Vocabulary Words – 19.10.2016

1.Primogeniture(Noun):The state of being the first child born in a family.

Synonyms: estate,heritagestar
Antonyms: heirloom,heritage
Example Sentence:

Here then emerges the historical difficulty of Primogeniture.

2.Apotheosis(noun):the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.

Synonyms:elevation,idolization

Antonyms:exaltation,exaltedness

Example Sentence:

That faceless and nameless horror was the apotheosis of the Imperialist.

3.harum-scarum(adjective): He had a harum – scarum youth.

Synonyms: erratic, impulsive

Antonyms:tumultuous,turbid

Example Sentence:

Altogether, it was the noisiest, dustiest,most harum-scarum race that can beimagined

4.ignominy(noun):shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

Synonyms:disrepute, discredit

Antonyms:credit, honor

Example Sentence:

The people who put guns into the hands have a share of that ignominy.

5. Nudnik (noun):a persistently dull, boring pest.

Synonyms:pain in the rear,peststar

Antonyms: kick, rush

Example Sentence:

a person who is a bore or nuisance