Daily Vocabulary – 19 October 2024

Synonyms: Deserted, Forsaken, Neglected, Vacant

Antonyms: Occupied, Cared-for, Maintained, Cherished

Example: The old factory had been <strong>abandoned</strong> for years, with weeds growing through the broken windows.

Trick: The group abandoned our pardon.

Synonyms: Fester, Hibernate, Languish, Stall

Antonyms: Build, Flourish, Grow, Help

Example: Blocked drains resulting in water <strong>stagnation</strong>.

Trick: The stagnation of water causes huge impact on nation.

Synonyms: Appear, Burst, Detonate, Explode

Antonyms: Contain, Restrain, Shut, Implosion

Example: The volcano <strong>erupted</strong> with tremendous force.

Trick: The boy aggression erupted on rusted cycle.

Synonyms: Pursued, Hunted, Chased

Antonyms: Lost, Ignored, Neglected

Example: He <strong>sought</strong> help from the police.

Trick: He sought the reason why they fought.

Synonyms: Eager, Fervent, Zealous, Passionate

Antonyms: Apathetic, Cold, Cool, Disinterested

Example: I'm not wildly <strong>enthusiastic</strong> about your latest idea.

Trick: This guy is fantastic and enthusiastic.

Synonyms: Differing, Varying, Different, Dissimilar

Antonyms: Similar, Same, Parallel, Identical

Example: Their lives and careers took <strong>divergent</strong> paths.

Trick: This agent’s path is divergent.

Synonyms: Somewhat, Rather, Moderately, Marginally

Antonyms: Very, Large, Major, Big

Example: She earns <strong>slightly</strong> less than $100 000 a year.

Trick: The door was opened slightly and tightly.

Synonyms: Apparently, Doubtless, Perhaps, Possibly

Antonyms: Improbably, Uncertain, Unlikely

Example: It will <strong>probably</strong> rain today.

Trick: Probably they acceptably do this job.

Synonyms: Engaged, Hired, Occupied, Busy

Antonyms: Idle, Inactive, Unemployed, Unengaged

Example: Part-time workers accounted for 29.3% of the <strong>employed</strong> population last year.

Trick: They enjoyed the employed work.

Synonyms: Widespread, Prevalent, Pervasive, Global

Antonyms: Exclusive, Extraordinary, Incomplete, Individual

Example: Their arrival in the colony could not have been more badly timed, coinciding with the 1918 influenza <strong>pandemic</strong>.

Trick: Pandemic has done the chaotic situation.

Synonyms: Current, Predominant, Prevalent, Rampant

Antonyms: Limited, Uncommon, Unfixed, Individual

Example: The town is kept cool by the <strong>prevailing</strong> westerly winds.

Trick: He was prevailing during the sailing.

Synonyms: Constraining, Forbidding, Governing, Prohibiting

Antonyms: Permit, Promote, Release, Start

Example: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to <strong>restrain</strong> him.

Trick: Training is restraining here.

Synonyms: Anticipation, Chance, Expectation, Forecast

Antonyms: Hindrance, Adversity, Difficulty, Disadvantage

Example: She has good career <strong>prospects</strong>.

Trick: There are many aspects of this prospect.

Synonyms: Conversely, Oppositely, Contrarily

Antonyms: Similarly, Likewise, Equally

Example: As the price of a product increases, demand tends to decrease <strong>inversely</strong>.

Trick: We can reverse the inverse structure.

Synonyms: Excites, Encourages, Energizes, Activates

Antonyms: Calms, Depresses, Suppresses, Hinders

Example: The new policy <strong>stimulates</strong> economic growth in the region.

Trick: Team stimulates as they relate.