DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 29TH AUGUST

FRIVOLOUS :
Meaning: not having any serious purpose or value.
Synonyms: flippant, glib, waggish
Antonyms: serious, practical, important
Example: Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
IRASCIBLE :
Meaning: having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.
Synonyms: irritable, short-tempered, ill-tempered
Antonyms: cool, cheerful
Example: He was recognised to be highly jealous and irascible.
IGNOMINY :
Meaning: public shame or disgrace.
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification
Antonyms: honour
Example: He feared the ignominy of being exposed as a spy.
TIZZY :
Meaning: a state of nervous excitement or agitation.
Synonyms: acrimony, animosity, annoyance, chargin
Antonyms: calm, calmness, delight, ease
Example: Her mother was in a tizzy over Liz’s divorce.
INIMICAL :
Meaning: unfriendly; hostile.
Synonyms: hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, unkind
Antonyms: friendly, warm
Example: It may have become inimical to our happiness.
PROMULGATE :
Meaning: promote (an idea or cause).
Synonyms: publicize, spread, communicate, propagate, disseminate,
Antonyms: collect, conceal, hide, repress
Usage: Counties, townships, and municipalities may also promulgate local ordinances.
DIMINUTION :
Meaning: a reduction in the size, or importance of something.
Synonyms: curtailment, contraction, restriction, limitation
Antonyms: increase, expansion, growth
Usage: The diminution of cafeteria monitors has resulted in an increase in food fights at the high school.
DOWNTRODDEN :
Meaning: Oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
Synonyms: persecuted, exploited, tyrannized.
Antonyms: protected, respected, guarded, favored.
Usage: His claim to be a representative of the downtrodden masses is, of course, completely bogus.
IMPERATIVE :
Meaning: Of vital importance; crucial.
Synonyms: indispensable, exigent, essential, urgent.
Antonyms: negligible, insignificant, trivial, secondary.
Usage: It is imperative that couples should communicate in order to know the root of the conflict.
CONDIGN :
Meaning: appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.
Synonyms: earned, merited, warranted, justified.
Antonyms: undeserved, undue, unfair, unjust.
Usage: Condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing.
IDIOMS
“have eyes in the back of your head”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: perceptive
Usage:
You must have eyes in the back of your head. You always know what your boyfriend is doing when he’s away.
“have your head in the clouds”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: to be unaware or oblivious
Usage:
You always have your head in the clouds. Do you have any idea what’s happening?
“head over heels”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: to be deeply in love
Usage:
Sarah was head over heels for her new boyfriend.

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