DAILY VOCABULARY
1)PERNICIOUS(ADJECTIVE)-HARMFUL
SYNONYMS-HARMFUL,DESTRUCTIVE
ANTONYM-BENEFICIAL,FAVOURABLE
USAGE-HE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT PERNICIOUS TASK
2)ADSCITITIOUS(ADJECTIVE)-DERIVED FROM SOMETHING OUTSIDE
SYNONYMS-INESSENTIAL
ANTONYM-ESSENTIAL,PRIMARY
USAGE-WE SHOULD CHOOSE THE BOOKS VERY CAREFULLY BUT NOT FOR ADSCITITIOUS PURPOSE.
3)BRACKISH(ADJECTIVE)-SLIGHTLY SALTY
SYNONYM-SALINE,SALT
ANTONYM-FRESH
USAGE-THE WATER IS SLIGHTLY BRACKISH.
4)EMPYREAN(ADJECTIVE)-HEAVEN
SYNONYM-ETHER,PARADISE
ANTONYM-HELLISH,INFERNAL
USAGE-ANGELS SEEM TO COME FROM EMPYREAN.
5)PANOPLY(NOUN)-LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE
SYNONYM-ARRAY,RANGE
ANTONYM-HIDING,DULLNESS
USAGE-A PANOPLY OF INNOVATIONS SHOULD BE THERE FOR THE COUNTRY TO OUTPERFORM THE OTHER COUNTRIES
6)CONDIGN(ADJECTIVE)-PUNISHMENT
SYNONYM-MERITED,WARRANTED
ANTONYM-UNDUE,UNSUITABLE
USAGE-A MURDERER ALWAYS DESERVES CONDIGN PUNISHMENT
7)SMATTERING(NOUN)-A SMALL NUMBER
SYNONYMS-COUPLE,FEW
ANTONYMS-LEGION,MULTITUDE
USAGE-HE SPOKE SMATTERING WORDS THAT SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND.
8)STREW(VERB)-SPREAD UNTIDILY
SYNONYMS-SCATTER,STIPPLE
ANTONYMS-CENTRALIZE,CONCENTRATE
USAGE-ENVIRONMENTALISTS WERE SADDENED SEEING THAT PEOPLE STREW LITTER EVERYWHERE.
9)DURESS(NOUN)-VIOLENCE
SYNONYMS-COERCION,COMPULSION
ANTONYMS-AGREEMENT,APPROVAL
USAGE-HE WAS IN DURESS WHEN HE SIGNED THE DURESS.
