Vocabulary Words - 21.06.2016

June 21, 2016    

1. FURTIVELY (ADVERB): secretively

Synonyms: clandestinely, surreptitiously

Antonyms: candidly, frankly

Example Sentence: 

The soldiers were furtively crawling through the night.


2. CREDULITY (NOUN): tendency to believe anything quickly

Synonyms: acceptance, fidelity Antonyms: disloyalty, inconstancy

Example Sentence: 

He was, in fact, an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity. 


3. VISAGE (NOUN): appearance

Synonyms: countenance, aspect Antonym: behind, rear

Example Sentence: 

His visage was meagre, his hair lank and thin, and his voice hollow.


4. AMIABLY (ADVERB): in a friendly way

Synonyms: benevolently, amicably Antonyms: unpleasantly, unwillingly

Example Sentence:

She spoke amiably, yet with the least hint of dismissal in her voice.


5. UNABASHED (ADJECTIVE): shameless

Synonyms: unblushing, blatant Antonyms: shamed, subtle

Example Sentence: 

He made no answer to this, except to smile at me with unabashed pleasure and affection as I drove away.


6. CONDESCENDING (ADJECTIVE): thinking oneself to be better than others

Synonyms: arrogant, disdainful Antonym: friendly, approachable

Example Sentence:

I'm fed up with your condescending attitude.


7. CONGENIAL (ADJECTIVE): pleasant and agreeable

Synonyms: jovial, affable Antonyms: aloof, uncongenial

Example Sentence: 

The food at the party was excellent, and the company congenial.


8. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): fear resulting from the awareness of danger

Synonyms: alarm, bewilderment Antonyms: calmness, tranquility

Example Sentence: 

To my consternation, when I reached home I found I had lost the key of the house. 


9. PSEUDO (ADJECTIVE): false or not authentic

Synonyms: counterfeit, ersatz Antonyms: genuine, true

Example sentence: 

The pseudo journalist pretended to be documenting the war.


10. GRIMACE (VERB): make a pained expression

Synonyms: contort, scowl Antonyms: grin, smile 

Example Sentence: 

She started to sit up, grimaced with pain, and sank back.




















Vocabulary Words - 21.06.2016 4.5 5 Yateendra sahu June 21, 2016 1. FURTIVELY (ADVERB): secretively Synonyms: clandestinely, surreptitiously Antonyms: candidly, frankly Example Sentence:  The ...


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