Vocabulary Words –15.11.2016

1.escort(noun):a group of persons

Synonyms:attendant,bodyguard

Antonyms:enemy,foe

Example Sentence:During the summer I was detailed to escort a deserter to Plymouth.

2.eternity(noun):infinite time

Synonyms:aeon,afterlife

Antonyms:continual,ever

Example Sentence:It is an edifice that seems to have been constructed for eternity.

3.nasty(adjective):physically filthy

Synonyms:awful,dirty

Antonyms:agreeable,calm

Example Sentence:It was a nastynight for any sort of a sleeper; for a dead one it was very bad.

4.unendurable(adjective):capable of being endured

Synonyms:bearable,livable

Antonyms:changeable,intolerable

Example Sentence:So far the situation was endurable, but it could not continue indefinitely.

5.weasel(noun):a cunning, sneaky person

Synonyms:betrayer,blabbermouth

Antonyms:come out,concede

Example Sentence:It was the same leaf as the weasel had brought to his comrade.