DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 17TH SEPTEMBER

SCRAMBLE (Noun) :
Meaning: a struggle for possession or gain.
Synonyms: free-for-all, melee, rush, struggle, tussle
Antonyms: peace, order, organization
Example: There was a scramble for choice seats in the auditorium.
DOWNGRADE (Verb) :
Meaning: reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.
Synonyms: decline, declivity, descent, dip, hill, inclination
Antonyms: ascent, improvement, increase, rise
Example: His career has been on the downgrade.
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
Example: A spate of words has been published on this controversial topic.
GAUGE (Noun) :
Meaning: a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test.
Synonyms: barometer, benchmark, criterion, indicator, meter, pattern
Antonyms: calibrate, measure, scale, compute, work out
Example: Glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you’ll need.
AMBIGUOUS (Noun) :
Meaning: having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Synonyms: arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, Delphic, double-edged, elliptical
Antonyms: abstruse, esoteric, recondite
Example: The exact reason for the change in plans is ambiguous, but I suspect it has something to do with money.
INURE (Verb) :
Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
Antonyms: enervate, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate.
Usage: The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare.
REVERE (Verb) :
Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for (something)
Synonyms: respect, admire, cherish, appreciate.
Antonyms: blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate.
Usage: If you want to achieve any goal, revere the process & success will follow.
ABOMINATE (Verb) :
Meaning: to hate something very much
Synonyms: abhor, despise
Antonyms: love, like
Example: They abominated the idea of red tapism.
PROFANE (Adjective) :
Meaning: vulgar and inappropriate
Synonyms: coarse, nasty
Antonyms: kind, polite
Example: They have profaned the long upheld traditions of the Temple.
RATIFIED (Verb) :
Meaning: confirmed or made official
Synonyms: approve, confirm
Antonyms: deny, destroy
Example: The proposal was ratified by the concerned authority.
IDIOMS :
“pitch black”
COLOR IDIOM
Meaning: very dark
Sentence: You should always sleep in a room that is pitch black.
“pot calling the kettle black”
COLOR IDIOM
Meaning: to hypocritically criticize
Meaning: Donald says the news is fake but that’s like the pot calling the kettle black.
“raise a white flag”
COLOR IDIOM
Meaning: surrender
Sentence: I decided to raise a white flag and stop arguing with my wife.

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