Daily Vocab List 29-MARCH-2018

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1.Lampoon

Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Synonym: satirize, mock, ridicule,

Antonym: flattery, praise

Sentence: "the actor was lampooned by the press"

2.Zenith

Meaning: the time at which something is most powerful or successful.

Synonym: highest point, high point, crowning point, height,

Antonym: nadir, bottom

Sentence:"the king was at the zenith of his power"

3.Insouciant

Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern

Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,

Antonym: anxious, concerned

Sentence: "an insouciant shrug"

4.Repatriate

Meaning: send (someone) back to their own country.

Synonym: rehabilitation, reinstatement

Antonym: penalty, abolition.

Sentence: "the last German POWs were repatriated in November 1948"

5. Succinctly

Meaning: Briefly

Synonym: Shortly, summarily

Antonym: permanently, verbosely

Sentence:Please state your case as succinctly as possible.

6.Indolence

Meaning: avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

Synonym: inactivity,  inaction, inertia,

Sentence: "my failure is probably due to my own indolence"

7.Adulation

Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery

Antonym: abuse, criticism

Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders, joined in their adulation.

8. Abetment

Meaning: Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Synonym: endorsement, succour, aid

Antonym: hindrance, obstruction, stoppage

Sentence:Did Herald aid and abet a crime?

9.Espouse

Meaning: support

Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend

Antonym: attack, reject

Sentence: He was an optimist or he would never have espoused the American cause.

10.Sporadic

Meaning: on and off

Synonym: occasional, infrequent, irregular

Antonym: common, constant, frequent

Sentence:At first resistance to Western encroachment was sporadic and uncoordinated.

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