Vocabulary Words – 24.10.2016

1.Compunction(Noun):Any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.

Synonyms:pity,punctiliousness

Antonyms:disdain,happiness

Example Sentence:He beheld her strike her breast with the compunction of a Christian woman.

2.penitence(Noun):The state of being penitent.

Synonyms: contrition,penance

Antonyms:approval,comfort

Example Sentence:It was too bad of her, and so on, until she wept with grief and penitence.

3.Solecism(Noun):A nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as un flammable and they was.

Synonyms:Impropriety,mistake

Antonyms:accuracy,certainty

Example Sentence:His trust was warranted, until Land ordetected the solecism.

4. Localism (Noun):A word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.

Synonyms:barbarity,brutality

Antonyms:kindness,niceness

Example Sentence:The last few years have seen an intensification of localism.

5.vernacular(Adjective): Native or indigenous

Synonyms:indigenous,vulgar

Antonyms:abnormal,different

Example Sentence:She laughed as she said this, for her use of the vernacular was conscious.