Vocabularies in Daily life

                                                              Vocabularies in Daily life

                                              

Words	Synonyms	Antonyms
Liaison	Intimacy, contact, communication, link, affair, intimacy, involvement, affair, affaire
Lesson	Precept, warning instruction, lecture, homily, information	Misguidance, mis instruction, mis information
Studious	Literary, diligent, assiduous, desirous, attentive, thoughtful, reflective, careful	Unliterary, illiterate, idle, indulgent, careless, indifferent, regardless, inattentive, negligent, thoughtless,
Gangling	(tall, thin and awkward in movements or bearing) lanky, long-legged, leggy, awkward, bony	Squat
Mimetic	Imitative, mimic, unoriginal, apish, canned, slavish, emulative, formulaic,	Original, archetypal
Abject	Something very bad or miserable, degraded, mean, worthless, contemptible, wretched, base,	Presumption, pomposity, snobbery, domineering, defiance,
Starling	A gregarious Old-World songbird which is symbolic of communication, your relationship with fellow members and the standing in the society.
Venture	A risky journey, travel, rove, stray, set out
Yearling	A young animal, bambino, toddler, Tod
Begrudge	Resent, envy	Wish
Hatchling
Sedition	Treason, riot, rebellion, revolt, mutiny, insubordination, tumult, secession, insurrection,	Union, allegiance, orderliness, subordination, obedience, quiet, pacification, appeasement,
Attrition	Gradual decrease in numbers, sorrow, repentance, penitence, compunction, remorse, self-reproach	Impenitence, callousness, obduracy, reprobation, relentlessness,
Reiterate	Repeat, re-express, re-enunciate, renew, reproduce,	Cancel, withdraw, reverse, retract,
Ewe	Female sheep	Ram (male sheep)
Louche	Dishonorable, disgraceful, notorious, infamous, shameful, unrespectable, ignominious, discreditable, opprobrious	Honorable, reputable, respectable
Sleuth	A group of beers
Demur	Hesitate, halt, pause, doubt, scruple, object,	Embrace, approve, agree, assent, assent, acquiesce
Boisterous	Loud, violent, unrestrained, stormy, uncontrolled, intemperate	Peaceful, calm
Falter	Halt, hesitate, hobble, slip, demur, waver, flinch, vacillate, stammer	Proceed, run, speed, flow, discourse, determine, persevere, resolve
Colony	A group of bats
Pace	A group of asses
Pod	A group of students
Herd	A group of animals
Shrewdness	A group of apes
Flock	A group of birds
Gang	A group of organized criminals
Minuscule	Extremely small, small letter, little, miniscule	Majuscule
Like a sitting duck	Vulnerable
Stentorian	Loud, booming, thundering, thunderous, blaring, trumpeting	Quiet, soft
Violent	Furious, forcible, outrageous, vehement	Nonviolent
Misbegotten	Baseborn, bastard, illegitimate, supposititious, a misbegotten child who never knew his father	Legitimate
Stealthy	Sneaky, secret, private, covert, undercover, backstairs, behind-the-scenes	Open, overt, public
Approbate	Approve, accredit, confirm, finalize, sanction, homologate, ratify	Condemn, decline, deny, reject, veto
Lute	1.      Adhesive, gunk, paste, mud, plaster, sand. 2.      A stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body.
Pittance	An inadequate payment, tole, drop, driblet, drain, scantling	Abundance, profusion, exuberance
Gall	Bluff, con, cozen, deceive, fool, hoodwink, juggle, trick, spoof, hoax	Undeceive
Vex	Annoy, tease, irritate, plague, tantalize, pester, harass, trouble	Soothe, appease, gratify, please, quiet
Jinx	Hex, hoodoo, whammy
Vixen	A female fox, scold, shrew	Fox(male)
Hex	Charm, enchant, bewitch, overlook, spell
Crude	Rough, harsh, raw, ill-prepared, unrefined, unpolished	Well-prepared, well-digested, refined, artistic, well-considered
Exemplary	Praiseworthy, honorable, fitted to serve as model, meritorious, conspicuous, wary	Detestable, objectionable, exceptionable
Transparent	Clear, lucid, obvious, apparent, distinct	Opaque, obscure, foggy, cloudy, muddy
Vigilant	Observant, open-eyed, thoughtful, argus-eyed
Peasant	Countryman, laborer, rustic, villager	Townsman
Piteous	Compassionate, sad, miserable, mournful, sorrowful, distressing, lamentable, deplorable, doleful	Joyous, comfortable, pleasant, desirable, delectable
Pilgrimage	Journey, peregrinate, travel, tour, trek, trip, voyage
Told us off	Scold
Extinction	Drying out, disappearance, vanishing, destruction, extermination, annihilation	Survival
Stagnation	The condition is not flowing or not changing, stagnancy, doldrums
Sanguine	Optimistic, hopeful, trustful, confident, ardent	Pessimistic, frigid, distrustful, diffident
Insipid	Tasteless, lifeless, uninteresting,	Exciting, interesting
Hospice	Hotel, inn, lodge, caravansary, auberge
Palisade	Bluff, crag, barranca, cliff
Concealment	Hideout, covert, hideaway, lair, nest, den, hermitage	Display, exhibition, exposure
Consensus	A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons, agreement, harmony, concord, like-mindedness	Disagreement, minority view,
Euphemism	Softening, politeness, genteelism	Dysphemism
Metonym	A word, name or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated.
Entrepreneur	Enterpriser, businessman, tycoon, speculator, business person
Ambivalence	Equivocation, uncertainty, unsureness, doubt, indecision	Certainty, decisiveness
Exigency	Emergency, urgency, conjuncture	Provision, preparation
Presentiment	Forecast, forethought, foretaste, anticipation	Surprise, in expectancy, miscalculation
Incongruent	Incompatible, incongruous	compatible
Disparate	Unequal, ill-matched	Equal, coordinate, sorted
Magnanimous	Beneficent, big, bountiful	Miserly, petty, small, resentful
Reprisal	Retaliation, retribution	Condonation, grace, remission, reprieve
Constraint	Compulsion, force, pressure, duress	Unconstraint, disinhibition
With a high hand	Oppressively
Perplexed	At one’s wit, baffled, confounded
Enlighten	Illumine, edify, inform, teach	Mislead, darken, obscure, perplex

 

 collected by -        HUSSAIN HAIDER SAADOR