Monday, 5 March 2018

Vocabulary Power

1). Brutalize
Meaning: attack, abuse, assault, beat, thump, pummel, pound
Definition: treat (someone) in a savage and violent way
Usage: They brutalize and torture persons in their custody.

2). Cantankerous
Meaning: irritable, cross, fraction, testy, touchy
Definition: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Usage: He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.

3). Obstacle
Meaning: Barrier, hurdle, stumbling block, bar, block, problem, deterrent, handicap
Definition: a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress.
Usage: The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money.

4). Trite
Meaning: hackneyed, banal, cliched, vapid, ordinary
Definition: (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.
Usage: This point may now seem obvious and trite.

5). Derision
Meaning: Mockery, ridicule, jeering, sneers, scoffing
Definition: contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
Usage: My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

6). Meandering
Meaning: winding, windy, zigzag, turning, curving, twisting, snaky
Definition: following a winding course.
Usage: Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates.

7). Fervent
Meaning: impassioned, intense, ardent, sincere, feeling, heartfelt
Definition: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Usage: A fervent supporter of the revolution.

8). Florid
Meaning: ruby, red, rosy, red faced, pinkish
Definition: having a red or flushed complexion.
Usage: A stout man with a florid face.

9). Unanimity
Meaning: agreement, accord, concord, unity, union, solidarity
Definition: agreement by all people involved; consensus.
Usage: There is almost complete unanimity on this issue.

10). Vice
Meaning: immorality, wrong, badness, wickedness, evil, impurity
Definition: immoral or wicked behaviour.
Usage: An open sewer of vice and crime.

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