30/11/2018
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Challenging Words from the Article
1. Word: Cry wolf (рдЕрдХрд╛рд░рдг рд╢реЛрд░ рдордЪрд╛рдирд╛)
Pronunciation: krahy woo lf
Part of Speech: Phrase of wolf
Meaning: call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help.
Synonyms: false alarm, alert, admonish
Antonyms: disenchant, honest, undeceive
Use in Sentence: One does not cry wolf with panic buttons.
2. Word: Acrimony (рдХрдареЛрд░рддрд╛)
Pronunciation: ak-ruh-moh-nee/рдРрдХреНрд░рд┐рдореЛрдиреА
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: bitterness or ill feeling.
Synonyms: Antipathy, Hatred, Rage
Antonyms: Benevolence, Courtesy, Peace
Use in a Sentence: At last, the dispute ended without acrimony.
3. Word: Contentious (рдХрд▓рд╣рдкреНрд░рд┐рдп)
Pronunciation: kuh n-ten-shuh s/рдХрдиреНрдЯреЗрдиреНрд╢рд╕
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
b. involving heated argument.
Synonyms: quarrelsome, combative, belligerent
Antonyms: pacifist, friendly, amicable
Use in a Sentence: She has some contentious opinions on education.
4. Word: Accede (рдорд╛рди рд▓реЗрдирд╛)
Pronunciation: ak-seed/рдРрдХреНрд╕реАрдб
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: to agree with someone or give in to his or her wish
Synonyms: consent, acquiesce, concur
Antonyms: deny, demur, disagree
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Use in Sentence: I am not prepared to accede to that submission.
5. Word: Overarching (рдЕрддрд┐ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг)
Pronunciation: oh-ver-ahr-ching/рдУрд╡рд░рд╛рд░реНрдЪрд┐рдВрдЧ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. comprehensive or all-embracing.
Synonyms: very important, urgent, essential, all-important, top of mind
Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant, trivial, frivolous
Use in Sentence: The Supreme Court said that there have to be 'overarching' guidelines to guard personal information in the public domain.
6. Word: Culpable (рджреЛрд╖рдкреВрд░реНрдг)
Pronunciation: kuhl-puh-buhl/рдХрд▓реНрдкрдмрд▓
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: deserving blame.
Synonyms: blameworthy, guilty
Antonyms: unimpeachable, innocent, blameless
Use in Sentence: Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
7. Word: Refrain (рд░реЛрдХрдирд╛)
Pronunciation: ri-freyn/рд░рд┐рдлреНрд░реИрди
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: stop oneself from doing something.
Synonyms: cease, desist
Antonyms: persist, indulge
Use in a Sentence: We must refrain from smoking.
8. Word: Cordial (рд╕реНрдиреЗрд╣рдкреВрд░реНрдг)
Pronunciation: kawr-juhl/рдХреЙрд░реНрдЬрд▓
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning:
a. courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
b. strongly felt.
Synonyms: genial, amiable, cheerful, sociable
Antonyms: hostile, rude, aloof, rigid
Use in Sentence: We should maintain cordial relations with our neighbors.
9. Word: Defiance (рдЕрдирд╛рджрд░)
Pronunciation: dih-fahy-uh ns/рдбрд┐рдлрд╛рдЗрдЕрдиреНрд╕
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning:
a. open resistance; bold disobedience.
Synonyms: opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: respect, docility
Use in a Sentence: She acted in defiance of my orders.
10. Word: Cede (рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧ рдХрд░рдирд╛)
Pronunciation: seed/рд╕реАрдб
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Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: give up (power or territory).
Synonyms: yield, surrender, relinquish
Antonyms: defend, refrain, arrogate
Use in a Sentence: The General had decided to cede power by this month.
11. Word: Denouement (рдирд┐рд░реНрд╡рд╣рдг)
Pronunciation: dey-noo-mahn/ рдбреИрдиреВрдорд╛рди
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: the outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear.
Synonyms: outcome, upshot, consequence, result
Antonyms: embark, constant, commence
Use in a Sentence: By mid-evening, the play had reached its denouement.
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