- MUZZLE (Verb)
Meaning: prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.
Synonyms: gag, silence, censor, suppress, stifle
Antonyms: permit, release
Usage: Attempts to muzzle the country’s media have failed. - DRACONIAN (Adjective)
Meaning: excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless.
Antonyms: mild, amenable, temperate, gentle.
Usage: To many, capital punishment is a draconian practice. - VEST (Verb)
Meaning: confer or bestow power on someone.
Synonyms: entrust, invest, bestow, confer.
Antonyms: impede, inhibit, disqualify, disbar.
Usage: Many people think that the power of the United States is entirely vested in the President, but a system of checks and balances placed power between three branches of government. - HOBBLE (Verb)
Meaning: walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
Synonyms: totter, dodder, falter, lurch.
Antonyms: breeze, glide, sail, stride.
Usage: After falling and hurting her ankle badly, the volleyball player had to hobble over to a bench. - MOOT (Adjective)
Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
Synonyms: debatable, arguable, problematic, Antonyms: certain, definite
Example: Since the judge has decided the child will live with her mother, the custody argument between the parents is moot. - LAUREATE (Noun)
Meaning: a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
Synonyms: distinguished, victor, significant, glorious.
Antonyms: dishonorable, inglorious, insignificant, Example: He was a Nobel laureate in physics - STIPULATE (Verb)
Meaning: demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
Synonyms: specify, prescribe, enjoin, assign.
Antonyms: relinquish, surrender, yield, imply.
Example: The software company’s policies stipulate employees must take two fifteen-minute breaks a day. - OBSTREPEROUS (Adjective)
Meaning: difficult to deal with and noisy
Synonyms: loud, blusterous
Antonyms: calm, silent
Example: The obstreperous teenagers were asked to leave the movie theater - MISGIVINGS (Noun)
Meaning: a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
Synonyms: doubt, qualm, reservation, apprehensions
Antonyms: confidence, belief, agreement, approval
Usage: John overlooked his misgiving about the new job because he really needed to pay his rent. - DISSEMINATION (Noun)
Meaning: the action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely.
Synonyms: distribution, circulation
Antonyms: gathering, collection
Usage: Cover your mouth while sneezing so that you do not disseminate bacteria. - IDIOMS
“Simmer Down”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: Become less angry; regain one’s composure
Example:
Simmer down. I won’t discuss this while you’re yelling at me.“Slower than molasses”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: Exceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all.
Example: This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It’s slower than molasses!“Small Potatoes”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: Unimportant, insignificant
Example:
We’re wasting our time on small potatoes. Let’s get to the big news that made us have this meeting.
