill.

Trick: The man was scrambling while gambling

Synonyms: Absolutely, Assuredly, Exactly, Surely

Antonyms: Doubtfully, Questionably, Dubiously, Equivocally

Example: She <strong>certainly</strong> has a lot of talent.

Trick: This man was mainly and certainly from this group.

Synonyms: Continuous, Viable, Feasible, Unceasing

Antonyms: Untenable, Tiring, Unendurable, Unsuitable

Example: Environmental <strong>sustainability</strong> is high in its goals.

Trick: He has the ability of sustainability.

Synonyms: Bankruptcy, Catastrophe, Crash, Debacle

Antonyms: Miracle, Success, Wonder, Creation

Example: Buildings <strong>collapsed</strong> by an earthquake.

Trick: The building collapsed is a glimpsed way.

Synonyms: Disbursement, Allotment, Appointment, Apportionment

Antonyms: Disfavor, Hole, Denial, Veto

Example: The priest asked for <strong>dispensation</strong> from his vows.

Trick: This conversation is about the dispensation of the program.

Synonyms: Deportation, Expulsion, Displacement, Banishment

Antonyms: Repatriate, Reject, Expatriate, Refrain

Example: The criminal was <strong>extradited</strong>.

Trick: This extradited person was predicted to come soon.

Synonyms: Provisional, Acting, Caretaker, Makeshift

Antonyms: Finished, Permanent, Continual

Example: The government subsequently signed an <strong>interim</strong> one-year lease contract.

Trick: The criticism causes interim meetings

Synonyms: Alluring, Appealing, Attractive, Captivating

Antonyms: Boring, Mean, Repulsive, Ugly

Example: I don't think this problem can be solved by <strong>engaging</strong> in the arms race.

Trick: They engaged ages ago.

Synonyms: Corrupt, Debase, Overthrow, Pervert

Antonyms: Aid, Help, Improve, Purify

Example: The rebel army is attempting to <strong>subvert</strong> the government.

Trick: He divulged the flame by the eroded rocks.

Synonyms: Banishment, Diaspora, Exclusion, Expatriation

Antonyms: Inclusion, Return, Repatriation, Welcoming

Example: I was <strong>exiled</strong> from my native land.

Trick: The fragile group was exiled.

Synonyms: Clout, Consequence, Control, Domination

Antonyms: Beginning, Cause, Commencement, Insignificance

Example: His health problems may have had some <strong>influence</strong> on his decision.

Trick: The man influences people in a sequence.

Synonyms: Dismissed, Ejected, Banished, Chased

Antonyms: Received, Admitted, Accepted, Took

Example: The army <strong>ousted</strong> him in a coup.

Trick: They adjust everyone by ousting.

Synonyms: Throwing, Hurling, Tossing, Flinging

Example: She <strong>lobbed</strong> a throw to the pitcher.

Trick: His job is to lob the balls.

Synonyms: Delicate, Dull, Gentle, Low

Antonyms: Harsh, Loud, Rough, Strong

Example: The lights were <strong>dimmed</strong> and the curtain rose.

Trick: They trim to dim the light.