- ENDURING (Adjective)
Meaning: lasting over a period of time; durable.
Synonym: undergo, go through
Antonym: fade, short-lived
Example: Having been in chronic pain for twenty years, the enduring man was ready to give up on life. - LANGUID (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort.
Synonym: relaxed, unhurried
Antonym: energetic, active
Example: After a stressful day of work, I am going to enjoy a languid walk through the quiet park. - STIRRING (Adjective)
Meaning: causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing.
Synonym: exciting, thrilling
Antonym: boring, pedestrian
Example: Dressed in a simple and austere white, the students filled the auditorium with their stirring songs. - EPOCHAL (Adjective)
Meaning: of great significance.
Synonym: important, significant
Antonym: inessential
Example: The singer knew his song wasn’t epochal after it was only downloaded ten times. - CONCURRENCE (Noun)
Meaning: the fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time.
Synonym: concordance, cooperation, coincidence.
Antonym: dissonance, discord.
Example: A staff meeting ran in concurrence with a new hire meeting that was also happening at 9:00 am. - DESPOTIC (Adjective)
Meaning: associated with or typical of a tyrant.
Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian,
Antonyms: democratic, accountable
Usage: Many employees have resigned in order to escape the rule of their despotic manager. - GRISLY (Adjective)
Meaning: causing horror or disgust.
Synonyms: gruesome, ghastly, frightful, horrid,
Antonyms: pleasant, attractive
Usage: It takes the makeup artist several hours to apply the cosmetics that turn the actor into a grisly monster. - SPLURGE (Verb)
Meaning: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.
Synonyms: squander, fling, dissipate, disburse.
Antonyms: accumulate, hoard, conserve, preserve
Usage: If I win the lottery, I can splurge and buy anything I want. - REFRACTORY (Adjective)
Meaning: not responsive or difficult to manage.
Synonyms: recalcitrant, insubordinate, intractable.
Antonyms: obedient, manageable,
Usage: Because the prisoner acts in a refractory manner, he is accompanied by four guards whenever he leaves his cell. - BEDECK (Verb)
Meaning: to decorate or cover.
Synonyms: adorn, bedizen, embellish, emblaze.
Antonyms: denude, blemish, deface, disfigure.
Usage: The ballroom was bedecked with flowers for the reception. - IDIOMS
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Meaning: What you have is worth more than what you might have later .A penny for your thoughts
Meaning: Tell me what you’re thinking.A penny saved is a penny earned
Meaning: Money you save today you can spend later.
