Vocabulary Words – 29.10.2016

1.apparition(noun):a supernatural appearance of a person or thing.

Synonyms:bogeyman,chimera

Antonyms:certainty,fact

Example Sentence:This apparition surprised me, because it seemed to accompany me.

2.Kelpie(noun):usually having the form of a horse

Synonyms:demon,devil

Antonyms:angel,god

Example Sentence:The laird of Glen fernie lay very still, his eyes upon the Kelpie ‘s Pool.

3.vampire(noun):a preternatural being

Synonyms:beast,monster

Antonyms:angel,god

Example Sentence:The horrible doubts which he had driven away were sucking at his heart like vampire.

4.Elision(noun):the omission of a vowel, consonant

Synonyms: abbreviating,abridging

Antonyms: enlargement,increase

Example Sentence:The reason for its elision current in Alaska is too contemptible to be referred to further.

5.fuddled(verb):to muddle or confuse

Synonyms:  amaze,astonish

Antonyms: aid,assist

Example Sentence:But there is no doubt that the lion of the evening was—thefuddle.”