DAILY VOCABULARY
1)APPORTIONED(VERB)-TO SHARE SOMETHING
SYNONYM-ALLOCATE,DISTRIBUTE
ANTONYM-MISALLOCATE,DECLINE
USAGE-THE POWER SHOULD BE APPORTIONED AS PER THE REQUIREMENT
2)TROVE(NOUN)-STORE OF VALUABLE THINGS
SYNONYM-ACCUMULATION,AGGLOMERATION
ANTONYM-TRASH,LITTER
USAGE-I DISCOVERED A TROVE OF CANDY BARS UNDER MY BROTHER’S PILLOW.
3)COZEN(VERB)-TO DECIEVE,WIN OVER
SYNONYM-BAMBOOZLE,BEGUILE
ANTONYM-DEBUNK,EXPOSE
USAGE-IN DICING HOUSES WHERE CHARTERS MEET COZEN YOUNG MEN OUT OF THEIR MONEY.
4)LOUT(NOUN)-A BIG CLUMSY OFTEN SLOW-WITTED PERSON.
SYNONYMS-IGNORAMUS,IMBECILE
ATONYMS-BRAIN,EGGHEAD
USAGE-THE QUESTION WAS BEYOND THE POOR LOUT’S INTELLIGENCE.
5)PROTÉGÉ(NOUN)-A PERSON GUIDED BY EXPERIENCED AND OLDER PERSON.
SYNONYM-PUPIL,STUDENT
ANTONYM-GUARDIAN,ADULT
USAGE-HE SUBMITTED HIS PROTÉGÉ NAME TO HIM.
6)GRIPE(VERB)-TO EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION
SYNONYM-BLEAT,CARP
ANTONYM-BEAR,COUNTENANCE
USAGE-HER TENDENCY TO GRIPE CONSTANTLY DROVE EVERYONE AWAY.
7)EXEGESIS(NOUN)-EXPLANATION OR INTERPRETATION OF A TEXT.
SYNONYM-INTERPRETATION,EXPOSITIOIN
ANTONYM-PAIN POINT
USAGE-THE STUDENT’S EXEGESIS OF THE NOVEL WAS ONE OF THE BEST SUMMARIES.
8)PRATTLE(VERB)-TALKING IN A FOOLISH WAY
SYNONYM-CHATTER,BABBLE
ANTONYM-QUIET,SILENCE
USAGE-REENA LIKES TO PRATTLE OVER HER GREAT JOB.
9)SEMINAL(ADJECTIVE)-STONGLY INFLUENCING LATER DEVELOPMENTS
SYNONYM-INFLUENTIAL,FORMATIVE
ANTONYM-DULL,INESSENTIAL
USAGE-NEWTON’S LAWS ARE SEMINAL IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICS.
10)RICKETY(ADJECTIVE)-POORLY MADE
SYNONYM-RAMSHACKLE,RUINOUS
ANTONYM-STABLE,STURDY
USAGE-THEY THEN DIRECTED THEM TO THE FIFTH FLOOR GIVING THEM THE CHOICE OF STAIRS AND RICKETY LIFT.