{"id":14383,"date":"2019-09-07T09:45:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T04:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=14383"},"modified":"2019-09-07T09:45:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T04:15:49","slug":"vocabulary-492","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/vocabulary-492\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: #b5e7fb; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #0220e6;\"><strong><b>1.\u00a0 EMBROIL (verb) <\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong><b>Meaning<\/b>:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0to involve in conflict or difficulties<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong> Synonyms : <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong> Antonym :\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>emancipate, liberate, acclimate, relieve.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c70000;\">Example:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>The politician\u2019s racist comments embroiled him in a great deal of controversy.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #b5e7fb; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #0220e6;\"><strong>2.\u00a0 SPLURGE (verb)<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong><b>Meaning<\/b>:<\/strong><\/span> to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong> Synonyms :\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>squander, fling, dissipate, disburse.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong>Antonym :<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0accumulate, hoard, conserve, preserve.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0I feel like splurging on a new dress.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #b5e7fb; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #0220e6;\"><strong>3. EMULATE (verb)<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong><b>Meaning<\/b>:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0to use (someone or something) as the model for one&#8217;s speech, mannerisms, or behavior.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"> Synonyms :<\/span><\/strong> imitate, reecho, repeat, follow.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong>Antonym :<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0neglect, reprove, proscribe, affront.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c70000;\">Example:<\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0Josh is trying to emulate the success of his well-accomplished mother.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #b5e7fb; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #0220e6;\"><strong>4.<b> PETULANT (adjective)<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong><b>Meaning<\/b>:<\/strong> <\/span>easily irritated or annoyed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong> Synonyms :<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0choleric, grouchy, grumpy, peevish.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong> Antonyms :<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">affable, cordial, genial, gregarious.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c70000;\">Example: <\/span><\/strong>Because she whined about everything on the movie set, the studio head described the actress as petulant.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #b5e7fb; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; color: #0220e6;\"><strong>5.<b> PLUCKY (adjective)<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><b>Meaning<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong> Synonyms :<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0courageous, intrepid, valiant, valorous.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong><b>Antonyms<\/b>:<\/strong><\/span> timid, timorous, gutless, frightful.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #c70000;\"><strong>Example:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0His plucky attitude made him a great candidate for police officer training academy.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0 EMBROIL (verb) Meaning:\u00a0\u00a0to involve in conflict or difficulties Synonyms : enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle. Antonym :\u00a0emancipate, liberate, acclimate, relieve. Example:\u00a0The politician\u2019s racist comments embroiled him in a great deal of controversy. 2.\u00a0 SPLURGE (verb) Meaning: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously. Synonyms :\u00a0squander, fling, dissipate, disburse. Antonym :\u00a0accumulate, hoard, conserve, preserve. 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