- TREASON: (noun)
Meaning: the action of betraying someone or something.
Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, falsity, treachery.
Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, staunchness,
Usage: Reading a friend’s diary without permission would have to be regarded as the ultimate act of personal treason. - MEDDLE: (verb)
Meaning: interfere in something that is not one’s concern.
Synonyms: interlope, intrude, poke, pry.
Antonyms: shun, disregard, neglect, overlook.
Usage: Please stop meddling in your sister’s life, even though you mean well. - STASH (noun):
Meaning: A store or supply of something, typically one that is kept hidden or secret.
Synonyms: hoard, stockpile, store, reservoir.
Antonyms: cast, discard, dump, jettison.
Usage: He looks around for a place to stash the dough and start a new identity. - SMUG (adjective):
Meaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.
Synonyms: bighead, complacence, egotism, vainglory.
Antonyms: diffidence, bashfulness, shyness.
Usage: Because Rocky had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the image he was proud of his misdeeds. - DAFT (adjective):
Meaning: silly; foolish.
Synonyms: balmy, bedlam, demented, deranged
Antonyms: rational, reasonable, judicious, sensible.
Usage: We were shocked that Diana was so daft to believe John’s tale. - Ardor (Noun)
Meaning: Enthusiasm or passion
Synonyms: Emotion, warmth
Antonyms: apathy, indifference
Usage: He had been a painter throughout his life, but he never had a vision of painting with such ardor and desire. - BODE (Noun)
Meaning: to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs
Synonyms: augur, forebode
Antonyms: ignorance, thoughtlessness
Example: Poor sales do not bode favorably for the success of the new store. - CARNAGE (Noun)
Meaning: that which is left after an extremely violent event such as a massacre
Synonyms: crime, bloodshed
Antonyms: peace, non- violence
Example: We banned our child from playing his favorite video game because of the violence and carnage it contained. - FURLOUGH (noun)
Meaning: leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary.
Synonyms: break, rest, recess, day off.
Antonyms: rehire, recall, travail, toil.
Usage: I have just learned that Cousin George has got his furlough extended thirty days. - ARRANT (adjective)
Meaning: used to say how bad something is.
Synonyms: utter, absolute, complete, thorough.
Antonyms: dubious, questionable, restricted, uncertain.
Usage: Because of her arrant devotion to her family, she volunteered to go to the labor camp with them. - IDIOMS
“freeze your buns off”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: be very cold
Sentence:
You will freeze your buns off in Antarctica.
“get a head start”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: start before others
Sentence:
Don always gets a head start and wakes up at dawn.
“get something off my chest”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: reveal or confess something
Sentence:
I felt better getting it off my chest by confessing that I stole the money.
