Vocabulary Words - 2nd June,2016
1. Astute Meaning: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage Synonym: shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted Antonym: stupid Sentence: 'an astute businessman" 2. Pragmatism Meaning: an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application. Synonym: Logical, practical Sentence: "ideology had been tempered with pragmatism" 3. Sanctimonious Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other people. Synonym: self-righteous, Antonym: forthright, honest Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?" 4. Vanquish Meaning: defeat thoroughly. Synonym: conquer, defeat Antonym: surrender Sentence: "he successfully vanquished his rival" 5. Alliteration Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Synonym: exaggeration, expression.