1. VERNACULAR (adjective)
Meaning: used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Synonyms: colloquial, conversational, jargon, argot.
Antonyms: standard, undialectical, grammatical, formal.
Usage: While the author never stated the novel’s setting, the vernacular of the characters identified the location as somewhere in Asia.
Meaning: used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Synonyms: colloquial, conversational, jargon, argot.
Antonyms: standard, undialectical, grammatical, formal.
Usage: While the author never stated the novel’s setting, the vernacular of the characters identified the location as somewhere in Asia.
2. SACK (verb)
Meaning: dismiss from employment.
Synonyms: bounce, discharge, dismiss, terminate,
Antonyms: recruit, employ, engage, hire.
Usage: They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.
Meaning: dismiss from employment.
Synonyms: bounce, discharge, dismiss, terminate,
Antonyms: recruit, employ, engage, hire.
Usage: They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.
3.SUBTERRANEAN (adjective)
Meaning: secret; concealed.
Synonyms: covert, subversive, sunken, private.
Antonyms: above- ground, surface, open, palpable.
Usage: You can access the subterranean rail system by riding the escalator underground.
Meaning: secret; concealed.
Synonyms: covert, subversive, sunken, private.
Antonyms: above- ground, surface, open, palpable.
Usage: You can access the subterranean rail system by riding the escalator underground.
4. SUBVERT (verb)
Meaning: to lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Synonyms: debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize.
Antonyms: elevate, enrich, uplift, enhance.
Usage: By insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward.
Meaning: to lower in character, dignity, or quality.
Synonyms: debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize.
Antonyms: elevate, enrich, uplift, enhance.
Usage: By insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward.
5.CLINCH (verb)
Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
Synonyms: secure, settle, conclude, finalize.
Antonyms: muddle, unsettle, unfasten, disprove.
Usage: They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.
Meaning: confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
Synonyms: secure, settle, conclude, finalize.
Antonyms: muddle, unsettle, unfasten, disprove.
Usage: They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.
