Vocabulary Words –19.11.2016

1.Nascent(adjective):beginning to exist

Synonyms:beginning,blossoming

Antonyms:dying,shrinking

Example Sentence:All his nascent intellectual powers were alive and clamorous.

2.peroration(noun):a long speech

Synonyms:coda,postscript

Antonyms:beginning,commencement

Example Sentence:His arm remained extended aloft as if to sustain his peroration.

3.soar(verb):to fly upward

Synonyms:ascend,escalate

Antonyms:decline,decrease

Example Sentence:If you do so again, I can’t tell to what pitch my fury may soar.

4.stymie(noun):a situation

Synonyms:thwart,balk

Antonyms:clarify,clear up

Example Sentence:A stymie, is when the opponent’s ball is on the line of your own putt.

5.subcontract(noun):to provide materials

Synonyms:hire out,rent out

Antonyms:subcontract,sublet

Example Sentence:The subcontract was made with Sanderson, Sanderson got his own contract filed.