Mid Level Day 35 Flashcards
Volubility
Noun
Definition: tendency to talk much
Synonym: loquacity, fluency
Antonym:
Sentence: Her volubility often got her in trouble.
Cinerary
Adjective
Definition: for ashes
Synonym:
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Sentence: The vase on the mantle is cinerary, holding the ashes of her grandfather.
Solemnity
Noun
Definition: feeling serious
Synonym: sobriety, earnestness
Antonym: flightiness, lightheartedness
Sentence: There was an atmosphere of solemnity at the high school graduation.
Parricide
Noun
Definition: act of killing one’s own parents
Synonym: patricide, matricide
Antonym:
Sentence: The man was arrested for parricide.
Incorporeal
Adjective
Definition: not made of any material or substance
Synonym: spiritual, immaterial
Antonym: corporeal. bodily
Sentence: When she blew out the candles on her birthday cake, she wished for something incorporeal.
Fortnight
Noun
Definition: two weeks
Synonym:
Antonym:
Sentence: The festival will take place in a fortnight.
Incandesce
Verb
Definition: to glow with heat
Synonym: bream, luminescence
Antonym: dim, dull
Sentence: In her happiness, she seemed to incandesce.
Stratification
Noun
Definition: arrangement in layers
Synonym: layered
Antonym:
Sentence: The growing social stratification of the country was more of a problem with each passing year.
Lamentable
Adjective
Definition: regretted or pitied
Synonym: upsetting, miserable
Antonym: blessed. fortunate
Sentence: Years later, he considered his actions to be lamentable.
Exculpatory
Adjective
Definition: freeing from blame
Synonym: excusable, forgivable
Antonym:
Sentence: His remark was clearly exculpatory.
Dentition
Noun
Definition: growth of teeth
Synonym: teething
Antonym:
Sentence: The infant cried frequently because she was experiencing dentition.
Cankerous
Adjective
Definition: something that causes decay
Synonym: corrosive, troublesome
Antonym: advantageous, agreeable
Sentence: Her negative attitude had reached the point where it was cankerous.
Reportage
Noun
Definition: an account of news or events
Synonym: communication, dispatch
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Sentence: His reportage from Syria conveyed the violence of the civil war there.
Invalidate
Verb
Definition: to make valueless
Synonym: impair, negate
Antonym: legalize, validate
Sentence: His ID was invalidated by its recent expiration.
Circumfuse
Verb
Definition: pour or spread around
Synonym: surround
Antonym:
Sentence: She circumfused the dessert with melted chocolate.