Vocab Of The Day Part 6

By | December 4, 2015

1. REVUE (NOUN): bawdy show; vaudeville

Synonyms: farce, spoof

Antonyms: tragedy, solemnity

Example Sentence:

If it is a revue, I have all of the skits and numbers with me.
2. ABSTEMIOUS (ADJECTIVE): restraining behavior or appetite

Synonyms: austere, continent Antonyms: greedy, hungry

Example Sentence:

My father was an abstemious man, and although invited to stop and liquor, declined doing so.
3. SYBARITE (NOUN): hedonist

Synonyms: epicure, sensualist Antonyms: puritan, strict

Example Sentence:

The Sybarite seemed unnecessarily large for a pleasure boat.
4. AU REVOIR (NOUN): goodbye

Synonyms: adios, bye-bye Antonyms: hello, welcome

Example Sentence:

If you will excuse us, therefore, we will bid you au revoir and go forthwith.
5. AWE (NOUN): amazement

Synonyms: admiration, astonishment Antonyms: disregard, expectation

Example Sentence:

He stopped and listened a moment in awe at the strange effects.
6. ARSON (NOUN): intentional burning

Synonyms: torching, firing Antonyms: obedience, conformity

Example Sentence:

Well, I may tell you that I have a warrant to arrest him on a charge of arson.
7. ARRANT (ADJECTIVE): flagrant

Synonyms: blatant, glaring Antonyms: meek, obscure

Example Sentence:

To doubt what they believed could only be ascribed to arrant folly or to wickedness.
8. STRAPPING (ADJECTIVE): big and strong

Synonyms: hulking, sturdy Antonyms: skinny, thin

Example Sentence:

He is a strapping 20-year-old with dark intense eyes but flashed a friendly smile.
9. CHINOOK (NOUN): violent storm

Synonyms: tornado, windstorm Antonyms: harmony, in order

Example Sentence:

The chinook was hundreds of miles wide and it was whipping up winds as high as 100 mph.
10. GAWK (VERB): stare at in amazement

Synonyms: glare, ogle Antonyms: overlook, ignore

Example Sentence:

She gave him the letter, and a fee that made him gawk, and was gone.

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