{"id":4206,"date":"2016-08-27T10:12:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T04:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2016-08-27T10:12:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T04:42:11","slug":"vocabulary-words-27-08-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/vocabulary-words-27-08-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary Words \u2013 27.08.2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. BANALITY (NOUN):<\/span> a trite or obvious remark
\nSynonyms:<\/span> trivial, meaningless
\nAntonyms:<\/span> original, imaginative
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong>
\nHis ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.
\n2. BEGUILE (VERB):<\/span> To deceive by guile or charm
\nSynonyms:<\/span> trick, delude
\nAntonyms:<\/span> fascinate, ensnare
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong>
\nThe car salesman tried to beguile the customer with an offer of free gas for a year.
\n3. BELLIGERENT (ADJECTIVE):<\/span> nasty<\/p>\n

Synonyms:<\/span> pugnacious, bellicose
\nAntonyms:<\/span> pacific, amicable<\/p>\n

Example Sentence:<\/strong>
\nHe was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.<\/p>\n

4. SCALDING (ADJECTIVE):<\/span> hot
\nSynonyms:<\/span> blazing, burning
\nAntonyms:<\/span> cool, freezing
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong>
\nShe seized a cup of scalding tea, and choked over its contents.
\n5. OBLITERATE (VERB):<\/span> eliminate
\nSynonyms:<\/span> destroy, remove
\nAntonyms:<\/span> repair, fix
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong>
\nCivilization modifies this division of labor, but cannot obliterate it.<\/p>\n

6. RECEPTIVITY (NOUN):<\/span> openness<\/p>\n

Synonyms:<\/span> acceptance, interest<\/p>\n

Antonyms:<\/span> disagreement, disbelief<\/p>\n

Example Sentence: <\/strong><\/p>\n

It thinks its system of concepts freely on the occasion of the affections of the receptivity.<\/p>\n

7. DESCRY (VERB):<\/span> discover
\nSynonyms:<\/span> determine, discern
\nAntonym:<\/span> neglect, overlook
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong>
\nEven though Ethan was looking after the store, he could not descry the shoplifter stealing the packet.
\n8. DETRACT (VERB):<\/span> to cause something to appear less attractive
\nSynonyms:<\/span> depreciate, cheapen
\nAntonyms:<\/span> compliment, exaggerate
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henry always thought that his glasses detract his appearance.
\n9. DOCILE (ADJECTIVE):<\/span> easily led or managed
\nSynonyms:<\/span> compliant, submissive<\/p>\n

Antonyms:<\/span> headstrong, stubborn
\nExample Sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane likes to be in control so she is looking for a docile pet.
\n10. DOGGED (ADJECTIVE):<\/span> persistent
\nSynonyms:<\/span> indefatigable, relentless
\nAntonyms:<\/span> irresolute, surrendering
\nExample sentence:<\/strong>
\nDespite lagging behind by miles, Harold\u2019s dogged determination won\u2019t let him quit the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. BANALITY (NOUN): a trite or obvious remark Synonyms: trivial, meaningless Antonyms: original, imaginative Example Sentence: His ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me. 2. BEGUILE (VERB): To deceive by guile or charm Synonyms: trick, delude Antonyms: fascinate, ensnare Example Sentence: The car salesman tried to beguile the customer with an offer of […]<\/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-4206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4207,"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206\/revisions\/4207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}