- RELENT (Verb)
Meaning: to cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or control); to give in.
Synonyms: concede, give in, submit, succumb.
Antonyms: combat, confront, counter, defy.
Example: Because my father is very angry, he won’t relent on my harsh punishment. - INURE (Verb)
Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
Antonyms: enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate.
Usage: Even the veteran detective could not inure himself to the sight of a murdered child. - RATIFIED (Verb)
Meaning: confirmed or made official.
Synonyms: approve, confirm.
Antonyms: deny, destroy.
Example: For the rule change to be approved, it must be ratified by 8 out of 10 teams. - BAGATELLE (Noun)
Meaning: A thing of little importance.
Synonyms: Frippery, Nothing.
Antonyms: Succeed, Importance.
Example: To him money is a bagatelle. - ARDOR (Noun)
Meaning: Enthusiasm or passion; great warmth of feeling.
Synonyms: Emotion, warmth
Antonyms: apathy, indifference
Example: Even though I enjoy playing tennis, I do not have the ardor for it that would lead me to play the sport professionally. - NIMBLY (Adjective)
Meaning: having or showing quickness of mind
Synonym: alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever
Antonym: dim-witted, doltish, dorky [slang], dull,
Usage: Without waiting for an answer, he nimbly jumped over the wall followed by his three comrades. - PERSUASION (Noun)
Meaning: a belief, especially religious or political ones; the act of attempting to influence someone.
Synonyms: opinion, conviction, faith, view.
Antonyms: dissuasion, distrust, constraint, disbelief.
Usage: I had to use a little gentle persuasion to get her to agree. - STENTORIAN (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a person’s voice) loud and powerful.
Synonyms: booming, clangorous, piercing, roaring.
Antonyms: soothing, muffled, muted, softened.
Usage: The stentorian music was so loud it made my head hurt. - CONTRITE (Adjective)
Meaning: feeling or expressing remorse or regret at the recognition that one has done wrong.
Synonym: remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful.
Antonym: unrepentant, defiant.
Example: Feeling ashamed and contrite, I apologized for yelling at my mother and promised never to do it again. - LEAVEN (Verb)
Meaning: permeate and modify or transform (something) for the better.
Synonyms: permeate, pervade, transform, modify.
Antonyms: depress, relegate, demote, slash.
Usage: A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech. - IDIOMS
Get the show on the road
Meaning: Putting up a plan or idea into action.
Example: Now that we have completed all the legal formalities, let’s get the show on the road.Keep your fingers on the pulse
Meaning: Being constantly aware of the most recent developments.
Example: An entrepreneur must keep his fingers on the pulse of the market to be successful.Mean business
Meaning: Being serious about what you announce.
Example: Now that all our policies about work are put up on intranet, we mean business.
