DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 23TH SEPTEMBER

AUTONOMOUS (Adjective)
Meaning: independent and having the power to make your own decisions.
Synonyms: self- governing, sovereign
Antonyms: dependent, subservient
Example: The company’s divisions, which have been largely autonomous up to now, will be centralized under the newly appointed CEO.
CULMINATE (Verb)
Meaning: to have as a result or be the final result of a process
Synonyms: conclude, climax
Antonyms: begin, commence
Example: My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
AFFILIATE (Verb)
Meaning: to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group, or organization
Synonyms: partner, associate
Antonyms: enemy
Example: The school is affiliated with a national association of driving schools.
MALICE (Noun)
Meaning: the wish to harm or upset other people
Synonyms: animosity, bitterness
Antonyms: love, liking
Example: An employee would have to prove an employer acted out of malice in order to sue.
SCRUNCH (Verb)
Meaning: to make something or yourself smaller to fit into a small space
Synonyms: compress, crunch
Antonyms: expand, uncompress
Example: The cat was hiding, scrunched up under the sofa.
TORMENT (Noun) :
Meaning: severe physical or mental suffering.
Synonyms: suffering, torture, pain, anguish
Antonyms: pleasure, joy
Example: Every day when he got on the bus, the bully began to torment the quiet child.
VENERATE (Verb) :
Meaning: regard with great respect; revere.
Synonyms: revere, adulate, hallow, exalt
Antonyms: despise
Example: Many people attend church services to venerate God.
COPIOUS (Adjective) :
Meaning: abundant in supply or quantity.
Synonyms: abundant, superabundant, plentiful, ample, profuse
Antonyms: sparse
Example: It takes a copious amount of food to suppress my hungry appetite.
SCUPPER (Verb) :
Meaning: prevent from working or succeeding; thwart.
Synonyms: ruin, wreck, devastate, destroy
Antonyms: further, promote
Example: They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.
RECUPERATE (Verb) :
Meaning: recover from illness or exertion.
Synonyms: recover, convalesce, mend, revive
Antonyms: deteriorate, worsen
Example: Hopefully Jean will recuperate quickly and be able to leave the hospital soon.
IDIOMS :
“couch potato”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: lazy person
Usage: Don’t be such a couch potato and do some work for once!
“cream of the crop”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: the best
Usage: The team has the cream of the crop players. They will probably win the cup soon.
“cry over spilled milk”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: get upset over something insignificant or about something irreversible.
Usage: I know you forgot your phone, but there is no need to cry over spilt milk. You can live without it for an hour.

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