Daily Vocabulary: 23rd November 2019

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HOARD(Noun)
Meaning: to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place
Synonyms: accumulation, backlog
Antonyms: debt, lack
Usage: During the siege people began hoarding food and supplies.

RESCIND(Verb)
Meaning: to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power
Synonyms: abolish, abrogate
Antonyms: allow, approve
Usage: The policy of charging air travelers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.

AMNESTY(Noun)
Meaning: a decision by a government to forgive people who have committed particular illegal acts or crimes, and not to punish them
Synonyms: forgiveness, absolution
Antonyms: conviction, sentence
Usage: The state has declared an amnesty for individuals who pay their outstanding back taxes.

DRACONIAN (adjective) 
Meaning: excessively harsh and severe.
Synonyms: cruel, brutal, oppressive, ruthless.
Antonyms: mild, amenable, temperate, gentle.
Usage: There was a time when I would have argued that our libel laws were Draconian and should be amended.

MOMENTOUS (adjective) 
Meaning: of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events.
Synonyms: significant, fateful, portentous, critical.
Antonyms: trivial, insignificant, trifling, unsubstantial.
Usage: The prospect of a single currency may present this country with one of the most momentous decisions in its history.

DEFECTION (noun) 
Meaning: the desertion of one’s country or cause in favor of an opposing one.
Synonyms: desertion, absconding, decamping, flight.
Antonyms: commitment, reliability, fidelity, devotion.
Usage: Her defection from the Democrats occurred soon after the failure of the coalition proposal.

CORUSCATE (verb) 
Meaning: (of light) flash or sparkle.
Synonyms: scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle.
Antonyms: converge, darkle, dull.
Usage: The flashlight was used to coruscate a message to the other campers across the lake.

SHRILL (Adjective) 
Meaning: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
Synonyms: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp
Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Usage: When Rose was stabbed, she let out a shrill scream.

Interdict (Noun)
Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular
Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,
Antonym: corroborate, support
Usage: Because I failed most of my classes last term, my parents will probably interdict me from working this semester.

Naught (noun) 
Meaning: the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it
Synonyms: aught, cipher, goose egg, nil, nothing, o, oh, zero, zilch, zip
Usage: The pleas for peace have been for naught as the war has been going on for over five years.

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