Words of the Day Collection

1. WOD 1 • Feint • Noun: A false appearance, movement intended to deceive • verb: to make a feint Syn: pretense, trick, sham, wile, swindle Ant: candor, openness, artlessness Sent: She made a feint of studying when actually she was listening to the radio The fighter feinted with his right hand and struck with his left.

2. WOD 2 • Plaintive : adj => expressive of sorrow syn: mournful, sorrowful, somber, anguished ant: cheerful, joyous, elated adv: plaintively noun: plaintiveness Sent: The dog whined plaintively when its master left it alone.

3. WOD 3 • Avarice : noun => greed for wealth syn: greed, covetouness, voracity ant: generosity, charity adj: avaricious adv: avariciously Sent: The wealthy landlord who raised his poor tenants’ rent was guided only by avarice.

4. WOD 4 • Indigent: adj => lacking the necessities of life syn: needy, poor, impoverished ant: well-off, affluent, prosperous adv: indigently Sent: The town built a shelter for its indigent families.

5. WOD 5 • Lament: verb • To express grief for Adj: lamentable Adv: lamentably Syn: grieve, sadden, mourn, pine, bemoan Ant: gladden, soothe, rejoice, exult, revel Sent: He died in 1665 and was universally lamented by the citizens.

6. WOD 6 • petulant: adjective => likely to have little fits of bad temper irritable over trifles Syn: grumpy, touchy, fretful, peevish Ant: agreeable, cheerful, pleasant Adv: petulantly Noun: petulance Sent: My sister’s petulant mood annoyed my parents. The children petulantly glared at the thunderstorm.

7. WOD 7 • Covey ; noun => brood of partridge, quail, etc => a small group, company Syn: band, clique, group, cluster SENT: A covey of sparrows perched in a small tree near our house My Own Sent:

8. WOD 8 • Incandescent: adj • Glowing with heat, shining brightly Syn: brilliant, radiant, luminous Ant: dull, tarnished Noun: incandescence Adv: incandescently Sent: The costly pearl had a beautiful incandescence that made it seem to glow from within.

9. WOD 9 • Undulate: verb => to move in waves to have a wavy form or surface Syn: fluctuate, wave, billow, pulsate Ant: compose, calm Noun: undulation Adj: undulatory Sent: The small boat danced to the rhythm of the undulating ocean.

10. WOD 10 • Bulwark: noun => person, thing, or idea that is a defense or protection Syn: protection, defense, rampart, safeguard Sent: My family always encouraged me to save a portion of my salary in a bank account as a bulwark against rainy days.

11. WOD 11 • Judicious: adj => having, using, or showing good judgment Syn: wise, sensible, cautious, prudent Ant: unreasonable, foolish, silly, unwise Adv: judiciously Sent: A judicious historian selects and weighs facts carefully and critically.

12. WOD 12 • Lucent: adj => bright or shining letting light through Syn: luminous, glowing, glistening translucent, clear, crystalline Ant: dull, dim, cloudy, opaque, dense Adv: lucently Sent: Pearls of great value have a bright, lucent quality that makes them seem to glow

13. WOD 13 • Disparage: verb => to speak of in a disrespectful or slighting way Syn: demean, belittle, denounce Ant: esteem, appreciate, acclaim Noun: disparagement Adv: disparagingly Sent: While glaring at the poor fisherman in a disparagement, the pearl buyer told him that his pearls were worthless.

14. WOD 14 • Coagulate: Verb - to change from a liquid into a thickened mass Syn: thicken, solidify, condense, clot Ant: liquefy, melt, run Noun – coagulation Sent: The blood from the man’s wound began to coagulate quickly. Cooking coagulates the whites of egg. The proteins coagulate, producing a soft cheese-like product.

15. WOD 15 • Escarpment: Noun - a steep slope or cliff - ground made into a steep slope as part of a fortification Syn: precipice, bluff, peak Ant: level, plane, flat, plain Sent: The stream ran down the escarpment, forming a small pool near the bottom of the hill. The people build several escarpments all around their village to protect it from the wild animals.

