- ARBITRARY (Adjective)
Meaning: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Synonyms: whimsical, random, chance, erratic,
Antonyms: rational, reasoned
Example: In spite of the cold weather, we made an arbitrary trip to the beach. - INFLOW (Noun)
Meaning: the movement of money or assets into a business, an economy, an industry, etc.
Synonyms: incursion, inpouring
Antonyms: retreat, outflow
Usage: The government wanted an inflow of foreign investment. - SLACKEN (Verb)
Meaning: make or become slack.
Synonyms: loosen, relax
Antonyms: tighten
Usage: You really need to slacken the seatbelt before you choke yourself. - UPTICK (Noun)
Meaning: an increase in something
Synonyms: growth, rise
Antonyms: decrease, fall
Example: Loyal customers weren’t upset with the uptick in prices since hamburgers only went up ten cents in price. - WOO (Verb)
Meaning: to gain the love or affection of someone; seek the favor, support, or custom of.
Synonyms: chase, pursue, ingratiate,
Antonyms: deter, affront, repulse, reject.
Usage: Flowers and dinner aren’t enough to woo the hard-to-please woman, so her suiter had to come up with other ways to win her heart. - FETTER (Verb)
Meaning: confine or restrict (someone).
Synonyms: restrict, restrain, constrain, confine, limit
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, expedite
Example: Whenever the man took his dog outside, he would place a fetter around the animal’s neck and tie it to a tree. - HONE (Verb)
Meaning: to perfect a talent or skill; to make sharp or sharper.
Synonyms: edge, grind, sharpen, stone
Antonyms: blunt, dull
Example: The tennis player practices several hours a day to hone her skills. - ARTIFICE (Noun)
Meaning: clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
Synonyms: deceit, deception, guile, trickery
Antonyms: honesty, openness
Example: I was pleased when the car salesman did not use an artifice to try and get me to purchase a defective vehicle. - FOSTER (Verb)
Meaning: encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).
Synonyms: nurture, support
Antonyms: neglect, ignore
Usage: The professor hoped to foster a genuine interest in his students to pursue research. - PERSISTENT (Adjective)
Meaning: continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Synonyms: persevering, tenacious, determined, Antonyms: inconstant, irresolute
Usage: Because Jaya has a persistent respiratory infection, she has been on antibiotics for several months. - IDIOMS“Pie in the sky”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: Something that is unrealistic or that cannot be achieved
Example: He keeps talking about how he’ll move to Mumbai to be a famous actor, but it’s just pie in the sky if you ask me.“Piping Hot”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: Very hot (generally said of food)
Example:
Nothing tastes better than fresh cinnamon rolls, served piping hot.“Pour (Rub) Salt into (on) the Wound (an open wound)”
Food Idiom
Meaning: Worsen an insult or injury; make a bad situation worse for someone
Example: Breaking up with Rahul was bad enough, but seeing him out with Neha just poured salt into an open wound.
