Vocabulary Words 08-08-2017

1.Diacritic(noun)

Meaning: sign added
Synonyms: cool, extraordinary
Antonyms: common, commonplace
Example Sentence: This script, with its diacritic marks, was scientifically evolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

2.Elliptic(adjective)

Meaning: pertaining to
Synonyms: egg-shaped, ellipsoidal
Antonyms: arced, arched
Example Sentence: The spores are black and elliptical, and are shed in liquid drops.

3.Fondle(verb)

Meaning: to handle
Synonyms: caress, grope
Antonyms: disbelieve let, go
Example Sentence: to fondle a precious object.

4.holistic(adjective)

Meaning:  the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory
Synonyms: comprehensive, integrated
Antonyms: alternative, astrological
Example Sentence: This is a gain, but also a loss: the holistic meaning of experience-vanishes.

5.testify(verb)

Meaning: to bear witness
Synonyms: announce, argue
Antonyms: conceal, deny
Example Sentence: All that a nation could do was done to testify respect for his memory.