16. WOD 16 • Germane: adj - closely connected, to the point. Syn: pertinent, relevant, related, appropriate Ant: irrelevant, unrelated, inappropriate Sent: The speaker agreed only to answer those questions that were germane to the topic of his speech

17. WOD 17 • Covert: adj - kept from sight noun – a hiding place, thicket in which animals hide. syn: concealed, disguised, hidden Ant: overt, open, revealed, exposed Adv: covertly Sent: To hide from the fox, the rabbit ran into a covert in the woods. The rabbit covertly disguised itself in the bush from the hunter.

18. WOD 18 • Arduous: adj - hard to do Syn: strenuous, tough, rigorous Ant: easy, effortless, light Noun: arduousness Adv: arduously Sent: The doctor told the patient not to perform any arduous task for the next few weeks.

19. WOD 19 • Semblance (sembləns): noun - outward appearance, likeness syn: look, appearance, image, exterior resemblance, likeness, similarity Sent: Their story had the semblance of truth but was really false. These clouds have the semblance to a huge head.

20. WOD 20 • Distill: verb - to separate or extract the essential elements of, to remove impurities from Syn: extract, separate, compress Adj: distillable Noun: distillation, distillate Sent: Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. A jury must distill the truth from the testimony of witnesses.

21. WOD 21 • Precipitate: adj – with great haste and force verb – to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely Syn: sudden, hasty, reckless, swift Ant: gradual, deliberate, planned Noun: precipitation Sent: His anger precipitated an argument that lasted many generations. A cool breeze caused a precipitate drop in the temperature.

22. WOD 22 Benign /bəˈnīn/: adj => kindly in feeling/favorable Syn: amiable, benevolent, gracious /advantageous, beneficial Ant: hostile, mean/ violent, destructive Adv: benignly Sent: The man’s benign expression and his friendly smile made everyone feel at ease. The boat sailed pleasantly in the benign climate.

23. WOD 23 • Countenance /'kount(ə)nəns/: verb => to approve noun => expression of the face syn: support, encourage/ profile, expression Ant: disapprove, disfavor, hinder Sent: Happiness and contentment exuded from the child’s countenance. The woman could not countenance the idea of leaving her young child with anyone but a close relative.

24. WOD 24 • Sear: verb => to burn or char the surface of - to dry up Syn: burn, scorch, roast – wither, parch, dehydrate, shrivel Ant: - bloom, blossom, flourish Sent: The hot summer sun seared the grain.

25. WOD 25 • Stalwart: adj => strongly built - strong and brave Syn: robust, muscular – fearless, courageous Ant: weak, puny, fragile – timid, cowardly, fearful Adv: stalwartly Noun: stalwartness Sent: Ali, the stalwart athlete, won the championship title against the mighty Andres.

26. WOD 26 • Sluggish: adj => lacking energy or vigor Syn: lazy, slack, unresponsive, languid Ant: active, lively, energetic, brisk Adv: sluggishly Noun: sluggishness Sent:

27. WOD 27 • Conceive: v => to think up, to have an idea Syn: originate, envision, assume, reckon Adj: conceivable Adv: conceivably Sent: The Wright brothers conceived the design of the first successful motor-driven airplane.

28. WOD 28 • Goad: v => to drive or urge one on N => a sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle Syn: prod, urge, spur, stimulate Ant: discourage, dishearten Sent: Hunger can goad a person to steal

29. WOD 29 • Glint: noun => a gleam or flash of light verb => to shine with a flashing light Syn for Verb : flash, glitter, flicker, twinkle Sent: The glint in her eye showed that she was angry.

30. WOD 30 • Oppression => cruel or unjust treatment Syn: tyranny, persecution, injustice, abuse Ant: justice, benevolence, compassion Adj: oppressive Verb: oppress Adv: oppressively Sent: Oppression of the poor can lead to revolution. The dictator oppressed the people.

31. WOD 31 • Subjugate: verb =>to bring under control Syn: overpower, defeat, conquer, overthrow Ant: free, liberate, release Noun: subjugation Sent: After years of subjugation by the foreigners, the people of the small country demanded to control their own government

32. WOD 32 • Contempt: noun => the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless. Syn: disdain, humiliation, ridicule, mockery Ant: admiration, affection, respect Adj: contemptuous, contemptible Sent:

33. WOD 33 • Pelt : verb => hit with objects, words, etc. thrown one after another Syn: strike, batter, thrash, pound, attack Sent: The attorney pelted the witness with angry questions

34. WOD 34 • Solemn: adj => causing serious or grave thoughts Syn: serious, somber, grave, formal Ant: joyful, light, frivolous Sent: The little boy became very solemn when he heard the news of the loss of his favorite pet. The solemn countenance of the father subdued the toddler who was about to throw a big temper tantrum.

