DAILY VOCABULARY
1) KNAVERY (NOUN): badness
Synonyms: immorality, corruption
Antonyms: depression, dislike
Usage- Alisha cooks pastries and cakes on her birthday for the delectation of her relatives.
2) DELECTATION (NOUN): amusement
Synonyms: elation, enjoyment
Synonyms: elation, enjoyment
Usage- Alisha cooks pastries and cakes on her birthday for the delectation of her relatives.
3) BABEL (NOUN): a confusion of voices and other sounds
Synonyms: bedlam, clang
Antonyms: calm, peace
Usage- The children of Ranu filled the room with babel.
4) PETULANT (ADJECTIVE): crabby
Synonyms: impatient, fractious
Antonyms: patient, good-natured
Usage-
As per knowledge, my brother Faiz is not petulant by nature.
5) ATTICISM (NOUN): simple style
Synonyms: balance, clarity
Synonyms: balance, clarity
There we saw the majestic Atticism and simplicity of Roman architecture.
- DECLIVITY (NOUN): declination
Synonyms: descent, downwards
Antonyms: increase, ascent
Usage
It’s hard to notice the steep declivity due to the denseness of the trees behind my house.
- DENOUEMENT (NOUN):the end result
Synonyms: culmination, finale
Antonyms: commencement, beginning
Usage
The play’s denouement saw the main character die tragically just before the curtain fell.
- DEMAGOGUE (NOUN):agitating person
Synonyms: agitator, fanatic
Antonyms: pacifier, conciliator
Usage-
He was dismissed as a radical demagogue.
- CONVOKE (VERB):call together
Synonyms: assemble, cite
Antonyms: cancel, divide
Usage- Mukul sent messages to convoke a Council of Ministers.
DECREPIT (ADJECTIVE): broken-down
Synonyms: creaky, crippled
Antonyms: healthy, hearty
Usage-
He gave shelter to a decrepit old man.
