- STRIP (Noun)
Meaning: remove all coverings from.
Synonyms: layer, ribbon, rod
Antonyms: whole
Usage: Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine. - ATRABILIOUS (Adjective)
Meaning: bad-tempered or irritable.
Synonyms: doleful, discouraged, miserable, morose.
Antonyms: placid, easygoing
Usage: Because my father has an atrabilious temper, I don’t approach him often. - PLAINTIVE (Adjective)
Meaning: expressing suffering or sadness, sounding sad and mournful.
Synonym: aching, agonized, bitter, mournful, sad,
Antonym: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful,
Usage: When the poet was heartbroken, he wrote plaintive poems that echoed his own sorrow. - SCURRILOUS (Adjective)
Meaning: something that is said or done to ruin a person’s reputation.
Synonym: abusive, vituperative, derogatory,
Antonym: clean, decent, moral, deferential, tempered
Usage: The principal warned the troublesome student about making scurrilous remarks about his peers. - COVENANT (Noun)
Meaning: an agreement, agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
Synonym: accord, deal, bargain, settlement
Antonym: disagreement, denial, misunderstanding.
Usage: Before you get married, you should know marriage is a covenant in which both parties agree to love and respect each other. - VANDALIZE (Verb)
Meaning: to intentionally damage property belonging to other people
Synonyms: demolish, damage
Antonyms: build, construct
Example: The bathroom was mostly locked because people try to vandalize it. - GAUNT (Adjective)
Meaning: extremely skinny, typically because of illness or starvation
Synonyms: grim, thin
Antonyms: fat, heavy
Example: After being held in a dark basement for three months, the prisoner was gaunt and weak. - RECALCITRANT (Adjective)
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline; stubborn.
Synonyms: intractable, unmanageable, refractory
Antonyms: amenable, docile, compliant
Example: Training the recalcitrant puppy was quite a challenge. - ACQUITTAL (Noun)
Meaning: a setting free from the charge of an offense or verdict.
Synonyms: absolution, exoneration, exculpation,
Antonyms: conviction, accusation, incrimination,
Usage: When there is not enough evidence, a criminal case will usually end with an acquittal. - PERSUASION (Noun)
Meaning: the act of attempting to influence someone.
Synonyms: opinion, conviction, faith, view.
Antonyms: dissuasion, distrust, constraint, disbelief.
Usage: He had always been blessed with the power of persuasion. - IDIOMS
He’s not playing with a full deck
Meaning: He’s dumb.He’s off his rocker
Meaning: He’s crazyHe’s sitting on the fence
Meaning: He can’t make up his mind.
