DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 19TH SEPTEMBER

SCUFFLE (Noun):
Meaning: a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
Synonyms: clash, fracas, fray, hassle.
Antonyms: truce, agreement, accordance, peace.
Usage: It is expected for the friends to get into a light scuffle over their chores, but no one got hurt.
SMATTERING (Noun):
Meaning: a small number
Synonyms: couple, few, handful, sprinkle.
Antonyms: horde, legion, loads, multitude.
Usage: He spoke a smattering of words she didn’t understand.
LUNACY (Noun):
Meaning: a foolish act or idea
Synonyms: absurdity, fatuity, imbecility, inanity.
Antonyms: discretion, prudence, sagacity, wisdom.
Usage: With bizarre behavior from the loud singing woman, the neighbors realized the lunacy that the woman had.
BACKLASH (Noun):
Meaning: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
Synonyms: counteraction, retaliation, reverberation.
Antonyms: decertify, forbid, invalidate, cause.
Usage: The president received backlash from thousands of people who disagreed with his Twitter statements.
STREW (Verb):
Meaning: scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
Synonyms: scatter, stipple, spatter, disperse.
Antonyms: centralize, concentrate, accumulate.
Usage: Environmentalists were saddened to see people strew litter everywhere in the medians of the highways.
HAPLESS (Adjective) :
Meaning: (especially of a person) unfortunate.
Synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky.
Antonyms: fortunate, lucky.
Example: When Jason lost his wife and job on the same day, he knew he was a hapless soul.
GNAW (Verb)
Meaning: cause persistent distress or anxiety.
Synonyms: nag, torment, torture, trouble
Antonyms: assuage, soothe
Example: The dog started to gnaw on his leash.
BOUT (Noun) :
Meaning: a short period of intense activity of a specified kind.
Synonyms: spell, period, time, stretch, stint
Antonyms: stagnation
Example: The bout of intensive running led to my preparation for the Boston Marathon.
LOFTY (Adjective) :
Meaning: haughty and aloof.
Synonyms: haughty, proud, aloof, arrogant
Antonyms: modest
Example: The football players have set a lofty goal in their bid to win all their home games this year.
PLUMMET (Verb) :
Meaning: fall or drop straight down at high speed.
Synonyms: plunge, drop, crash, decline
Antonyms: ascend, increase
Example: Experts predicted compact disc sales would plummet when the ability to download music became available.
IDIOMS :
“talk a blue streak”
COLOR IDIOM
Meaning: talk a lot
Usage: Women who are close friends can talk a blue streak on the phone.
“true colors”
COLOR IDIOM
Meaning: actual character or personality
Usage: I saw her true colors when she donated to the local charity.
“white collar”
COLOR IDIOM
Meaning: office labor
Usage: Most white-collar workers don’t get much sunshine.

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