1. ENSCONCE (Verb) :
Meaning: establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.
Synonyms: settle, install, establish, entrench Antonyms: depart, displace
Example: Clara is comfortably ensconced in a beach chair and has no immediate plans to return to work.
Meaning: establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.
Synonyms: settle, install, establish, entrench Antonyms: depart, displace
Example: Clara is comfortably ensconced in a beach chair and has no immediate plans to return to work.
2. SMITHEREENS (Noun) :
Meaning: small pieces.
Synonyms: bit, chunk, fragment
Antonyms: entirely, whole
Example: Using dynamite, railroad workers were able to blast the once solid mountain to smithereens.
Meaning: small pieces.
Synonyms: bit, chunk, fragment
Antonyms: entirely, whole
Example: Using dynamite, railroad workers were able to blast the once solid mountain to smithereens.
3. SURMISE (Verb) :
Meaning: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: guess, conjecture, deduce, infer
Antonyms: know
Example: Jason knew it was wrong of him to surmise his brother had stolen his money without actual proof.
Meaning: suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: guess, conjecture, deduce, infer
Antonyms: know
Example: Jason knew it was wrong of him to surmise his brother had stolen his money without actual proof.
4. SEMINAL (Adjective) :
Meaning: strongly influencing later developments.
Synonyms: influential, formative, innovative
Antonyms: irrelevant, unimportant
Example: Steve Jobs’ inventions were seminal in the world of technology.
Meaning: strongly influencing later developments.
Synonyms: influential, formative, innovative
Antonyms: irrelevant, unimportant
Example: Steve Jobs’ inventions were seminal in the world of technology.
5. GOAD (Verb) :
Meaning: provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
Synonyms: provoke, spur, prick, sting
Antonyms: aid, dissuade
Example: My mother is going to try and goad her dog into getting off the bed by offering him a treat.
Meaning: provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.
Synonyms: provoke, spur, prick, sting
Antonyms: aid, dissuade
Example: My mother is going to try and goad her dog into getting off the bed by offering him a treat.