35. WOD 35 Cleft: N=> a hollow between two parts adj. => split, divided Syn: crack, split, divide, division, gap Sent: The adventurer jumped over the rocky cleft in the mountain biome.

36. WOD 36 • Clamber; verb => to climb awkwardly or with difficulty using both hands and feet Syn: climb, scramble, mound Sent: He strives to clamber up an inclined plane but each time slips down. Indomitable ambition impels him to clamber up over the hopes and bodies of his fellow workers.

37. WOD 37 • Cozen: verb => to deceive or trick (to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misinterpretation, or to get something from deceitful trickery) Syn: cheat, deceive, defraud, hoax Sent:

38. WOD 38 Conspicuous; adj easily seen, attracting attention syn: noticeable, obvious, prominent, striking, remarkable ant: hidden, shrouded, indistinguishable, insignificant, obscure adv: conspicuously noun: conspicuousness sent: Ali and his friends ordered 6th graders this way and that while Jacob tried to include himself without being conspicuous.

39. WOD 39 • Aplomb; noun self-confidence, especially in a difficult situation • Syn: poise, assurance, surety • Ant: doubt, fear, uncertainty • Sent: the soldiers handled their mission with great aplomb. Thanks to them, the mission was a success.

40. WOD 40 Terse; adj brief and to the point Syn: concise, precise, succinct, short Ant: lengthy, wordy, long Adv: tersely Sent: His account of the accident was too terse to provide any means of defense

41. WOD 41 Outlandish; adj not familiar, strange or ridiculous Syn: alien, eccentric, exotic, outrageous Ant: common, familiar, ordinary Adv: outlandishly Sent: The mother could not believe the outlandish tales her son was telling about the …

42. WOD 42 Suppliant: adj • Asking humbly and earnestly • A person who asks humbly and earnesly Synonyms: imploring, pleading, entreating Ant: Sent: Out of desperation, he sent a suppliant message for help. Love seemed to have lost warmth and power, so little a thing like a suppliant outside a door.

43. WOD 43 • Unsubstantial; adj • Having little or no solidity or reality Syn: illogical, inconceivable, unreal Ant: substantial, tangible, concrete Noun: unsubstantiality Sent: Reservations for restaurants and theatres, particularly those in large department stores, increased unsubstantially during this period.

44. WOD 44 • Subsequent: adj => coming after Syn: consecutive, successive, ensuing Ant: preceding, former, previous Adv: subsequently Sent: Subsequent to our discussion on Wednesday, we have implemented the recommended changes to the program.

45. WOD 45 • Console: verb => to ease the grief or sorrow of Noun: consolation Syn: soothe, comfort, conciliate Ant: agitate, discourage, dispirit Sent: I lost the game, but I consoled myself with the knowledge that I had improved a lot nonetheless.

46. WOD 46 • Monolithic: adj: formed of a single large block of stone Sny: massive, bulky, colossal, monumental Ant: small, insignificant, trivial Sent: The monolithic columns supported the weight of the large monument.

47. WOD 47 • Intercede: verb => plea for another Syn: arbitrate, intervene, advocate Noun: intercession Adj: intercessory • Sent: Friends of the condemned man interceded with the governor for his pardon.

48. WOD 48 • Project: verb =>to estimate or forecast something on the basis of present trends Syn: predict, propose, conceive, devise Ant: disbelieve, neglect, destroy Noun: projection Sent: We have been long aware of your projected attack. He liked her kindness, and he was wroth at the projected return of his gifts.

49. WOD 49 • Irresolute: adj => unable to make up one’s mind Syn: hesitant, indecisive, tentative, timid Ant: definite, determined, resolute, willful Noun: irresolution Adv: irresolutely Sent: I stood for some minutes irresolutely, with my hand upon the lock of the door.

50. WOD 50 • Consecrate: verb • To make or declare something sacred • To dedicate formally to a religious/divine purpose Syn: sanctify, ordain, anoint, hallow Ant: condemn, desecrate, denounce Noun: consecration Sent: He resolved to consecrate his life to maintaining the cause of the freedom of the Church from the control of the State.