12TH JULY
1.Congruity (noun)
- Meaning: the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
- Synonym: correspondence
- Antonym: dissimilarity
- Usage: The boy figured out how the congruity of pieces was placed to make a complete picture.
2.Connive (verb)
- Meaning: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
- Synonym: conspire
- Antonym: condemn
- Usage: He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal.
3.Consign (verb)
- Meaning: give over to another for care or safekeeping
- Synonym: assign
- Antonym: accept
- Usage: She consigned the painting to an auction house.
4.Construe (verb)
- Meaning: assign a meaning to
- Synonym: interpret
- Antonym: misconstrue
- Usage: You should not construe my silence as an acceptance of your ridiculous plan.
5.Contusion (noun)
- Meaning: an injury in which the skin is not broken
- Synonym: bruise
- Antonym: soothing
- Usage: The injuries he sustained were a slight wound of the scalp and contusions of the right leg.
13TH JULY
6.Contravene (verb)
- Meaning: go against, as of rules and laws
- Synonym: breach
- Antonym: uphold
- Usage: Don’t do whatever may contravene the law of the country.
7.Contentious (adjective)
- Meaning: showing an inclination to disagree
- Synonym: disputable
- Antonym: uncontroversial
- Usage: There was contentious debate over the use of genetically modified crops.
8.Convivial (adjective)
- Meaning: fond of the pleasures of good company
- Synonym: genial
- Antonym: inhospitable
- Usage: The party ambiance was quite convivial.
9.Covet (verb)
- Meaning: to crave for
- Synonym: desire
- Antonym: abominate
- Usage: He coveted that job so badly that he disregarded other options.
10.Cupidity (noun)
- Meaning: extreme greed for material wealth
- Synonym: avarice
- Antonym: generosity
- Usage: The sight of his treasure roused the cupidity of the sailors.
14TH JULY
11.Debacle (noun)
- Meaning: a sudden and complete disaster
- Synonym: fiasco
- Antonym: creation
- Usage: Many men were shot or captured in the debacle.
12.Demagogue (noun)
- Meaning: a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
- Synonym: agitator
- Antonym: reconciler
- Usage: The agitators were led by an angry demagogue whose mission was to overthrow the government.
13.Diaphanous (adjective)
- Meaning: so thin as to transmit light
- Synonym: sheer
- Antonym: opaque
- Usage: They wore diaphanous masks as a veil.
14.Discomfit (verb)
- Meaning: cause to lose one’s composure
- Synonym: embarrass
- Antonym: reassure
- Usage: The mob boss will try and discomfit the witness by threatening his family.
15.Disparate (adjective)
- Meaning: distinct in quality or kind
- Synonym: contrasting
- Antonym: homogenous
- Usage: Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy
15TH JULY
16.Dispel(verb)
- Meaning: cause to separate
- Synonym: eliminate
- Antonym: engender
- Usage:The only way we are going to dispel ignorance is through education.
17.Disrepute (noun)
- Meaning: the state of being held in low esteem
- Synonym: disgrace
- Antonym: honor
- Usage: The incident could not disrepute him largely.
18.Divisive (adjective)
- Meaning: causing or characterized by disagreement or disunity
- Synonym: alienating
- Antonym: unifying
- Usage:The divisive proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.
19.Dogmatic (adjective)
- Meaning: pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- Synonym: peremptory
- Antonym: tentative
- Usage: His opinion held dogmatic view about society formation.
20.Dour (adjective)
- Meaning: showing a brooding ill humor
- Synonym: stern
- Antonym: cheerful
- Usage:The dour man would not laugh at any of the comedian’s jokes.
16TH JULY
21.Duress
- Meaning: compulsory force or threat
- Synonym: coercion
- Antonym: freewill
- Usage:He signed the confession under duress.
22.Eclectic (adjective)
- Meaning: selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
- Synonym: extensive
- Antonym: dogmatic
- Usage: She has very eclectic tastes in literature.
23.Edict (noun)
- Meaning: a formal or authoritative proclamation
- Synonym: decree
- Antonym: entreaty
- Usage: The government issued an edict forbidding anyone to leave the city.
24.Egregious (adjective)
- Meaning: conspicuously or outrageously
- Synonym: appalling
- Antonym: marvelous
- Usage:Egregious errors were caused by the tablet’s failure to check spelling.
25.Emend (verb)
- Meaning: make correction to
- Synonym: rectify
- Antonym: damage
- Usage:The new version of the textbook will emend the original version by fixing its flaws.
17TH JULY
26.Emollient (adjective)
- Meaning: a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
- Synonym: palliative
- Antonym: irritating
- Usage: She used natural ingredients as an emollient for her safety.
27.Emulate (verb)
- Meaning: strive to equal or match
- Synonym: imitate
- Antonym: disaffect
- Usage: Their target is to emulate the success of their rival brand.
28.Enfranchise (verb)
- Meaning: grant freedom to
- Synonym:emancipate
- Antonym: disenfranchise
- Usage: They tried to enfranchise the smaller outlet for better functioning.
29.Engender (verb)
- Meaning: call forth
- Synonym: cause
- Antonym: stifle
- Usage:The store gave out free samples to engender loyalty from their customers.
30.Ephemeral (adjective)
- Meaning: anything short-lived
- Synonym: transitory
- Antonym: permanent
- Usage:The thunderstorm was ephemeral, starting suddenly and gone within seconds.
18TH JULY
31.Equanimity (noun)
- Meaning: steadiness of mind under stress
- Synonym: composure
- Antonym: anxiety
- Usage: His equanimity helped him to overcome the difficulty.
32.Espouse (verb)
- Meaning: choose and follow a theory
- Synonym: embrace
- Antonym: oppose
- Usage: The books gave him facts about the cause he espoused largely.
33.Evanescent (adjective)
- Meaning: short-lived
- Synonym: vanishing
- Antonym: permanent
- Usage: They missed the evanescent flash of light sent as signal.
34.Evince (verb)
- Meaning: give expression to
- Synonym: reveal
- Antonym: conceal
- Usage:He evinced great sorrow for what he had done.
35.Exacerbate (verb)
- Meaning: make worse
- Synonym: aggravate
- Antonym:reduce
- Usage:The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.
