VOCAB MASTER DAY – 19

VOCAB MASTER DAY – 19

 1. Vociferous

Meaning: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.

Synonym: vehement, outspoken, vocal, forthright

Sentence: “he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover”

2. Vivacious

Meaning: (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.

Synonym: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited,

effervescent

Sentence: “her vivacious and elegant mother”

3. Vituperate

Meaning: blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language.

Synonym: revile, rail against, inveigh against, fulminate against, attack, upbraid,

Sentence: every week the minister would ascend the culpulpit and

vituperate the parishioners for a litany of vices.

4.Plausible

Meaning:(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or

probable.

Synonym: credible, reasonable, believable,

Antonym: unlikely, improbable

Sentence: “a plausible explanation”

5.Niceties

Meaning: a small detail and especially one that is a part of polite or

proper behavior

Synonym: Datum , specific, point

Sentence: “The leader knows all the niceties of diplomatic protocol”

6.deferential

Meaning: showing deference; respectful.

Synonym: obsequious, humble, respectful,

Sentence: “people were always deferential to him”

7.Obsequious

Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Synonym: sycophantic, servile

Antonym: domineering

Sentence: “they were served by obsequious waiters”

8.Raucous

Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Synonym: harsh, strident,

Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained

Sentence: “raucous youths”

9.Charlatan

Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.

Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake

Sentence: “a self-confessed con artist and charlatan“

10.Chameleon

Meaning: a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail,long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change colour.,a person who changes their opinions or behaviour according to the situation.

Synonym: opportunist, temporizer, timeserver,

Sentence:”voters have misgivings about his performance as a political

chameleon“