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DAILY WORDS

Expand your vocabulary with this set of daily words. Learn the meanings of aberration, adverse, appease, bias, condone, desolate, euphoric, and foil. Enhance your language skills today!

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DAILY WORDS

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  1. DAILY WORDS 3rd Quarter

  2. #67 Aberration [n.] • Def. – something that differs from the norm • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  3. #68 Adverse [adj.] • Def. – antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  4. #69 Appease [v.] • Def. – to calm, satisfy • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  5. #70 Bias [n.] • Def. – a tendency, inclination, prejudice • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  6. #71 Condone [v.] • Def. – to pardon, deliberately overlook • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  7. #72 Desolate [adj.] • Def. – deserted, dreary, lifeless • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  8. #73 Euphoric [adj.] • Def. – elated, uplifted • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  9. #74 Foil [adj.] • Def. – to thwart, frustrate, defeat • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  10. #75 Goad [v.] • Def. – to urge, spur, incite into action • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  11. #76 Heed [v.] • Def. – to notice, pay attention to • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  12. #77 Imminent [adj.] • Def. – about to take place; happening soon • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  13. #78 Wane [v.] • Def. – to decrease in size, dwindle • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  14. #79 Tenacious [adj.] • Def. – persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  15. #80 Ostracize [v.] • Def. – to not allow to be included in a group; to to exclude from a group • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  16. #81 Zealous [adj.] • Def. – fervent, filled with eagerness in pursuit of something • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  17. #82 Accost [v.] • Def. – to confront verbally • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  18. #83 Rampant [adj.] • Def. – growing quickly and in a way that is difficult to control • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  19. #84 Poignant [adj.] • Def. – deeply affecting, moving • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  20. #85 Unkempt [adj.] • Def. – not neat or orderly : messy or untidy • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  21. #86 Chastise [v.] • Def. – to punish or scold harshly • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  22. #87 Nonchalant [adj.] • Def. – casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  23. #88 Fawning [adj.] • Def. – gaining the favor of another by acting overly kind or by flattery • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  24. #89 Prosaic [adj.] • Def. – plain, lacking liveliness • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  25. #90 Copious [adj.] • Def. – abundant, much, plentiful • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  26. #91 Debacle [n.] • Def. – a disastrous failure, disruption • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  27. #92 Emaciated [adj.] • Def. – very thin due to lack of food • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  28. #93 Deliberate [adj.] • Def. – intentional, reflecting careful consideration • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  29. #94 Meticulous [adj.] • Def. – very careful; fussy; finicky • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  30. #95 Dissuade [v.] • Def. – to persuade someone not to do something • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  31. #96 Fleeting [adj.] • Def. – short-lived • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  32. #97 Divulge [v.] • Def. – to reveal something secret • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  33. #98 Archaic [adj.] • Def. – from a much earlier time; antiquated • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  34. #99 Allude [v.] • Def. – to evade, escape • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  35. #100 Peripheral [adj.] • Def. – only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental; relating to the field of vision • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  36. #101 Foster [v.] • Def. – to stimulate, promote, encourage • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  37. #102 Obtuse [adj.] • Def. – stupid; not clear or precise • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  38. #103 Nefarious [adj.] • Def. – extremely wicked; heinously; villainous • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  39. #104 Quagmire [n.] • Def. – a difficult situation • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  40. #105 Querulous [adj.] • Def. – whining, complaining • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  41. #106 Rigor [adj.] • Def. – harshness, severity • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

  42. #107 Venerable [adj.] • Def. – deserving of respect due to age or achievement • Syn. – • Ant. – • Ex. – • Sentences –

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