Daily Vocab List 13-06-2017

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1.limpid

Meaning: (of a liquid) completely clear and transparent.

Synonym: clear, transparent, glassy

Antonym: opaque, muddy

Sentence: "the limpid waters of the Caribbean"

2. misnomer

Meaning: a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

Sentence: "‘King crab’ is a misnomer—these creatures are not crustaceans at all"

3. scintillating

Meaning: brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful.

Synonym: brilliant, dazzling, exciting, exhilarating

Antonym: boring, dull, pedestrian

Sentence: "the audience loved his scintillating wit"

4.modicum

Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable.

Synonym: morsel, particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap,

Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"

5. sartorial

Meaning: relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.

Sentence: They accused him of having poor sartorial taste.

The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendor.

6. sanctimonious

Meaning: making a show of being morally superior to other people.

Synonym: self-righteous, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious

Sentence: "what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?"

7. sardonic

Meaning: grimly mocking or cynical.

Synonym: mocking, satirical;

Antonym: diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane;

Sentence: "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile"

8. sangfroid

Meaning: composure or coolness shown in danger or under trying circumstances.

Synonym: equanimity,

Sentence: He displayed remarkable sangfroid when everyone else was panicking during the crisis.

9.salvage

Meaning: rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea.

Synonym: rescue, save, recover, retrieve

Antonym: praise, commend, applaud

Sentence: "an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck"

10. sanguine

Meaning: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Synonym: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant

Antonym: pessimistic, gloomy

Sentence: "he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy"

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