- PLAGUE (Verb)
Meaning: to constantly bother or distress
Synonyms: curse, epidemic
Antonyms: advantage, good fortune
Example: Jim likes to plague his younger sister by hiding her dolls. - THRALL (Noun)
Meaning: being under the control of another person
Synonyms: servitude, slavery
Antonyms: mastery, dominance
Example: Domineering parents seem to devote complete thrall and spend numerous hours over their child’s activity in order for their child to achieve top success. - OXYMORON (figures of speech)
Meaning: two words used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings
Synonyms: adumbration, allegory
Antonyms: truth, honesty
Example: Because sorrow is never appealing to me, I cannot understand the oxymoron, “sweet sorrow”. - SPLENDID (Adjective)
Meaning: excellent, or beautiful and impressive
Synonyms: excellent, amazing
Antonyms: dull, normal
Example: The townspeople held a splendid celebration when the school won the national championship. - BACKSTOP (Noun)
Meaning: an emergency precaution or last resort.
Synonyms: safeguard, preventive measure, insurance.
Antonyms: constraint, limitation, restriction, sanction.
Usage: You should make sure that you have a suitable backstop behind your target. - OUTREACH (Noun)
Meaning: to offer or give aid or service.
Synonyms: Exceed, Advocate, Reach, Communicate,
Antonyms: Stay in Place, Fail, Mis-communicate
Usage: An employment outreach was needed in the poor town since so many people had a difficult time finding a job. - VEX (Verb)
Meaning: to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to.
Synonyms: afflict, agitate, annoy, exasperate
Antonyms: aid, appease, soothe
Example: If you attempt to vex the dog by pulling his tail, he is sure to bite you! - STRANGLEHOLD (Noun)
Meaning: a grip around the neck of another person that can kill by asphyxiation if held for long enough.
Synonyms: grip, monopoly
Example: The two major companies have been tightening their stranglehold on the beer market. - ENVIRON (Verb)
Meaning: surround; enclose.
Synonyms: encircle, envelop, cloak, swathe.
Antonyms: unbridle, free, open, release.
Example: Trees environ the yard. - CIRCUMVENT (Verb)
Meaning: Find a way to overcome/ignore a problem or obstacle.
Synonyms: Evade, Deceive, Beat, Prevent, Escape.
Antonyms: Face, Assist, Liberate, Encounter, Confront
Sentence: If we do not find a way to circumvent this problem, we will not be able to finish the project. - IDIOMS
Cut the mustard
Meaning: Do a good jobDon’t beat a dead horse
Meaning: Move on, this subject is over.Every dog has his day
Meaning: Everyone gets a chance at least once
