** Vocabulary Words - 21.04.2015 **

** Vocabulary Words - 21.04.2015 **

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1. ACCLAIMED (ADJECTIVE): praised

Synonyms: renouned, extolled Antonyms: criticize, disapprove

Example Sentence:

He's published a dozen books, been acclaimed everywhere, and is known even in nonacademic circles.

2. ARRAIGN (VERB): accuse

Synonyms: incrimate, indict Antonyms: exculpate, exonerate

Example Sentence:

Government officials used expansive libel laws to arraign journalists who criticized them.

3. BALDERDASH (NOUN): nonsense

Synonyms: claptrap, jargon Antonyms: sense, truth

Example Sentence:

But based on the actual statistics, this is complete balderdash.

4. SURREPTITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): sneaky, secret

Synonyms: clandestine, private Antonyms: public, open

Example Sentence:

The dog has his surreptitious ways of stealing table scraps behind my back.

5. RECRUDESCENCE (NOUN): coming again

Synonyms: arrival, rebound Antonyms: departure, exit

Example Sentence:

It can only come as the result of a sharp recrudescence in persecution else-where in the world.

6. HIRSUTE (ADJECTIVE): covered with hair

Synonyms: hairy, furry Antonyms: bald

Example Sentence:

Even his appearance, which is uncharacteristically hirsute and blank, helps make the film more of a curiosity than a failure.

7. VETERAN (NOUN): a person who has had long service in the armed forces

Synonyms: Doyen, Stager Antonyms: Beginner, Novice

Example Sentence:

He had some interesting stories to tell as he was a World War II veteran.

8.PROTAGONIST (NOUN): the leader of or the person who argues most in favor of a cause

Synonyms: Champion, Leader Antonyms: Opponent, Adversary

Example Sentence:

Mahatma Gandhi was the protagonist of the Indian Freedom Struggle.

9. SYCOPHANT (NOUN) : a person who seeks favour from influential people by using flattery and servile attention

Synonyms: Bootlicker, Brownnoser Antonyms: Boss, Authoritative

Example Sentence:

The leaders knew that most of his followers were sycophants.

10. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE) : seeming to be present everywhere at once or at the same time

Synonyms: Frequent, Everyday Antonyms: Infrequent, Rare

Example Sentence:

We live in a society where the term ‘risk’ has become ubiquitous.