Vocabulary Words – 21.06.2017

1.quaker(noun)

Meaning: a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Synonyms: shock,temblor
Antonyms: perfection
Example Sentence: Taking hold of one of the capes, the oldQuaker asked innocently what it was.

2.quell(verb)

Meaning: to suppress
Synonyms: annihilate,conquer
Antonyms: build up,compliment
Example Sentence: I was sent by the Governor to quell adisturbance amongst the nearestIndians.

3.quieten(verb)

Meaning: to become quiet
Synonyms: clam,dampen
Antonyms: agitate,allow
Example Sentence: I says: ‘See, Jennings, how women-folkdo quieten babbies; it’s just as I said.’

4. ZAP (VERB)

Meaning: destroy, kill
Synonyms: exterminate, terminate
Antonyms: initiate, give birth
Example Sentence: A guard zapped him with the stun gun.

5. EXACERBATE (VERB)

Meaning: infuriate; make worse
Synonyms: aggravate, annoy
Antonyms: alleviate, soothe
Example Sentence: Their poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.