1.Prodigal
Meaning:carelessly and foolishly spending money, time, etc.
Synonym:extravagant, high-rolling, spendthrift,
Antonym :economical miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious,
Sentence:the prodigal child always spent her allowance the minute she got it.
2.Profane
Meaning:to treat (a holy place or object) with great disrespect
Synonym:nonreligious, secular, temporal
Antonym :divine, spiritual;
Sentence:offended by the profane language that her coworkers used so casually
3.misanthrope
Meaning:a person who does not like other people
Synonym:cynic, naysayer, pessimist
Antonym : idealist, sentimentalist, optimist,
Sentence:a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind
4.obviate
Meaning:to make (something) no longer necessary : to prevent or avoid (something)
Synonym: avert, forestall,prevent, preclude,
Antonym :cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture, promote
Sentence:The new medical treatment obviates the need for surgery.
5.culpable
Meaning:deserving blame : guilty of doing something wrong
Synonym:censurable, blameworthy, reprehensible,
Antonym :flawless, perfect, pure; guiltless, innocent
Sentence:They held her culpable for the accident.
6.cumbersome
Meaning:hard to handle or manage because of size or weight
Synonym:awkward, bunglesome, clumsy,
Antonym :functional, practicable
Sentence:The application process is cumbersome and time-consuming.
7.Progeny
Meaning:a person who comes from a particular parent or family : the child or descendant of someone
Synonym:posterity, offspring,
Antonym :ancestor, antecedent, father,
Sentence:Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
8.Intrepid
Meaning:feeling no fear : very bold or brave
Synonym:bold, courageous, dauntless,
Antonym :nervous, diffident,
Sentence:an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted.
9.Inundate
Meaning:to cause (someone or something) to receive or take in a large amount of things at the same time, to cover (something) with a flood of water
Synonym:flood, overflow, overwhelm
Antonym :dehydrate, dry, parch, drain
Sentence:Rising rivers could inundate low-lying areas
10.Prognosis
Meaning:a doctor's opinion about how someone will recover from an illness or injury,a judgment about what is going to happen in the future
Synonym:forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting,
Sentence:The president had a hopeful prognosis about the company's future
No comments:
Post a Comment