- IMPERATIVE (Adjective)
Meaning: Of vital importance; crucial.
Synonyms: indispensable, exigent, essential, urgent.
Antonyms: negligible, insignificant, trivial, secondary.
Usage: Although it’s not imperative to dress up for the occasion, you should wear something neat and tasteful. - REPINE (Verb)
Meaning: feel or express discontent; to yearn for something or someone.
Synonyms: mope, languish, despondent, lament.
Antonyms: complacent, fulfilled, rejoice, contented.
Usage: While in prison the man did nothing but repine for his freedom. - LULL (Verb)
Meaning: make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident; to put to sleep, soothe, or quiet.
Synonyms: assuage, allay, ease, alleviate
Antonyms: aggravate
Usage: He tried to lull the crying infant with song, however; the agitated child refused to rest. - MEED (Noun)
Meaning: a much-deserved reward or honor.
Synonyms: atonement, compensation
Antonyms: disregard, penalty
Usage: The hero refused to accept the meed since he didn’t think he should receive a reward for doing what is right. - SUBJUGATE (Verb)
Meaning: bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush.
Antonyms: liberate.
Usage: The manager tried to subjugate the employees into working late by threatening to fire them. - LACKADAISICAL (Adjective)
Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
Synonym: unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested.
Antonym: enthusiastic, excited, energetic, active.
Sentence: If I receive lackadaisical service in a restaurant, I generally will not return to that establishment. - APOTHEOSIS (Noun)
Meaning: the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax.
Synonyms: peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith.
Antonyms: nadir, debasement, jab, imperfectness.
Example: I consider the apotheosis of my career to be when I received CEO of the company. - REDACT (Verb)
Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
Synonyms: correct, rectify, repair, fix.
Antonyms: befoul, deteriorate, diminish, hinder.
Example: After the hearing, the judge ordered the court reporter redact any of the information that isn’t considered public. - TIRADE (Noun)
Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Synonyms: diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation,
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Usage: The drunk driver did not realize his tirade was being captured by a camera in the police officer’s car. - MAINSTAY (Noun)
Meaning: a person or thing on which something else is based or depends.
Synonyms: cornerstone, bulwark, buttress, bastion.
Antonyms: antagonist, opponent, enemy.
Usage: Radiation is a mainstay of cancer treatment, but there are also other options. - IDIOMS
Think on your feet
Meaning: Adjusting quickly to changes and making fast decisions.
Example: A good sales man must be able to think on his feet to close the deal.Sail through something
Meaning: Being successful in doing something without difficulty.
Example: The presentation at the national conference was extremely important for the company. We sailed through it.Tricks of the trade
Meaning: Clever or expert way of doing something.
Example: Being into the construction business for last 10 years, I know all tricks of the trade.
