50 Vocabulary Words



1. DAINTY (ADJECTIVE): delicately small and pretty
 
Synonyms: petite, cute 
 
Antonyms: ugly, repulsive
 
Example Sentence:
 
The puppy’s dainty nose looked very cute, convincing Jemma’s mother to buy her that pup.
 
 
2. ABLUTION (NOUN): the act of washing
 
Synonyms: cleansing, decontamination 
 
Antonyms: contamination, pollution
 
Example Sentence:
 
Jordan performed the ablution of the wound by rubbing Dettol and sterile water to avoid further infection
 
 
3. AMBLE (VERB): to walk casually
 
Synonyms: stroll, wander 
 
Antonym: rush, dash
 
Example Sentence: 
 
Evan was so disinterested in the health class that he rather ambled through the halls than attend the session
 
 
4. COVET (VERB): to greatly desire something you lack
 
Synonyms: crave, fancy to 
 
Antonyms: abjure, hate
 
Example Sentence: 
 
John tends to covet quality time with his family as he has to spend more hours working at his office than he likes
 
 
5. RECONNOITER (VERB): to survey a place or situation for planning purposes
 
Synonyms: inspect, examine 
 
Antonyms: ignore, overlook
 
Example Sentence: 
 
One should never belittle his enemy and constantly reconnoiter his enemy’s movements
 
 
6. RANKLE(VERB): to cause bitterness or irritation
 
Synonyms: annoy, embitter 
 
Antonym: comfort, pacify
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The plan to build a shopping mall in place of the community center rankled all the social activists in the town.
 
 
7. AKIN(ADJECTIVE): similar in nature
 
Synonyms: analogous, comparable 
 
Antonyms: dissimilar, unlike
 
Example Sentence: 
 
As Johan is a passionate artist, the cacophony of sculpting tools is akin charming music to his ears
 
 
8. ARCHAIC(ADJECTIVE): old and no longer useful
 
Synonyms: primitive, old-fashioned 
 
Antonyms: modern, up-to-date
 
Example Sentence:
 
In comparison to portable laptop and palmtops, typewriters and calculators are archaic.
 
 
9. CONCORD (NOUN): a state of accord or agreement
 
Synonyms: unanimity, harmony 
 
Antonyms: disagreement, agitation
 
Example sentence: 
 
The war between India and Pakistan will end only when the two countries reach a concord on the Kashmir dispute.
 
 
10. BRUSQUE(ADJECTIVE): blunt in manner or harsh speech 
 
Synonyms: gruff, discourteous 
 
Antonyms: polite, kind
 
Example Sentence:
 
William’s brusque attitude had burnt many social bridges with his friends and acquaintances, leaving him in solitude,

11. FORERUNNER (NOUN): predecessor

Synonyms: pioneer, ancestor 
 
Antonyms: descendant, successor
 
Example Sentence:
 
The organization started by Norquist is a forerunner to the Tea Party. 
 
 
12. FEEBLE (NOUN): weak 
 
Synonyms: frail, puny 
 
Antonyms: robust, vigorous 
 
Example Sentence:
 
We pollute, but our feeble efforts at clean up have been largely unsuccessful. 
 
 
13. GAMUT (NOUN): entire range 
 
Synonyms: panorama, spectrum 
 
Antonyms: curbed, restrained
 
Example Sentence:
 
From digi pages to digi notes and live PSS to video discussions, Mahendra’s runs the gamut when it comes to content.
 
 
14. LANGUISH (VERB): suffer and become weak
 
Synonyms: dwindle, deteriorate 
 
Antonyms: proliferate, swarm
 
Example Sentence:
 
When the judge sentences the murderer, I hope he gives him a lifetime to languish in prison.
 
 
15. MORTIFY (VERB): ashamed 
 
Synonyms: chasten, chagrin 
 
Antonyms: laurels, ovation
 
Example Sentence:
 
Christopher Meloni is perfectly casted as a father who lives to mortify his teenage kids.
 
