- HARK (verb)
Meaning: to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
Synonym: attend, harken, hear, hearken, heed, listen,
Antonym: ignore, tune out
Usage: Upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, “Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?” - UNFLINCHING (Adjective)
Meaning: showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one’s purpose
Synonym: determined, grim, implacable, relentless, unappeasable
Antonym: slackening, softening, yielding
Usage: He was unflinching in his determination to see that justice was done. - NIMBLY (Adjective)
Meaning: having or showing quickness of mind
Synonym: alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever
Antonym: dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy),
Usage: Her nimble fingers make knitting look so easy - ENFEEBLEMENT (Noun)
Meaning: a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body
Synonym: decaying, declension, decline, degeneration, descent, deterioration
Antonym: comeback, improvement, rally, recovery,
Usage: Daily exercise can help to halt some of the enfeeblement that comes with advanced years. - SPATE (Noun)
Meaning: a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession.
Synonyms: deluge, flood, flurry, outpouring, string, succession
Antonyms: dribble, drip, trickle
Usage: A spate of words has been published on this controversial topic. - INVIGORATE (Verb)
Meaning: give strength or energy to.
Synonyms: revitalize, energize, refresh, revive, vivify
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Usage: As soon as the water hits the roots of the dehydrated plant, it will invigorate it. - MORIBUND (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a person) at the point of death.
Synonyms: dying
Antonyms: thriving
Usage: As the moribund man held his Bible and took his last breath, a bright light appeared in the corner of the room. - DRUB (Verb)
Meaning: hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
Synonyms: thrash, trounce, spank, beat
Antonyms: aid
Usage: Continuing to drub the victim with his fist, the attacker didn’t stop until the police showed up. - OBFUSCATION(Noun)
Meaning: the action of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity
Usage: She criticized the company’s deliberate obfuscation of its finances. - LUCID(Adjective)
Meaning: clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly
Synonyms: clear, distinct
Antonyms: unclear, gloomy
Usage: The drugs she’s taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she’s quite lucid. - IDIOMS
“live from hand to mouth”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: live on very little money
Sentence:
During the depression, we had to live from hand to mouth.
“make my blood boil”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: make very angry
Sentence:
Donald makes my blood boil when he talks.
“neck of the woods”
BODY IDIOM
Meaning: nearby location
Sentence:
The restaurant is in my neck of the woods.
