Daily Vocabulary – 17 August 2024

Synonyms: Arouse, Drive, Propel, Push

Antonyms: Calm, Check, Discourage, Dissuade

Example: This <strong>spurred</strong> him to find out what others recalled about their grandparents.

Trick: The man spurred the required courage.

Synonyms: Allotment, Appropriate, Designate, Issuance

Antonyms: Refuse, Decline, Deny, Withhold

Example: There will be a closer review of funding <strong>allocations</strong> for future conferences.

Trick: There is not an explanation of the allocation.

Synonyms: Bring, Send, Transfer, Transmit

Antonyms: Receive, Take, Deny, Discourage

Example: The singer was <strong>conveyed</strong> from her hotel to the airport by limousine.

Trick: The doctor conveyed about the delayed operation.

Synonyms: Assign, Attribute, Hint, Indicate

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Remove, Insert

Example: I <strong>referred</strong> to my notes.

Trick: They prefer not to be referred to that person.

Synonyms: Aggravate, Exacerbate, Compound, Intensify

Antonyms: Recovery, Rehabilitation, Healing, Convalescence

Example: The political situation is steadily <strong>worsening</strong>.

Trick: The situation is worsening and the teammates are deflecting themselves.

Synonyms: Ascending, High, Elevated, Raised

Antonyms: Dropped, Lowered, Descending, Down

Example: Stock prices are beginning to <strong>soar. </strong>

Trick: They were exploring the land by soaring in sky

Synonyms: Gush, Rush, Stream, Flow

Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Descend, Lessen

Example: We all <strong>surged</strong> toward the door.

Synonyms: Absence, Dearth, Inadequacy, Loss

Antonyms: Enough, Excess, Plenty, Success

Example: Sam did not <strong>lack </strong>for friends.

Trick: This shack lacks the resources.

Synonyms: Influence, Sway, Clout, Authority

Antonyms: Weakness, Helplessness, Impotence, Powerlessness

Example: He used a crowbar to improve his <strong>leverage</strong> on the gate.

Trick: The guy leveraged his rage.

Synonyms: Allow, Appoint, Attach, Authorize

Antonyms: Deny, Disallow, Disapprove, Ignore

Example: She was <strong>assigned</strong> to the embassy in India.

Trick: He assigns the new design.

Synonyms: Profitable, Beneficial, Gainful, Remunerative

Antonyms: Unprofitable, Poorly Paid.

Example: He gave up a <strong>lucrative</strong> career as a lawyer to look after his kids.

Trick: This act is creative and lucrative.

Synonyms: Bypass, Avoid, Evade, Escape

Antonyms: Keep, Follow, Observe, Obey

Example: He found a way to <strong>circumvent</strong> the law.

Trick: They circumvent the event.

Synonyms: Dull, Lengthened, Protracted, Lengthy

Antonyms: Shortened, Concise, Succinct, Terse

Example: The region suffered a <strong>prolonged</strong> drought .

Trick: The prolong period hits so strong

Synonyms: alternated, bartered, commutated, interchanged

Antonyms: final, kept, permanent, placed

Example: We <strong>swapped</strong> phone numbers.

Trick: The trapped victims were swapped.

Synonyms: Examine, Probe, Research, Scrutinize

Antonyms: Find, Neglect, Ignore, Overlook

Example: The town is small enough to be easily <strong>explored</strong> on foot.

Trick: The girl ignored rivers and explored mountains.