1.Exasperation (noun)
Meaning::The state of being irritated
Synonym:irritation, frustration
Antonym :delight, joy, pleasure
Sentence:The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew.
2.Absolve (verb):
Meaning:To forgive; to free from guilt
Synonym:exculpate, pardon
Antonym :charge, impeach, indict; convict
Sentence:Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
3.Epitaph (noun)
Meaning:Brief statement honoring a dead person
Synonym:inscription, eulogy
Sentence:”Beloved by all,” was the epitaph Edgar chose for his wife’s tombstone.
4.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
5.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.
6.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.
7.Intermittent
Meaning- starting, stopping, and starting again : not constant or steady
Synonym-continual, on-and-off, periodic
Antonym – eternal, everlasting, interminable, perpetual
Sentence-The patient was having intermittent pains in his side.
8.Renegade
Meaning- a person who leaves one group, religion, etc., and joins another that opposes it
Synonym-apostate, defector, deserter,
Antonym -disciple, follower, supporter
Sentence-They were renegades who thought they had permission to steal from the rich …”
9.Mercenary
Meaning-a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army : a soldier who will fight for any group or country that hires him
Synonym-acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting,
Antonym -nonmaterialistic; altruistic,
Sentence-His motives in choosing a career were purely mercenary.
10.Mediocre
Meaning- not very good
Synonym-common, fair, indifferent, medium,
Antonym – excellent, exceptional, exquisite, fabulous, fantastic,
Sentence-The dinner was delicious, but the dessert was mediocre.
Vocabulary of The Day- 19 April
Daily Vocabulary Words 13 & 14 April...
