Vocab Of The Day Part 44

By | February 25, 2016

1. EMINENCY (NOUN): eminence

Synonyms: distinction, excellence

Antonyms: unimportance, imperfection

Example Sentence:

Is it your grace and goodness, or eminency in religion that you are proud of?
2. EREMETIC (ADJECTIVE): non-participating; avoiding company

Synonyms: alienated, antisocial Antonyms: friendly, participating

Example Sentence:

Our study of Buddhism has brought to light its extremely individualistic nature, and its lack of eremetic ideal.
3. DEVOUR (VERB): swallow, consume

Synonyms: absorb, ingest Antonyms: preserve, create

Example Sentence:

You get the sense that they want to eat each other, to devour each other.
4. ROILY (ADJECTIVE): turbid

Synonyms: blurred, confused Antonyms: clear, understanding

Example Sentence:

The water was not roily, but of a rich coffee-color, from the leaching of the woods.
5. STINGINESS (NOUN): a lack of generosity

Synonyms: greed, avarice Antonyms: philanthropy, generosity

Example Sentence:

I am tired of the stinginess shown by him.
6. SCALPING (VERB): charging extra money

Synonyms: fleece, overcharge Antonyms: discount, free

Example Sentence:

The shopkeeper was condemned for scalping foreign tourists.
7. FLAKY (ADJECTIVE): mad

Synonyms: eccentric, insane Antonyms: sane, normal

Example Sentence:

Ms. Roma is absolutely flaky when it comes to talking.
8. LAPIDATING (VERB): throwing

Synonyms: bombarding, pelting Antonyms: collecting, catching

Example Sentence:

I don’t know who told you to start lapidating stones at him.
9. XING (VERB): blemish, stain

Synonyms: blot, dent Antonyms: smoothen, mend

Example Sentence:

Your wrong actions will xing our department in the future.
10. FRITH (VERB): protect

Synonyms: secure, guard Antonyms: endanger, expose

Example Sentence:

The security agencies tried their best to frith the minister but they failed.

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