Vocabulary Words - 25.01.2016

Vocabulary Words - 25.01.2016
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1. TRESSING (VERB): braid

Synonyms: flute, fold

Antonyms: unfold, smoothness

Example Sentence:

She would smooth it out, wipe it off, tress it up and use it again and again until it eventually fell apart.

2. EMBOLDEN (VERB): encourage

Synonyms: energize, inspire Antonyms: discourage, dissuade

Example Sentence:

Embolden your will, hone your mind, and speak the truth as it speaks to you.

3. RAFFISH (ADJECTIVE): unmindful of social conventions

Synonyms: bohemian, disreputable Antonyms: behaved, couth

Example Sentence:

His popularity has always owed more to his raffish, well-rounded personality than to his views.

4. GLEAN (VERB): pick out, collect

Synonyms: deduce, extract Antonyms: divide, spread

Example Sentence:

However, an intelligent reader will glean the important information from this possibly-biased article.

5. BEREAVEMENT (NOUN): death; loss

Synonyms: sorrow, misfortune Antonyms: health, comfort

Example Sentence:

In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words.

6. DEEM (VERB): regard, consider

Synonyms: allow, assume Antonyms: disbelieve, misinterpret

Example Sentence:

I had always deemed her a friend, but now I can see I was deceiving myself.

7. GRANDSTAND (VERB): show off

Synonyms: prance, showboat Antonyms: be modest, sober

Example Sentence:

One player always grandstands after he scores a goal.

8. STIGMA (NOUN): shame

Synonyms: scar, stain Antonyms: esteem, exaltation

Example Sentence:

He was never able to overcome the stigma of having been impeached.

9. PALAVER (NOUN): empty talk

Synonyms: babble, cajolery Antonyms: quiet, silence

Example Sentence:

He seemed at first much pleased of the situation, but after examining the captives closely he called a palaver.

10. TORTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): very twisted

Synonyms: convoluted, meandering Antonyms: direct, simple

Example Sentence:

Under these clauses of the new act, only when people are committing or threatening to commit a criminal or tortuous act can be prosecuted.