1.VERNACULAR (noun)
Meaning : used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Synonyms : colloquial, jargon, argot, patois.
Antonym : standard, undialectical, genteel, 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, jargon, argot, patois.
Antonym : standard, undialectical, genteel, 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,
Antonym : recruit, employ, engage, hire.
Usage: Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot.
Meaning : dismiss from employment.
Synonyms : bounce, discharge, dismiss, terminate,
Antonym : recruit, employ, engage, hire.
Usage: Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot.
3. SUBTERRANEAN (adjective)
Meaning : secret; concealed.
Synonyms : covert, subversive, sunken, private.
Antonym : aboveground, surface, open, palpable.
Usage: The robbers are digging a subterranean path that will allow them to enter the bank from underneath the vault’s floor.
Meaning : secret; concealed.
Synonyms : covert, subversive, sunken, private.
Antonym : aboveground, surface, open, palpable.
Usage: The robbers are digging a subterranean path that will allow them to enter the bank from underneath the vault’s floor.
4. SUBVERT (verb)
Meaning : undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Synonyms : destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, depose.
Antonyms : dignify, exalt, honor, ameliorate.
Usage: She subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward.
Meaning : undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Synonyms : destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, depose.
Antonyms : dignify, exalt, honor, ameliorate.
Usage: She subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward.
5. CLINCH (verb)
Meaning : to make final, definite, or beyond dispute.
Synonyms : settle, conclude, finalize, wrap up.
Antonyms: confuse, unsettle, release, unfasten.
Usage: Her work on the project should clinch her a promotion.
Meaning : to make final, definite, or beyond dispute.
Synonyms : settle, conclude, finalize, wrap up.
Antonyms: confuse, unsettle, release, unfasten.
Usage: Her work on the project should clinch her a promotion.