Vocabulary Words – 26.12.2016

1.Elocution(noun):a person’s manner of speaking

Synonyms:declamation,delivery

Antonyms:quiet,silence

Example Sentence:I told her I was about to lecture and was on my way to take lessons in elocution.

2.Eloquence(noun):the practice

Synonyms:expressiveness,fervor

Antonyms:impotence,inability

Example Sentence:With classic purity and eloquence he spoke the Italian language.

3.Elope(verb):to run off secretly to be married

Synonyms:run off,abscond

Antonyms:continue,face

Example Sentence:I have a great mind to elope to Constantinople, and never see any one any more!

4.Emanate(verb):to flow out

Synonyms:arise,derive

Antonyms:conceal,hold

Example Sentence:We presume the unity of feeling can only emanate from a single mind.

5.Embalm(verb):to treat

Synonyms:mummify,anoint

Antonyms:neglect,squander

Example Sentence:They are even more; for they intensify them, embalm them, and preserve them from evaporating.