Vocabulary Words –18.11.2016

1.Brooch(noun):a clasp

Synonyms:jewelry,breastpin

Antonyms:grip,hasp

Example Sentence:Just as I was showing him a brooch wished to pawn he went off.

2.evasion(noun):an act

Synonyms:dodging,artifice

Antonyms:directness,frankness

Example Sentence:Then he added by way of an evasion from any difficulty with Wharton.

3.horrid(adjective):such as to cause horror

Synonyms:disgusting,distasteful

Antonyms:attractive,delightful

Example Sentence:“It looks particularly slippery and horrid,” agreed Geraldine.

4.miracle(adjective):an effect

Synonyms:marvel,phenomenon

Antonyms:expectation,normalcy

Example Sentence:In other cases tear-drops were, so to speak, the seed of the miracle.

5.peroxide(noun):hydrogen peroxide

Synonyms:lighten,achromatize

Antonyms:blacken,darken

Example Sentence:She had seen a large bottle of peroxide in Mrs. Cole-Mortimer’s room.