Match the Meaning – Day 5
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Learn vocabulary with us. Read our Vocab master everyday. Then test yourself with this match the following. Here we have provided a word on one side and image on other side. Try to match the meaning of the Word.
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Read Vocab Master Day – 43 and continue this match the Following:
1.Riposte |
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2.petulant |
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3. Vacillation |
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1.c 2. a 3. b
1.Riposte
Meaning: a quick and clever reply
Synonym: comeback, repartee, retort
Sentence: he’s known for having a brilliant riposte to
nearly any insult
2.petulant
Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or
bad-tempered
Synonym: short-tempered, peevish,
Antonym: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted
Sentence: “he was moody and petulant”
3. Vacillation
Meaning: fluctuation
Synonym: hesitation, doubt, indecision
Antonym: certainty, sure
Sentence: I vacillate between the red truck and the blue one
4.Discernible |
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5. Sojourn |
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6. Orthodox |
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4.b 5. c 6. a
4.Discernible
Meaning: able to be discerned; perceptible.
Synonym: visible, detectable, noticeable
Antonym: imperceptible
Sentence: “the scandal had no discernible effect on his
career”
5. Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere
temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: “her sojourn in Rome”
6. Orthodox
Meaning: following or conforming to the traditional or
generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion,
philosophy, or practice.
Synonym: conservative, traditional, observant,
conformist
Antonym: unconventional, unorthodox, nonconformist
Sentence: “Burke’s views were orthodox in his time”
7. Pernicious |
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8. Peremptory |
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9.Espouse |
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10. Sporadic |
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7.c 8.d 9.b 10.a
7. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual
or subtle way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favorable
Sentence: “the pernicious influences of the mass media”
8. Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience,
especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary,
commanding, authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: “‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply”
9.Espouse
Meaning: support
Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend
Antonym: attack, reject
Sentence: He was an optimist or he never would have
espoused the American cause.
10.Sporadic
Meaning: on and off
Synonym: occasional, infrequent, irregular
Antonym: common, constant, frequent
Sentence: At first resistance to Western encroachment
was sporadic and uncoordinated