DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 6TH AUGUST

RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: Declining
Synonyms: reverting, deteriorating
Antonyms: forward, positive
Example Sentence:
The company is consistently facing the retrograde growth parameter this year.
QUEASY (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: 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)
Meaning: huge
Synonyms: enormous, gargantuan
Antonyms: little, miniature
Example Sentence:
A mammoth project will be completed very soon.
CONVENE (VERB)
Meaning: 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)
Meaning: narrow-minded
Synonyms: petty, limited
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, liberal
Example Sentence:
A parochial approach is not enough to get success in life.
OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE)
Synonyms: apocalyptic, baleful
Antonyms: bright, hopeful
Example Sentence:
A suggestion that is being read by some as an ominous reference to an unknown external hand
INHERENTLY (ADVERB)
Meaning: in characteristics way
Synonyms: naturally, genetically
Antonyms: unusually, affectedly
Example Sentence:
The inherently dangerous nature of the bull-taming event is a major concern.
POSTERITY (NOUN)
Meaning: all future generation of people
Synonyms: progeny, lineage
Antonyms: parent, past
Example Sentence:
This incident is regarded by posterity as an aberration rather than a precedent.
INTROSPECTION (NOUN)
Meaning: the examination of one’s own mental processes
Synonyms: contemplation, reflection
Antonyms: ignorance, disregard
Example Sentence:
It is a moment for collective introspection.
DANK (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: moist
Synonyms: clammy, muggy
Antonyms: parched, dry
Example Sentence:
The kitchen was very dank.
IDIOMS :
“achilles’ heel”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: someone’s weakness
Sentence:
Vodka is his achilles’ heel. He only loses his composure when he drinks it.
“all ears”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: listen carefully
Sentence:
Jane asked if I was paying attention. I told her, “I’m all ears!”
“add insult to injury”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: worsen an unfavorable situation
Sentence:
She added insult to injury by picking her little brother’s ice cream off the dirty floor and sticking it in his mouth.

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