*07. 10. 2019 Monday* New Words...

*TEN WORDS OF THE DAY FOR THE TEACHERS*

1. THESPIAN (NOUN): artist :
Synonyms: entertainer, actor
Antonyms: non-entertainer, non-artist
Example Sentence:
I met a great thespian in Moscow.

2. DILAPIDATION (NOUN): ruin :
Synonyms: decrepitude, destruction
Antonyms: development, escalation
Example Sentence:
Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation.

3. ESPOUSE (VERB): support :
Synonyms: adopt, advocate
Antonyms: reject, refuse
Example Sentence:
They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.

4. FIERY (ADJECTIVE): blazing :
Synonyms: burning, flaming
Antonyms: cold, cool
Example Sentence:
Anushka cooked in a fiery furnace.

5. FECKLESS (ADJECTIVE): without purpose :
Synonyms: aimless, carefree
Antonyms: purposeful, efficient
Example Sentence:
It was a feckless attempt to make the company a success.

6. MERCURIAL (ADJECTIVE): flighty, temperamental :
Synonyms: changeable, impulsive
Antonyms: constant, stable
Example Sentence:
His mercurial temperament made him difficult to work with his teammates.

7. SPECIOUS (ADJECTIVE): misleading :
Synonyms: deceptive, false
Antonyms: genuine, valid
Example Sentence:
His readings are seeming to be specious.

8. WALLOP (VERB):  clobber :
Synonyms: drub, trounce
Antonyms: lose, surrender
Example Sentence:
The drunken truck driver was walloped by a mob.

9. ZEST (NOUN): flavoring :
Synonyms: pungency, piquancy
Antonyms: dullness, blandness
Example Sentence:
My brother’s remark added a certain zest to the atmosphere.

10. WHIMSICAL (ADJECTIVE): playful :
Synonyms: amusing, funny
Antonyms: behaving, sensible
Example Sentence:
Anu watched Pranuj with whimsical eyes.

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