Vocab Master Day – 42

1.Interim

Meaning: the intervening time., in or for the intervening

period; provisional.

Synonym: meantime, meanwhile, interlude; interregnum

Antonym: permanent

Sentence: “an interim arrangement”

2.Interdict

Meaning: an authoritative prohibition, in particular:

Synonym: prohibition, ban, bar, veto, proscription,

Antonym: :corroborate, support

Sentence: “army efforts to interdict enemy supply

shipments”

3.Insurgent

Meaning: a person fighting against a government or

invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.

Synonym: rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer,

agitator, subversive, guerrilla, anarchist

Antonym: loyal, government

Sentence: “an attack by armed insurgents”

4. Agnostic

Meaning: a person who believes that nothing is known or

can be known of the existence or nature of God

Synonym: sceptic, doubter,

Sentence: After my husband became agnostic, he

stopped going to church because of his doubt about god’s

existence

5.Punctilious

Meaning: showing great attention to detail or

correct behaviour.

Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent,

attentive,

Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash

Sentence: “he was punctilious in providing every amenity

for his guests”

6. Labyrinth

Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or

paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze

Synonym: maze, rabbit warren, warren

Sentence: a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers

7.Pusillanimous

Meaning: showing a lack of courage or determination;

timid.

Synonym: cowardly, recreant, spineless, unheroic

Antonym: audacious, bold, brazen,

Sentence: pusillanimous politicians who vote according to

whichever way the political wind is blowing

8.Incendiary

Meaning: Causing trouble,

Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous

Antonym: loyal, peace making

Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and

toss flares into corners as they sought out any living

insurgents or incendiary devices.

9.Pragmatic

Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in

a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical

considerations.

Synonym: practical, realistic

Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian

Sentence: “a pragmatic approach to politics”

10.Predilection

Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a

bias in favour of something.

Synonym: liking, fondness, preference, partiality,

Sentence: “your predilection for pretty girls