 
16. PARITY (NOUN): balance
 
Synonyms: conformity, paraphernalia
 
Antonyms: discrepancy, disparity
 
Example Sentence:
 
Our Framers intended for there to be equality and parity among the three branches of government. 
 
 
17. ERADICATE (VERB): remove
 
Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate 
 
Antonyms: establish, decree
 
Example Sentence: 
 
Polio has been eradicated from our country. 
 
 
18. CASPSIZE (VERB): to sink
 
Synonyms: tumble, obliterate 
 
Antonyms: ameliorate, promote
 
Example Sentence:
 
When a boat is top heavy or its center of gravity is too high, the boat is liable to capsize.
 
 
19. SCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE): clear
 
Synonyms: meticulous, conscionable 
 
Antonyms: crooked, deceitful
 
Example Sentence:
 
Tear out your guts and put them on the page, with scrupulous thoughts.
 
 
20. INDIFFERENT (ADJECTIVE): uninterested
 
Synonyms: impervious, nonchalant 
 
Antonyms: engrossed, obsessed
 
Example Sentence:
 
Money is what greases the wheels—good, bad, or indifferent. 

21. VITRIOLIC (ADJECTIVE): bitter
 
Synonyms: astringent, sardonic
 
Antonyms: courteous, gracious
 
Example Sentence:
 
By the time Bidden began the final round, the audience was vitriolic, already turned against him.
 
 
22. PILFERAGE (NOUN): theft 
 
Synonyms: burglary, misappropriation 
 
Antonyms: veto, disapprove
 
Example Sentence:
 
The damage and losses by pilferage of certain descriptions of goods are enormous.
 
 
23. MYRIAD (ADJECTIVE): infinite 
 
Synonyms: multitudinous, 
 
Antonyms: finite, limited
 
Example Sentence:
 
There the stars seem to have shrunk away from you, a myriad of miles.
 
 
24. UNTAMED (ADJECTIVE): wild
 
Synonyms: barbarian, rampant 
 
Antonyms: docile, submissive
 
Example Sentence:
 
All you really need for an inspiring commencement address is untamed enthusiasm and a big dream.
 
 
25. SUCCUMB (VERB): surrender
 
Synonyms: buckle, capitulate 
 
Antonyms: ascend, conquer
 
Example Sentence:
 
In the 21st century, however, we suppress the magic of it and succumb to the fear of it.
 
 
26. FORAGE (VERB): explore
 
Synonyms: rummage, ransack 
 
Antonyms: receive, protect
 
Example Sentence:
 
They go to the grocery store dumpster to forage for food, find potatoes, butter, and celery.
 
 
27. PREROGATIVE (NOUN): privilege
 
Synonyms: appendage, perquisite 
 
Antonyms: obligation, duty
 
Example Sentence: 
 
If President Obama decides he needs a new diplomatic team that is his prerogative. 
 
 
28. CONNIVE (VERB): plot
 
Synonyms: collude, conspire 
 
Antonyms: ravish, quash
 
Example Sentence:
 
Large sums of money were ready to bribe the turnkey to connive at an escape. 
 
 
29. INSTRUMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): helpful
 
Synonyms: conducive, subsidiary 
 
Antonyms: futile, feckless
 
Example Sentence:
 
Its soldiers were instrumental in the round ups and the subsequent massacres.
 
 
30. UPBEAT (ADJECTIVE): cheerful
 
Synonyms: sanguine, buoyant 
 
Antonyms: pessimistic, gloomy
 
Example Sentence:
 
To be sure, this is an upbeat story from an American point of view.
 
31. PLIGHT (NOUN): dilemma
 
Synonyms: quandary, impasse 
 
Antonyms: boon, blessing
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The international community should do more to protect the plight of these people. 
 
 
32. RATIFY (VERB): corroborate
 
Synonyms: validate, approve
 
Antonyms: veto, disapprove
 
Example Sentence: 
 
A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty.
 
 
33. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): extravagant 
 
Synonyms: outrageous, extreme 
 
Antonyms: inexpensive, moderate
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The President is right in pointing how the exorbitant cost of child care can be devastating for families. 
 
