Vocabulary Words – 27.12.2016

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.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.

3.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.

4.Emerge(verb):to come forth into view

Synonyms:appear,arrive

Antonyms:abandon,decrease

Example Sentence:The boatswain was the first to emerge from the cover of the wood.

5.Elucidate(verb):to make lucid

Synonyms:clear up,decode

Antonyms:cloud,complicate

Example Sentence:This letter might elucidate it—might throw light where so much was needed.