DAILY VOCABULARY
- PATOIS (NOUN):jargon
Synonyms: argot, dialect
Antonyms: standard, normal
Example Sentence:
Most words were understood by teenager, but the gentleman looked confused at some of the words due to the teenager’s patois.
- PRECEPT (NOUN):law
Synonyms: doctrine, axiom
Antonyms: lawlessness, disbelief
Example Sentence:
Change is the precept of the nature.
- FERMENT (NOUN):agitation and excitement among a group of people
Synonyms: frenzy, storm
Antonyms: calm, peace
Example Sentence:
The highest court was in a state of ferment.
- MAUL (VERB):Savage
Synonyms: drub, lacerate
Antonyms: protect, guard
Example Sentence:
A boy was mauled by a lion at Lucknow Zoo.
- DELINEATE (VERB):describe precisely
Synonyms: define, limn
Antonyms: confuse, distort
Example Sentence:
The judge delineated the composition of the bench to hear the case.
- RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): Declining
Synonyms: reverting, deteriorating
Antonyms: forward, positive
Example Sentence:
The company is consistently facing the retrograde growth parameter this year.
- QUEASY (ADJECTIVE):not feeling well
Synonyms: sick, ill
Antonyms: comfortable, healthy
Example Sentence:
He didn’t want to do any work because he felt queasy.
- MAMMOTH (ADJECTIVE):huge
Synonyms: enormous, gargantuan
Antonyms: little, miniature
Example Sentence:
A mammoth project will be completed very soon.
- CONVENE (VERB):bring together for a meeting
Synonyms: assemble, congregate
Antonyms: disperse, separate
Example Sentence:
The Chief Justice must convene a meeting of the full court.
- PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE):narrow-minded
Synonyms: petty, limited
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, liberal
Example Sentence:
A parochial approach is not enough to get success in life.
