{"id":11797,"date":"2018-10-15T09:45:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=11797"},"modified":"2018-10-15T09:45:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T04:15:14","slug":"vocabulary-276","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/vocabulary-276\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"
1. Perfunctory<\/strong><\/span>
\nMeaning<\/strong>: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
\nSynonym<\/strong>: cursory, desultory
\nAntonym<\/strong>: careful, thorough
\nSentence<\/strong><\/span>: “he gave a perfunctory nod”<\/div>\n
2. Pensive<\/strong><\/span>
\nMeaning<\/strong>: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
\nSynonym<\/strong>: thoughtful, thinking, reflective
\nAntonym<\/strong>: unreflective
\nSentence<\/strong><\/span>: “a pensive mood”<\/div>\n
3. Aloof<\/strong><\/span>
\nMeaning<\/strong>: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
\nSynonym<\/strong>: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
\nAntonym<\/strong>: familiar, friendly
\nSentence<\/strong><\/span>: “they were courteous but faintly aloof<\/div>\n
4. Aloft<\/strong><\/span>
\nMeaning<\/strong>: up in or into the air; overhead.
\nSynonym<\/strong>: into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward
\nAntonym<\/strong> : down
\nSentence<\/strong><\/span>:”the congregation sways, hands aloft”<\/div>\n
5.Reprimand<\/strong><\/span>
\nMeaning<\/strong>: a formal expression of disapproval.
\nSynonym<\/strong>: admonition, reproach, reproval, scolding
\nSentence<\/strong><\/span>: “the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Perfunctory Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort. Synonym: cursory, desultory Antonym: careful, thorough Sentence: “he gave a perfunctory nod” 2. Pensive Meaning: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. Synonym: thoughtful, thinking, reflective Antonym: unreflective Sentence: “a pensive mood” 3. Aloof Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t