{"id":13542,"date":"2019-05-27T11:04:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T05:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=13542"},"modified":"2019-05-27T11:04:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T05:34:44","slug":"vocabulary-417","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/vocabulary-417\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"
1. SKULK (verb)<\/strong>
\nMeaning:<\/strong>\u00a0 to move about in a sly or secret manner. Synonyms: lurk, shirk, sneak, crawl.
\nAntonyms:<\/strong>\u00a0 hustle, hurry, run, race.
\nUsage:<\/strong>\u00a0 When the criminal surveyed the jewelry store, he tried to skulk around the neighborhood without being noticed.<\/div>\n
2. REGNANT (adjective)<\/strong>
\nMeaning:<\/strong> reigning; ruling.
\nSynonyms:<\/strong> dominant, prevalent, rife, rampant.
\nAntonyms:\u00a0<\/strong> powerless, ineffectual, inadequate, ineffective.
\nUsage:<\/strong> After all, a queen regnant sits on the throne and the monarchy must be feeling pressure from its seemingly more progressive neighbors.<\/div>\n
3. DISTRATE (adjective)<\/strong>
\nMeaning:\u00a0<\/strong> distracted or absent-minded.
\nSynonyms:<\/strong> forgetful, inattentive, oblivious, heedless.
\nAntonyms:<\/strong> alert, attentive, focused, unperturbed.
\nUsage:<\/strong> He grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash<\/div>\n
4. RIPOSTE (noun)<\/strong>
\nMeaning:<\/strong> a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.
\nSynonyms:<\/strong> retort, retaliation, repartee, quip.
\nAntonyms:<\/strong> request, query, bidding, catechize.
\nUsage:<\/strong> A riposte to that argument was provided by Sea Containers, the shipping group headed by James Sherwood.<\/div>\n
5. BENIGNANT (adjective)<\/strong>
\nMeaning:<\/strong> having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
\nSynonyms:<\/strong> beneficent, benevolent, compassionate, softhearted.
\nAntonyms:<\/strong> atrocious, barbarous, callous, fiendish.
\nUsage:<\/strong> The queen had a benignant reputation and was loved for her caring treatment of others.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. SKULK (verb) Meaning:\u00a0 to move about in a sly or secret manner. Synonyms: lurk, shirk, sneak, crawl. Antonyms:\u00a0 hustle, hurry, run, race. Usage:\u00a0 When the criminal surveyed the jewelry store, he tried to skulk around the neighborhood without being noticed. 2. REGNANT (adjective) Meaning: reigning; ruling. Synonyms: dominant, prevalent, rife, rampant. Antonyms:\u00a0 powerless, ineffectual, […]<\/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-13542","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