- SUPERANNUATED (Adjective)
Meaning: outdated or obsolete through age or new developments.
Synonyms: antiquated, defunct, obsolete.
Antonyms: modern, modish, newfangled, modernized.
Example: We realized the baking soda we used in baking was superannuated when our cake didn’t rise. - INTERDICT (Noun)
Meaning: to ban or prohibit.
Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
Antonym: corroborate, support
Usage: The jeweler tries to interdict theft by having guards stationed throughout the store. - ADJUDICATE (Verb)
Meaning: to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute.
Synonym: adjudge, judge, arbitrate, decide, determine.
Antonym: hesitate, defer, dodge, ignore.
Usage: The administrative board will adjudicate on the terms of the doctor’s suspension for misconduct. - STAMPEDE (Noun)
Meaning: an unexpected movement of a group or to rush rowdily in a state of panic.
Synonyms: rush, flight, rout, scattering.
Antonyms: retreat, standing.
Usage: Since the store has only a few copies of the popular videogame, its manager is expecting a stampede when the doors are opened. - SETBACK (Noun)
Meaning: A reversal or check in progress.
Synonyms: difficulty, mishap, hitch, complication.
Antonyms: breakthrough, assistance, headway.
Usage: The principal lost his job, creating a financial setback for a few months until he found another one. - CONTRITION (Noun)
Meaning: the state of feeling sorry for bad behavior; the state of repentance.
Synonyms: contriteness, regret, remorse, repentance
Antonyms: impenitence, remorselessness
Sentence: The defendant pled guilty to the crime and expressed heartfelt contrition for the things he had done. - AMELIORATE (Verb)
Meaning: To make better
Synonyms: Amend, better, improve, upgrade
Antonyms: worsen, reduce, diminish
Example: Ameliorate the relationship with your distant mother by sending a letter. - INCIPIENT (Adjective)
Meaning: in the beginning stages.
Synonym: nascent, basic, beginning, commencing,
Antonym: developed, grown, mature
Example: Since the rumor is incipient, we can stop it by telling the truth immediately. - NEPOTISM (Noun)
Meaning: the act of giving opportunities to others simply because of a personal relationship.
Synonym: partisanship, patronage
Antonym: impartiality
Usage: Jyoti has no computer or clerical skills so the only way she could have received that position was through nepotism. - PREPONDERANT (Adjective)
Meaning: predominant in influence, number, or importance; influential and powerful.
Synonym: predominant, prevalent
Antonym: unusual, unwonted
Usage: Napoleon would not have won quite so many battles without his preponderant and massive naval forces. - IDIOMS
anything but
Meaning: by no means
Example: We went to see that new action film on Thursday night and it was anything but good, in fact, I fell asleep.a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
Meaning: a proverb that means easy situations can never improve you or make you better
Example: You are just cutting days in the comfort of your home and spending your parents’ money. You need to really get out and face the actual life.
Remember, a smooth sea has never made a skilled sailor.at odds
Meaning: to disagree about something
Example: They are at odds about the fundraiser that I being held on Saturday.
