Vocabulary Words – 02.12.2016

1.anorak(noun):a hooded pullover

Synonyms: frockstar,raincoat

Antonyms:pea,raincoat

Example Sentence:He turns his anorak back to front, draws his hood up over his face.

2.Byzantine(adjective): relating to Byzantium.

Synonyms: daedal,complicated

Antonyms:intricate,involved

Example Sentence:The Byzantine code, based on the Roman, as embodied in the Justice.

3.culpable(adjective):deserving blame

Synonyms:guilty,impeachable

Antonyms:immune,irresponsible

Example Sentence:This, as I know from culpable personal experience, is a fault.

4.enliven(verb):to make vigorous

Synonyms:animate,brighten

Antonyms:bore,depress

Example Sentence:We had no spur to enliven our thoughts in our monotonous life.

5.engulf(verb):to swallow up

Synonyms:bury,consume

Antonyms:dry,neglect

Example Sentence: the horrible tumult which threatened to engulf him.