Vocab Of The Day Part 24

By | January 6, 2016

EXTRAPOLATE (VERB): infer

Synonyms: deduce, assume

Antonyms: doubt, unclear

Example Sentence:

He extrapolated the historical data to determine the projected outcome.
2. RECIDIVATE (VERB): become void; fall back into previous pattern

Synonyms: degenerate, relapse Antonyms: improve, increase

Example Sentence:

The convictions for those over sixty are unlikely to recidivate.
3. IMPISH (ADJECTIVE): mischievous

Synonyms: jaunty, naughty Antonyms: good, behaved

Example Sentence:

He approached her with an impish grin on his face.
4. FULGENT (ADJECTIVE): dazzling

Synonyms: bright, luminous Antonyms: dull, dark

Example Sentence:

The area had recently received a rare dousing of rain, and Maureen and I looked down on a fulgent foreshore as green as ripe limes.
5. DIVISIVE (ADJECTIVE): dissenting

Synonyms: disrupting, discordant Antonyms: well behaved, disciplined

Example Sentence:

Deflation also means that the economy adjusts to real shocks in the most divisive way possible.
6. OLEAGINOUS (ADJECTIVE): unctuous

Synonyms: buttery, insincere Antonyms: sincere, genuine

Example Sentence:

Jim seems to mistake his own oleaginous demeanor for charm.
7. INTEMPERATE (ADJECTIVE): drunken

Synonyms: alcoholic, dissipated Antonyms: fortunate, suitable

Example Sentence:

He was of intemperate habits, and beat his wife on little provocation.
8. CONTORT (VERB): disfigure, distort

Synonyms: deform, writhe Antonyms: beautify, smooth

Example Sentence:

Government is not going to contort the refugee laws to suit some people’s political agenda.
9. OPINE (VERB): think

Synonyms: say, suggest Antonyms: calculate, measure

Example Sentence:

The reason is, I opine, that each doth wait for his neighbour to make a move.
10. VORACITY (NOUN): ravenousness

Synonyms: edacity, greed Antonyms: generosity, kindness

Example Sentence:

He preys only on the smallest quadrupeds, and with all his voracity he is an arrant poltroon.

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