Vocabulary Words –03.12.2016

1.Elixir(noun):used as a vehicle for

Synonyms:cure-all,panacea

Antonyms: fluid,gumbo

Example Sentence:What was left of Elixir let a yell out of it like a foghorn and bolted.

2.Elope(verb):to run off secretly

Synonyms:run off,abscond

Antonyms: continue,face

Example Sentence:I have a great mind to elope to Constantinople.

3.Gist(noun):the main

Synonyms:summary,tenor

Antonyms: exterior,exteriority

Example Sentence:The gist of a matter is the point in which its importance really “lies.”

4.Pose(verb):to assume a particular

Synonyms:mannerism,mien

Antonyms: honesty,reality

Example Sentence:You can, of course, pose as my friend,as you have done before.

5.Reunify(verb):to make

Synonyms:bring together,consolidate

Antonyms:divide,part

Example Sentence:The resources were still there, but there was none to organise and unify them.