- TIRADE (Noun)
Meaning: a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
Synonyms: diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation,
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Usage: If my daughter does not get everything she wants for Christmas, she will launch a tirade. - DISTRATE (Adjective)
Meaning: distracted or absent-minded.
Synonyms: preoccupied, forgetful, inattentive.
Antonyms: concentrating, attentive, focused,
Usage: You are distrate! You cannot know what you are saying. - GRAFT (Noun)
Meaning: bribery and other corrupt practices used to secure illicit advantages or gains in politics.
Synonyms: corruption, dishonesty, fraudulence,
Antonyms: incorruptibility, honesty, sterility, probity.
Usage: Fraud and graft allegations were directed at the greedy senator who accepted bribes for his vote. - SUAVE (Adjective)
Meaning: (especially of a man) charming, confident, and elegant.
Synonyms: charming, sophisticated, debonair, urbane
Antonyms: unsophisticated, rude
Usage: It was easy for the suave detective to get the female suspect to confess. - 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: Rice is a mainstay for most Asian families as most meals include at least one helping. - QUADRUPLED (Verb)
Meaning: increase or be increased fourfold.
Synonym: tetrad, quadrivial
Antonym: unsettled, unready
Usage: We have had quadruple the number of applicants we expected. - GOB-SMACKED (Adjective)
Meaning: utterly astonished; astounded.
Synonym: astonished, surprised
Antonym: unsurprised
Usage: The audience was gobsmacked when the airshow pilots flew by one another with just inches to spare between their aircraft. - SCARCE (Adjective)
Meaning: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
Synonyms: rare, scant
Antonyms: abundant, plentiful
Example: Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed. - BESTOW (Verb)
Meaning: to give something as an honour or present
Synonyms: award, grant
Antonyms: take, deny
Example: In a special ceremony, the college will bestow an honorary degree to the student who died while on duty as a police officer. - EPONYMOUS (Adjective)
Meaning: a title or name that is derived from another name.
Synonyms: namesake, cognominal, homonymous,
Antonyms: anonymous, pseudo, unidentified,
Example: The singer’s first album was eponymous and carried her name as the record title. - IDIOMS
Be a shining example
Meaning: Used to describe an ideal example of something or someone.
Sentence: Sandra is a shining example of an innovative entrepreneur.Buy a lemon
Meaning: Used in a context when you buy something that is worthless especially a vehicle.
Sentence: Sandra got tempted with the offer and purchased a newly launched vehicle. But I think she bought a lemon.Be a barrel of laughs
Meaning: Something that is entertaining, laughable or enjoyable.
Sentence: This movie is a real barrel of laughs.
