DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 22TH AUGUST

TORPOR (noun)
Meaning: a state of physical or mental inactivity;
lethargy.
Synonyms: listlessness, languor, stagnation, idleness.
Antonyms: eagerness, keenness, spiritedness, vigor.
Usage: During the winter, the bears fall into an intense torpor.
PRECARIOUS (adjective)
Meaning: dependent on chance; uncertain.
Synonyms: unsure, unpredictable, doubtful, dubious.
Antonyms: certain, stable, confirmed, definite.
Usage: As Finance Secretary I found that the finances of the state were in a precarious condition.
CONFABULATE (verb)
Meaning: to talk informally.
Synonyms: chitchat, gossip, patter, schmooze.
Antonyms: be silent, be quiet, listen.
Usage: Guests gathered in the hallway to confabulate about the weather and make small talk.
EERIE (adjective):
Meaning: strange and frightening.
Synonyms: sinister, ghostly, creepy, haunting.
Antonyms: normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine.
Usage: An eerie feeling came over us as we watched the scary movie.
SUCCINCTLY (adverb)
Meaning: in a way that expresses what needs to be said clearly and without unnecessary words.
Synonyms: brief, compendious, concise, terse.
Antonyms: circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix.
Usage: The reviewer’s remarks were succinct and to the point.
BUCOLIC (adjective)
Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
Antonyms: urban
Example: There was a certain bucolic look to the faces of the cart drivers.
LAUDABLE (adjective)
Meaning: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.
Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, admirable,
Antonyms: deplorable, despicable, detestable, lousy, nasty, notorious,
Example: Faith ceases to be laudable when it is blind faith.
RAPACIOUS (adjective)
Meaning: aggressively greedy or grasping.
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive
Antonyms: generous
Example: It was a horrendous, rapacious strategy that they had used to gain control of their own home system.
BOLSTER (verb)
Meaning: support or strengthen.
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
Antonyms: undermine
Example: He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory’s confidence.
GERMANE (adjective)
Meaning: relevant to a subject under consideration.
Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite
Antonyms: irrelevant
Example: He asks questions that are germane and central to the issue.
IDIOMS
“elephant in the room”
ANIMAL IDIOM
Meaning: a sensitive unaddressed issue
Sentence:
The couple’s money problem was an elephant in the room. They never talk about finances.
“fishy strange”
ANIMAL IDIOM
Meaning: strange or suspicious
Sentence:
Something fishy is going on. He takes his wedding ring off when he leaves.
“have a cow”
ANIMAL IDIOM
Meaning: get upset
Sentence:
Don’t have a cow! It’s not like I scratched the car on purpose!

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