Vocabulary Words 09-08-2017

1. Abnegate (Verb)

Meaning: To give up renounce
Synonyms: relinquish, abdicate
Antonyms: usurp, retain
Example Sentence: The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.

2. Befog (Verb)

Meaning: to make confused
Synonyms: dazzle, daze
Antonyms: clarify, cleanse
Example Sentence: My brain was befogged by the lack of sleep.

3.Conflagration(Noun)

Meaning: a destructive fire
Synonyms: blaze, bonfire
Antonyms: Holocaust, wildfire
Example Sentence: These were all destroyed, in awful scenes of conflagration and massacre.

4. Jeopardize (Verb)

Meaning: endanger
Synonyms: Imperial, risk
Antonyms: guard, protect
Example Sentence: They jeopardized the security establishment.

5.Museum (Noun)

Meaning: a building
Synonyms: Foundation, gallery
Antonyms: registry, repository
Example Sentence: No one but Achang had ever seen such a serpent, even in a museum.