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V o c a b u l a r y (6th August, 2017)

1. *TREMOR* (NOUN): Shiver *Synonyms*: vibration, shaking                *Antonyms*: stillness, calmness *Example Sentence*: The train caused tremor at the platform. 2. *TRIFLING* (ADJECTIVE): Insignificant *Synonyms*: dinky, worthless               *Antonyms*: important, worthwhile *Example Sentence*: Avika always engages herself in trifling tasks. 3. *DILAPIDATION* (NOUN): Ruin *Synonyms*: decrepitude, destruction       *Antonyms*: development, escalation *Example Sentence*: Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. 4. *ESPOUSE* (VERB): support *Synonyms*: adopt, advocate              *Antonyms*: reject, refuse *Example Sentence*: They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education. 5. *DIRE* (ADJECTIVE): crucial *Synonyms*: vital, essential        *Antonyms*: unimportant, trivial *Example Sentence*:  It is dire to submit these documents by tomorrow. 6. *TORTUOUS* (ADJECTIVE): very twisted *Synonyms*: winding, circuitous    

V o c a b u l a r y (2nd August, 2017)

1. *EFFUSIVE* (ADJECTIVE): Gushing, profuse *Synonyms*: lavish, exuberant     *Antonyms*: economical, unexcited *Example Sentence*: The president was effusive in his grief for the fallen soldiers. 2. *GAG* (NOUN): Practical joke *Synonyms*: hoax, quip       *Antonyms*: seriousness, tragedy *Example Sentence*: Don’t gag on such matters. 3. *TRANSMOGRIFY* (VERB): Convert *Synonyms*: alter, mutate      *Antonyms*: preserve, stagnate *Example Sentence*: In the play, the actor suddenlytransmogrified into a monster. 4. *OPINE* (VERB): Think *Synonyms*: suppose, consider          *Antonyms*: calculate, measure *Example Sentence*: She opines a lot even on trivial matters. 5. *SPECIOUS* (ADJECTIVE): Misleading *Synonyms*: deceptive, false            *Antonyms*: genuine, valid *Example Sentence*: Because it was based on speciousinformation, the study was flawed. 6. *DISINGENUOUS* (ADJECTIVE): Not straightforward or candid *Synonyms*:  unfair, cunning      *Antonyms*: 

V o c a b u l a r y(1st August, 2017)

1. *CURTAIL* (VERB): Reduce in extent  *Synonyms*: diminish, abbreviate  *Antonyms*: amplify, extend  *Example Sentence*:  The economic crises will force to curtail shopping this year.  2. *DEPICTION* (NOUN): The action of drawing something  *Synonyms*: illustration, sketch  *Antonyms*: misstate, falsify  *Example Sentence*:  In your poem, you should use words to depict the beauty of the place.  3. SUBDUE (VERB): To overcome  *Synonyms*: conquer, extinguish  *Antonyms*: aggravate, rouse  *Example Sentence*:  The criminal was subdued by the forces at the railway station.  4. *REMUNERATION* (NOUN): Money paid for work or service  *Synonyms*: compensation, reimbursement  *Antonyms*: non-payment, penalization  *Example Sentence*:  This job provides a handsome remuneration package against 8 hours working.  5. *HAUL* (VERB): To pull or drag with force  *Synonyms*: harvest, booty  *Antonyms*: loss, push  *Example Sentence*:  It took 4 hours to haul the fallen tree.