Vocabulary Words – 22.12.2016

1.Mater (noun): the backing holding

Synonyms:blurred,cloudy

Antonyms:bright,cheerful

Example Sentence:The bedside manner it is that they use in the Mater hospice.

2.Matriculation(verb):to enroll in a college

Synonyms:enter,join

Antonyms:erase,leave

Example Sentence:He has to matriculate this year, it’s frightfully difficult.

3.Mattress(noun):a large pad

Synonyms:bed,cushion

Antonyms:equity,estate

Example Sentence:She forced her open hands down very hard on the mattress of the sofa.

4.Muse(verb):to think

Synonyms:brood,cogitate

Antonyms:disbelieve,discard

Example Sentence:The next production of his muse was the Sea-piece, in two odes.

5.Nascent(adjective):beginning to exist

Synonyms:burgeoning,fledgling

Antonyms:dying,shrinking

Example Sentence:All his nascent intellectual powers were alive and clamorous.