Vocabulary Words –21.11.2016

1.ellipsis(noun):the omission of one

Synonyms:adumbration,allegory

Antonyms: metonymy,onomatopoeia

Example Sentence: It’s no good having an Ellipsis, if they don’t keep it clean.

2.metonymy(noun):a figure of speech

Synonyms:imagery,irony

Antonyms: asyndeton,bathos

Example Sentence: The metony my is founded on the relation of one thing to another.

3.emerge(verb):to rise

Synonyms:appear,arrive

Antonyms: arrive,attend

Example Sentence:The boatswain was the first to emerge from the cover of the wood.

4.lease(noun):the property leased

Synonyms:charter,hire

Antonyms: bond,cartel

Example Sentence:They began to buy from homesteaders and lease lands around them.

5.natter(verb):to talk incessantly

Synonyms:chatter,call

Antonyms: conceal,hide

Example Sentence:It is not worth the while to natter The pride of writers we despise.