{"id":13156,"date":"2019-04-13T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T04:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=13156"},"modified":"2019-04-13T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T04:35:41","slug":"vocabulary-394","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/vocabulary-394\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: #a1d490; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: black;\">1. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SMUG<\/strong> <\/span>(adjective):<br \/>\n<strong>Meaning<\/strong>: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one\u2019s achievements.<br \/>\n<strong>Synonyms<\/strong>: bighead, conceitedness, ego, vainglory.<br \/>\n<strong>Antonyms<\/strong>: diffidence, bashfulness, demureness, shyness.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/span>: Because Amit had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the image he was proud of his misdeeds.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #a1d490; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: black;\">2. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEAVEN<\/strong> <\/span>(verb)<br \/>\n<strong>Meaning<\/strong>: permeate and modify or transform (something) for the better.<br \/>\n<strong>Synonyms<\/strong>: permeate, pervade, transform, modify.<br \/>\n<strong>Antonyms<\/strong>: depress, relegate, demote, slash.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/span>: One should always try to leaven one\u2019s knowledge.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #a1d490; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: black;\">3. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BREVIARY<\/strong> <\/span>(noun)<br \/>\n<strong>Meaning<\/strong>: a short statement of the main points.<br \/>\n<strong>Synonyms<\/strong>: summary, conspectus, encapsulation, outline.<br \/>\n<strong>Antonyms<\/strong>: enlargement, expansion, supplement, amplification.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/span>: The Second Vatican Council revised the Breviary and changed its name to Liturgy of the Hours.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #a1d490; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: black;\">4. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARRANT<\/strong> <\/span>(adjective)<br \/>\n<strong>Meaning<\/strong>: used to say how bad something is.<br \/>\n<strong>Synonyms<\/strong>: utter, absolute, complete, thorough.<br \/>\n<strong>Antonyms<\/strong>: dubious, questionable, restricted, uncertain.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/span>: Because of her arrant devotion to her family, she volunteered to go to the labor camp with them.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #a1d490; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: black;\">5. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>COUP<\/strong><\/span> (noun)<br \/>\n<strong>Meaning<\/strong>: an instance of successfully achieving something difficult.<br \/>\n<strong>Synonyms<\/strong>: accomplishment, achievement, attainment, triumph.<br \/>\n<strong>Antonyms<\/strong>: debacle, failure, downfall, fiasco.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Usage<\/strong><\/span>: Since our team is usually eliminated early in the competition, we considered it a major coup when we won the championship.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. SMUG (adjective): Meaning: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one\u2019s achievements. Synonyms: bighead, conceitedness, ego, vainglory. Antonyms: diffidence, bashfulness, demureness, shyness. Usage: Because Amit had a smug attitude during his meeting with the principal, he projected the image he was proud of his misdeeds. 2. 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