VOCABULARY OF THE DAY - 02-06-2017

1). Subliminal (Adj)

Synonyms: Subconscious, unconscious, hidden, concealed  

Antonyms: Explicit

Definition: (of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it.

Usage: The screen flashed subliminal messages.

2). Abjure (Verb)

Synonyms: Renounce, relinquish, reject, dispense with

Antonyms: desire, adhere

Definition: solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

Usage: MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance.

3). Prowess (Noun)

Synonyms: Skill, expertise, mastery, ability

Antonyms: inability, ineptitude

Definition: skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

Usage: His prowess as a fisherman.

4). Mutilate (Verb)

Synonyms: Mangle, maim, disfigure, cut up

Antonyms: heal, rehabilitate, remedy

Definition: inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

Usage: Most of the prisoners had been mutilated.

5). Moribund (Adj)

Synonyms: dying, expiring, extremis

Antonyms: Thriving, recovering

Definition: (of a person) at the point of death.

Usage: On examination she was moribund and dehydrated.

6). Nomad (Adj)

Synonyms: Ambulant, traveller, migrant, rover

Antonyms: immobile, non-moving, settled, static

Definition: a member of a people that travels from place to place to find fresh pasture for its animals and has no permanent home.

Usage: The withering of their grasslands forced the nomads of the Sahara to descend into the Nile valley.

7). Indomitable (Adj)

Synonyms: Invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable

Antonyms: submissive, weak

Definition: impossible to subdue or defeat.

Usage: These indomitable warriors have never been subjugated by an invading force.

8). Indict (Verb)

Synonyms: charge with, accuse of, arraign for

Antonyms: advocate, defend, justify

Definition: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.  

Usage: His former manager was indicted for fraud.

9). Vitriolic (Adj)

Synonyms: bitter, caustic, mordant

Antonyms: respectful, civil, mannerly

Definition: filled with bitter criticism or malice.

Usage: He launched a vitriolic attack on the government.

10). Hurl (Verb)

Synonyms: throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast

Antonyms: catch, hold

Definition: throw or impel (someone or something) with great force.
Usage: Rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen of a car.