Vocab Of The Day Part 98

1. Truce (Noun): An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Synonyms: Armistice, Detente   
Antonyms: Disagreement, Persistence
Example Sentence:  So there was scope for further strife, even after the two sides signed that truce.
2. Recalcitrant (ADJECTIVE): Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. 
Synonyms: Disobedient, Obstinate
Antonyms: Compliant, Agreeable
Example Sentence:  Since his recalcitrant client was not following instructions, the lawyer had a hard time preparing a solid defense.
3. Queasy (ADJECTIVE): Slightly nervous or worried about something
Synonyms: Fidgety, Squeamish
Antonym: Content, Happy Example Sentence:  If college football’s national championship game gave you a queasy feeling, you were not alone.
4. CONCLAVE (NOUN): secret meeting Synonyms: confab, assembly Antonyms: openness, individual  Example Sentence: He quotes an unnamed cardinal saying that the conclave voters knew the charges were false.
5. SERVITUDE (NOUN): slavery Synonyms: bondage, serfdom Antonyms: mastery, boss
Example Sentence:  Beware of these men; for their friendship is nothing less than a servitude.
6. WADE (VERB): plod, often through water 
Synonyms: splash, stumble
Antonym: avoid, dodge Example Sentence: Then she asked who’d seen you last, and if anyone had given you leave to wade.
7. RESORTED (VERB): make use of
Synonyms: applied, exercised
Antonyms: abstain, halt
Example Sentence:  So, miserably, he resorted to the autocue, and even this he turned into a disaster.
8. INCANDESCENT (ADJECTIVE): glowing Synonyms: luminous, shining Antonyms: dark, dim
Example Sentence:  The light of halogen lamps is slightly more “whitish” than incandescent lamps.
9. RABBLE (NOUN): mob 
Synonyms: crowd, gang Antonyms: alone, one
Example sentence:  All the excitement of her rabble rousing had been suitably extinguished, along with our enthusiasm for this show.
10. SQUEAMISH (ADJECTIVE): nauseated; finicky
Synonyms: fussy, queasy Antonyms: undemanding, willing Example Sentence:  Since when have you become so squeamish about card-playing, Mr.