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Vocabulary - 02.09.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary - 02.09.2016
1. GRUBBY ( ADJECTIVE): dirty

Synonyms: filthy, soiled 


Antonyms: clean, spotless

Example Sentence:

His white coat was grubby and stained.


2. IMPREGNABLE (ADJECTIVE): invincible

Synonyms: fortified, unyielding Antonyms: breakable, destructible

Example Sentence:

The old fort with its thick, high walls was virtually impregnable.


3. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): think about seriously

Synonyms: consider, ponder Antonyms: neglect, reject

Example Sentence:

Our busy schedule does not allow much time to contemplate about the pleasant surroundings.


4. CONSCIENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): thorough, careful

Synonyms: diligent, fastidious Antonyms: careless, dishonest

Example Sentence:


The conscientious employees achieved the target.


5. ELATION (NOUN): extreme happiness

Synonyms: bliss, ecstasy Antonyms: sorrow, woe

Example Sentence:

His elation increased at the sight of the little girl he had saved.


6. GRAVELY (ADVERB): very much; desperately

Synonyms: deeply, seriously Antonyms: lightly, calmly

Example Sentence:

She listened to her father gravely.


7. DIAPHANOUS (ADJECTIVE): light, airy, transparent

Synonyms: flimsy, clear Antonyms: opaque, thick

Example Sentence:

Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.


8. IMPECUNIOUS (ADJECTIVE): having little or no money

Synonyms: penniless, penurious Antonyms: wealthy, affluent

Example Sentence:
Back in the eighties he was an impecunious, would-be racing driver.


9. QUACKERY (NOUN): charlatanism

Synonyms: trickery, deception Antonyms: reality, frankness

Example Sentence:
The meanest and most contemptible kind of cheating is quackery.


10. AVENGE (VERB):
retaliate

Synonyms: vindicate, punish Antonyms: cheer, forgive

Example Sentence:
Hamlet delayed avenging the murder of his father.

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