VOCABULARY - 20-01-2017

1). Blatant

Meaning: Flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised, overt, open, manifest

Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.

Usage: Blatant lies.

2). Exorbitant

Meaning: extortionate, excessive, sky-high, inordinate, huge, enormous

Definition: (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high..

Usage:  Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls

3). Frivolous

Meaning: flippant, glib, waggish, joking, jokey, non-serious.

Definition: not having any serious purpose or value.

Usage: Frivolous ribbons and lacy frills.

4). Unprecedented    

Meaning: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without equal

Definition: never done or known before

Usage: The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence

5). Dread

Meaning: fear, be afraid of, worry about

Definition: anticipate with great apprehension or fear

Usage: Jane was dreading the party.

6). Disparate

Meaning: contrasting, different, differing, unlike, dissimilar,

Definition: essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

Usage: They inhabit disparate worlds of thought

7). Accentuate

Meaning: point up, heighten, stress, spotlight, foreground, frature

Definition: make more noticeable or prominent..

Usage:  His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch

8). Exacerbate

Meaning: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame

Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Usage: Rising inflation was exacerbated by the collapse of oil prices.

9). Credence  

Meaning: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence, reliance, traction

Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true

Usage: Psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen.

10). Suffice

Meaning: be enough, be sufficient, do, serve,

Definition: be enough or adequate.

Usage: A quick look should suffice.