 
34. RUPTURE (VERB): break
 
Synonyms: breach, split 
 
Antonyms: join, connect
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The emperor Leo, ruptured the fortress of his enemy.
 
 
35. PLETHORA (NOUN): excess
 
Synonyms: profusion, overabundance 
 
Antonyms: scarcity, rarity
 
Example Sentence:
 
There are plethora of groups that track and publish this kind of information.
 
 
36. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): universal
 
Synonyms: pervasive, omnipresent 
 
Antonyms: scarce, rare
 
Example Sentence:
 
If the ubiquitous red tape is annoying, other local customs are downright strange. 
 
 
37. PERTURBED (VERB): troubled
 
Synonyms: restless, flustered 
 
Antonyms: construct, create
 
Example Sentence: 
 
Even during this perturbed time he prosecuted his studies and teaching.
 
 
38. SUBVERSION (NOUN): undermining
 
Synonyms: sabotage, disruption 
 
Antonyms: integration, consolidation
 
Example Sentence: 
 
They view individual liberty as a threat, new political ideas as subversion, and political opposition as treason.
 
 
39. FLOUT (VERB): show contempt for something
 
Synonyms: defy, spurn 
 
Antonyms: commend, compliment
 
Example Sentence: 
 
It was a big story—indicating that Israel was continuing to flout international law to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons. 
 
 
40. SHODDY (ADJECTIVE): in bad shape
 
Synonyms: inferior, tawdry 
 
Antonyms: noble, sophisticated
 
Example Sentence:
 
The levees failed because of shoddy maintenance by a federal agency.

41. ASCURRILITY (NOUN): a false accusation or the quality of being evil
 
Synonyms: indecency, atrocity 
 
Antonyms: virtue, pleasantry
 
Example Sentence:
 
The newspapers reviled their enemies with the utmost bitterness, and often with ferocious scurrility.
 
 
42. CENSORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): very critical
 
Synonyms: accusatory, condemning 
 
Antonyms: praising, encouraging
 
Example Sentence:
 
There's no reason to be prissy or censorious on the subject of politicians.
 
 
43. CONVIVIALITY (NOUN): a boisterous party
 
Synonyms: festivity, merriment 
 
Antonym: recluse, boredom
 
Example Sentence: 
 
He was often busy with his convivialities and paid no heed to his parents’ advice.
 
 
44. JOCUND (ADKECTIVE): cheerful
 
Synonyms: jolly, lighthearted 
 
Antonyms: sad, sulky
 
Example Sentence:
 
It was a jocund function and we enjoyed ourselves.
 
 
45. BAROQUE (ADJECTIVE): decorative, especially architecture 
 
Synonyms: florid, ornate 
 
Antonyms: plain, undecorated
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The baroque richness of the Taj Mahal can’t be expressed in words.
 
 
46. AGGRANDIZE (VERB): cause something to seem or get grander 
 
Synonyms: intensify, expand 
 
Antonyms: censure, condense
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The new scheme will aggrandize the same old methods.
 
 
47. ASININE (ADJECTIVE): senseless
 
Synonyms: absurd, inane 
 
Antonyms: clear, sensible
 
Example Sentence: 
 
He ignored his friend’s asinine remark.
 
 
48. BESMIRCH (VERB): damage (someone’s reputation)
 
Synonyms: dishonour, slander 
 
Antonyms: honour, respect
 
Example Sentence: 
 
She had managed to besmirch his reputation with her crocodile tears.
 
 
49. BLARNEY (NOUN): flattery
 
Synonyms: cajolery, overpraise 
 
Antonyms: criticize, insult
 
Example sentence: 
 
It took a lot of blarney to get us out of trouble.
 
 
50. CALLOW (ADJECTIVE): immature
 
Synonyms: inexperienced, naive 
 
Antonyms: experienced, sophisticated
 
Example Sentence: 
 
The callow officers think they can do whatever they want despite their stupidity. 

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