Daily Vocab List 13-April-2018

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1.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"

2.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?"

3.Vanquish

Meaning: defeat thoroughly.

Synonym: conquer, defeat

Antonym: surrender

Sentence: "he successfully vanquished his rival"

4.Repertoire

Meaning: a stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.

Synonym: collection, stock, range, repertory

Sentence: "the mainstream concert repertoire"

5.Primordial

Meaning: existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.

Synonym: first, prehistoric, antediluvian, antique,

Antonym: modern

Sentence: "the primordial oceans"

6.Prima donna

Meaning: the chief female singer in an opera or opera company.

Synonym: leading soprano, leading lady, diva

Sentence: "this solo was added to give the prima donna another aria"

7.Proclivity

Meaning: a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

Synonym: liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, disposition, propensity,

Sentence: "a proclivity for hard work"

8.Sombre

Meaning: having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness

Synonym: solemn, earnest, serious,

Antonym: cheerful, bright

Sentence: "he looked at her with a sombre expression"

9. Solvent

Meaning: having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.

Synonym: financially sound, able to pay one's debts, debt-free

Antonym: in debt

Sentence: "interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies"

10. Sojourn

Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere temporarily.

Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;

Sentence: "her sojourn in Rome"

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Daily Vocab List 12-April-2018

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1. Epiphany

Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation 

Synonym: Flash, oracle

Antonym: Confusion, Secret

Sentence:In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls were always treated differently than boys.

2. Erudite

Meaning: Well- educated

Synonym: literate, scholarly

Antonym: uneducated, ignorant

Sentence:As to what India derived from Greece there has been a good deal of erudite debate.

3. Recede

Meaning: Pull back or move away or backwards

Synonym: subside, ebb, taper

Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong

Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older

4.Modicum

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

Synonym: particle, degree,  fragment, scrap,

Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"

5.Blasphemous

Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.

Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,

Antonym: reverent

Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"

6.Bibliophile

Meaning: a person who collects or has a great love of books

Synonym: book lover, bookworm

Sentence: John is a bibliophile.

7.Biennial

Meaning: taking place every other year, an event celebrated or taking place every two years

Sentence: "the top antiques fairs are the Milan and Florence biennials"

8.Blasphemous

Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.

Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,

Antonym: reverent

Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"

9.Besiege

Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.

Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround

Antonym: release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console,

Sentence: "she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen"

10.sonorous

Meaning:(of a person's voice or other sounds) imposingly deep and full.

Synonym:deep, clear, mellow, mellifluous, melodious, full-toned,

Antonym:serene, soothing, tranquil;

Sentence:"he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"

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