WEEKLY VOCABULARY FROM 5TH TO 11TH JULY, 2021

5TH JULY

1.Acumen (noun)

Meaning: shrewdness shown by keen insight
Synonym: awareness
Antonym: naive
Usage: Capable lawyers with business acumen are valuable to any firm.

2.Adumbrate (verb)

Meaning: describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
Synonym: forerun
Antonym: illuminate
Usage: The project’s objectives were adumbrated in the report.

3.Aggrandize (verb)

Meaning: increase the scope, power, or importance of
Synonym: embellish
Antonym: contract
Usage: His intent was to become sole lord and to aggrandize his tiny principality.

4.Alacrity (noun)

Meaning: liveliness and eagerness
Synonym: willingness
Antonym: apathy
Usage: She rose with alacrity and moved away.

5.Alias (noun)

Meaning: a name that has been assumed temporarily
Synonym: pseudonym
Antonym: identity
Usage: He traveled under the alias Luke Greely.

6TH JULY

6.Amenable (adjective)

Meaning: disposed or willing to comply
Synonym: complaint
Antonym: uncooperative
Usage: He was amenable to change.

7.Amorphous (adjective)

Meaning: having no definite form or distinct shape
Synonym: formless
Antonym: definite
Usage: They mixed an amorphous element in the water which kept floating on the surface.

8.Anachronistic (adjective)

Meaning: chronologically misplaced
Synonym: antiquated
Antonym: synchronic
Usage: The costumes were anachronistic for a Victorian play.

9.Anathema (noun)

Meaning: a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by ex-communication
Synonym: abhorrent
Antonym: commendation
Usage: The amount of money spent at general elections seems a complete anathema to most people.

10.Annexure (noun)

Meaning: a supplement or appendix to a written document.
Synonym: attachment
Antonym: —
Usage: The facts are given in the company annexure.

7TH JULY

11.Apathetic (adjective)

Meaning: showing little or no emotion or animation
Synonym: indifferent
Antonym: enthusiastic
Usage: Although James was apathetic about his classes, he loved playing football.

12.Apocryphal (adjective)

Meaning: being of questionable authenticity
Synonym: fictitious
Antonym: authentic
Usage: I am reminded of a story, perhaps apocryphal.

13.Approbation (noun)

Meaning: official acceptance or agreement
Synonym: acceptance
Antonym: criticism
Usage: A murmur of approbation and satisfaction ran through the crowd.

14.Arbitrary (adjective)

Meaning: based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
Synonym: capricious
Antonym: rational
Usage: The two elements have an arbitrary relationship among them.

15.Arboreal (adjective)

Meaning: of or relating to or formed by trees
Synonym: natural
Antonym: continental
Usage: Squirrels are arboreal creatures.

8TH JULY

16.Arcane (adjective)

Meaning: requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
Synonym: mysterious
Antonym: open
Usage: The lack of practice made this writing dorm arcane.

17.Arrogate (verb)

Meaning: seize and take control without authority
Synonym: assume
Antonym: renounce
Usage: She arrogated the leadership role to herself.

18.Aspersion (noun)

Meaning: a disparaging remark
Synonym: vilification
Antonym: calmness
Usage: His political rival cast an aspersion against him right before the election.

19.Assiduous (adjective)

Meaning: marked by care and persistent effort
Synonym: diligent
Antonym: careless
Usage: He was assiduous in his attendance at church.

20.Bereft (adjective)

Meaning: lacking or deprived of something
Synonym: minus
Antonym: endowed
Usage: running out of money, he felt bereft of hope.

9TH JULY

21.Blandishment (noun)

Meaning: flattery intended to persuade
Synonym: coaxing
Antonym: calumniation
Usage: He remained impervious to all her sulks and blandishments.

22.Bilk (verb)

Meaning: cheat somebody out of what is due
Synonym: swindle
Antonym: honesty
Usage: He bilked us of all our money

23.Cajole (verb)

Meaning: influence or urge by gentle urging
Synonym: persuade
Antonym: bully
Usage: I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.

24.Calumny (noun)

Meaning: a false accusation of an offense
Synonym: slander
Antonym: acclaim
Usage: He answered to the calumny best with silence.

25.Caucus (noun)

Meaning: meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
Synonym: assembly
Antonym: depart
Usage: The student Caucus is holding a cultural diversity workshop in the media center.

10TH JULY

26.Cavort (verb)

Meaning: play boisterously
Synonym: jig
Antonym: mope
Usage: She cavorted about in the shallow water.

27.Circumlocution (noun)

Meaning: an indirect way of expressing something
Synonym: periphrasis
Antonym: terseness
Usage: He was criticized for his use of circumlocution.

28.Circumvent (verb)

Meaning: surround so as to force to give up
Synonym: avoid
Antonym: subjugate
Usage: Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation.

29.Clamor (verb)

Meaning: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
Synonym: yell
Antonym: silence
Usage: The surging crowds clamored for attention.

11TH JULY

30.Cleave (verb)

Meaning: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Synonym: split
Antonym: conserve
Usage: They just cleave the stone along the cracks.

31.Cognizant (adjective)

Meaning: having or showing knowledge
Synonym: conscious
Antonym: unaware
Usage: He is fully cognizant of the effect of his medication.

32.Compunction (noun)

Meaning: a feeling of deep regret
Synonym: scruples
Antonym: satisfaction
Usage: He had no compunction before doing this task.

33.Concomitant (adjective)

Meaning: following or accompanying as a consequence
Synonym: attendant
Antonym: unrelated
Usage: Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.

34.Conduit (noun)

Meaning: a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
Synonym: duct
Antonym: closure
Usage: Social media has replaced mail as a conduit of communicating with family and friends.

35.Conflagration (noun)