Vocabulary Words - 05.02.2016

Vocabulary Words - 05.02.2016
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1. INEBRIATED (ADJECTIVE): drunk

Synonyms: intoxicated, boozy

Antonyms: sober, straight

Example Sentence:

Ever seen two inebriated off-duty firemen at a local pub about to come to blows?

2. PLAUDITORY (ADJECTIVE): flattering

Synonyms: appreciative, polite Antonyms: insulting, unmannerly

Example Sentence:

I am so plauditory for the ability to be able to provide services, as every affiliate is.

3. MURKY (ADJECTIVE): gloomy, obscure

Synonyms: dark, dismal Antonyms: bright, apparent

Example Sentence:

The massacre has been transformed, without a shred of proof or evidence, into a shady skirmish in a murky secret war.

4. YORE (NOUN): time gone by

Synonyms: history, antiquity Antonyms: future, present

Example Sentence:

In days of yore, blood on screen was to be feared: think the trickle of blood signaling defilement in old vampire movies.

5. QUERULOUS (ADJECTIVE): grouchy, hard to please

Synonyms: carping, captious Antonyms: cheerful, happy

Example Sentence:

All the pride is there still, but it is cramped, querulous, and undignified.

6. PAROXYSM (NOUN): seizure, spasm

Synonyms: attack, furor Antonyms: inactivity, dullness

Example Sentence:

The crowd, delirious, cries and sobs in a paroxysm of despair.

7. RECLAME (NOUN): promotion of something, someone

Synonyms: attention, fame Antonyms: obscurity, secret

Example Sentence:

So he really foresaw you getting tons of reclame for hosting?

8. INCARCERATE (VERB): put in jail, confinement

Synonyms: detain, imprison Antonyms: release, liberate

Example Sentence:

A magistrate gave orders to the constables to arrest and incarcerate the rest of the Spanish Negroes.

9. BESPANGLE (VERB): embellish

Synonyms: adorn, decorate Antonyms: hurt, leave plain

Example Sentence:

If the actual facts are so repugnant to you, then why bespangle them?

10. QUARANTINE (NOUN): isolation

Synonyms: detention, segregation Antonyms: connection, attachment

Example Sentence:

Inside the quarantine zone, even more specific procedures were outlined to keep those within the bounds of it safe.