Daily Vocab List 20-MARCH-2018

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1.catharsis

Meaning: the act or process of releasing a strong emotion (such as pity or fear) especially by 

expressing it in an art form

Synonym:  purgation, purification, cleansing

Sentence: Acting is a means of catharsis for her.

2.anomaly: 

Meaning:something that is unusual or unexpected : something anomalous

Synonym: aberration, abnormality, exception,

Antonym :norm, ordinary, usual

Sentence:We couldn't explain the anomalies in the test results.

3.Serenity (noun)

Meaning:Calmness

Synonym:peace, tranquility

Antonym :clamor, din, noise,

Sentence:the serenity of the glassy sea soothed the sailors after the big storm.

4. Raucous (adj)

Meaning:Noisy, rowdy

Synonym:, boisterous,

Antonym : noiseless, peaceful, placid,

Sentence:Serena, who preferred quiet conversation, left the rancous party.

5.Masquerade

Meaning: a false show or pretence

Synonym: pretence, deception

Antonym: honesty,openness, reality

Sentence:"I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long"

6.Venial

Meaning:(of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable

Synonym: pardonable, forgivable, excusable, condonable

Antonym: unforgivable, unpardonable, mortal

Sentence:"we cannot prevent ourselves sometimes from dreaming of performing venial if not 

mortal sins"

7.Carnal

Meaning:relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities

Synonym: sensual, erotic, lustful, lascivious

Antonym:spiritual

Sentence:"carnal desire"

8.Apocryphal

Meaning: well-known but probably not true

Synonym: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated,

Antonym: authentic, true

Sentence:"an apocryphal story about a former president"

9.Boorish

Meaning:rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

Synonym: rude, discourteous, impolite,

Usage: "boorish behaviour"

10.Bogus: 

Meaning: not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted).

Synonym: false, fraudulent, sham, deceptive,

Usage: "a bogus insurance claim"

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