{"id":7973,"date":"2017-08-16T13:15:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T07:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=7973"},"modified":"2017-08-16T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T07:45:17","slug":"vocabulary-words-16-08-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/vocabulary-words-16-08-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary Words : 16.08.2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1. Ameliorate<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Meaning:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Synonym:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">improve, amend<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Antonym:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">injure, spoil, tarnish, vitiate<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Example Sentence:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the reform did much to ameliorate living standards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2. Kingpin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Meaning:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Synonym:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> bigwig<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Antonym:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> inferior, subordinate<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Example Sentence:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">the kingpins of the television industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3. Laconic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Meaning:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0using very few words.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Synonym:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Antonym:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">verbose, long-winded, loquacious<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Example Sentence:<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4. Punitive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Meaning:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">inflicting or intended as punishment.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Synonym:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">penal, disciplinary, corrective,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Antonym:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">exonerating, condoning, pardoning<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Example Sentence:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> he called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5. Vanquish<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Meaning:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">defeat thoroughly.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Synonym:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">conquer, defeat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Antonym:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> surrender<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Example Sentence:<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">He successfully vanquished his rival<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Ameliorate Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. Synonym: improve, amend Antonym: injure, spoil, tarnish, vitiate Example Sentence: the reform did much to ameliorate living standards 2. Kingpin Meaning: a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation. 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