Week1 3/7
1. Jingle (v.) (n.)
Meaning 1: to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
Meaning 2: to rhyme or sound in a catchy
repetitious manner
Meaning 3: a light clinking or tinkling sound
Meaning 4: a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem
Sample sentence 1: Bells jingled in the distance.
Sample sentence 2: I heard the jingle of bells.
Synonyms: chime(s), tinkle, tintinnabulation, chink,
clink, tingle, tinkle
2.
Catchy
(adj.)
Meaning 1: tending to catch the interest or attention
Meaning 2: easily retained in the memory
Sample sentence: I can't think of a catchy name for my blog.
Synonyms: arresting, bodacious, bold, brilliant,
noticeable, commanding, conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching,
flamboyant, grabby
Antonyms: inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive,
unremarkable
3.
Hum (v.) (n.)
Meaning 1: to utter a sound like that of the speech
sound \m\ prolonged
Meaning 2: to make the natural noise of an insect in
motion or a similar sound : drone
Meaning 3: to give forth a low continuous
blend of sound
Meaning 4: to be busily active
Meaning 5: to run smoothly
Meaning 6: a sound like that made by humming;
especially : venous hum
Sample sentence 1: The garden was humming with bees.
Sample sentence 2: The
refrigerator hummed in the background.
Sample sentence 3: I was humming to myself.
Synonyms: brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz,
crawl, abound, overflow, pullulate
4.
Subject
(n.) (adj.)
Meaning
1: one that is placed under authority or control
Meaning
2: that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which
it may inhere
Meaning
3: the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form
of thought or consciousness
Meaning
4: a department of knowledge or learning
Meaning
5: owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another
Sample
sentence 1: The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.
Sample
sentence 2: These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting
off the subject.
Sample
sentence 3: The classes cover a variety of subject areas, including mathematics and
English.
Synonyms: content,
motif, motive, question, matter, theme, topic
Antonyms: alien,
noncitizen
5.
Repetitive
(adj.)
Meaning
1: repetitious
Meaning
2: happening again and again : repeated many times
Meaning
3: having parts, actions, etc., that are repeated many times in a way that
is boring or unpleasant
Sample
sentence 1: An injury caused by repetitive wrist movements
Sample
sentence 2: She left the job because the work was too repetitive.
Sample
sentence 3: At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
Synonyms: duplicative,
reiterative
6.
Histamine
(n.)
Meaning: a
chemical substance in the body that causes the symptoms that people experience
when they are allergic to something
7.
Consciousness
(n.)
Meaning
1: the condition of being conscious : the normal state of being awake and
able to understand what is happening around you
Meaning
2: a person's mind and thoughts
Meaning
3: knowledge that is shared by a group of people
Sample
sentence 1: The medication caused her to enter an altered state of
consciousness.
Sample
sentence 2: The events have become part of the national consciousness.
Sample
sentence 3: He hopes that he can raise public consciousness of the disease.
Synonyms: advertence,
advertency, awareness, cognizance, attention, ear, eye, heed, knowledge,
mindfulness, note, notice, observance, observation
8.
Susceptible
(adj.)
Meaning
1: easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something
Meaning
2: capable of being affected by a specified action or process
Sample sentence
1: The virus can infect susceptible individuals.
Sample
sentence 2: Researchers at the University of South Carolina say that a chemical
found abundantly in red wine, apples and onions helps protect against
influenza, especially after a rigorous respiratory workout, when the body is
more susceptible to infection. —Kim Marcus et al., Wine Spectator, 31 May 2009
Synonyms: endangered,
exposed, open, sensitive, subject (to), liable, vulnerable
Antonyms: insusceptible,
invulnerable, unexposed
9.
Culmination
(n.)
Meaning: the
end or final result of something
Sample
sentence: This study is the culmination of years of research.
Synonyms:
acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, height, head,
high noon, high tide, high-water
Antonyms:
bottom, nadir, rock bottom
10.
Desegregation
(n.)
Meaning:
the state of being desegregated
Sample
sentence 1 :
Sample
sentence 2:
11. Ordain (v.)
Meaning 1: to officially make (someone) a minister, priest, rabbi, etc.
Meaning 2: to officially establish or order (something)
Sample sentence 1: She is an ordained minister.
Sample sentence 2: The process was ordained by law.
Synonyms: doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, destine, predestine, predetermine, preordain
Antonyms: repeal, rescind, revoke
12. Emancipation (n.)
Meaning: the act or process of emancipating.
Sample sentence: A book discussing the role that the emancipation of slaves played in the nation's history.
Synonyms: liberation, enfranchisement, freeing, manumission
Antonyms: enslavement
13.
Beacon (n.) (v.)
Meaning 1: a strong light that can be seen from far away and that is used to help guide ships, airline, and so on.
Meaning 2: a radio signal that is broadcast to help guide ships, airplanes, etc.
Meaning 3: someone or something (such as a country) that guides or gives hope to others
Meaning 4: to shine as a beacon
Meaning 5: to furnish with a beacon
Sample sentence 1: These countries are beacons of democracy.
Sample sentence 2: It came out as a great beacon lights of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flame of withering injustice.--Martin Luther King Jr. , I Have a Dream
Sample sentence 3: Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.
Synonyms: light, illuminant, lamp
Meaning 1: a strong light that can be seen from far away and that is used to help guide ships, airline, and so on.
Meaning 2: a radio signal that is broadcast to help guide ships, airplanes, etc.
Meaning 3: someone or something (such as a country) that guides or gives hope to others
Meaning 4: to shine as a beacon
Meaning 5: to furnish with a beacon
Sample sentence 1: These countries are beacons of democracy.
Sample sentence 2: It came out as a great beacon lights of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flame of withering injustice.--Martin Luther King Jr. , I Have a Dream
Sample sentence 3: Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.
Synonyms: light, illuminant, lamp
14.
Sear (v.) (n.)
Meaning 1: to burn and damage the surface of (something) with strong and sudden heat
Meaning 2: to cook the surface of (something, such as a piece of meat) quickly with intense heat
Meaning 3: the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock
Sample sentence 1: The tree was seared by lightning.
Sample sentence 2: The flames seared my skin.
Sample sentence 3: The steak was seared over a hot grill.
- Synonyms: char, scorch, singe
- Antonyms: hydrate, wash, water, wet
15. Manacle (n.) (v.)
Meaning 1: either one of a set of two metal rings designed to lock around a person's wrists or ankles
Meaning 2: to confine (the hands) with manacles
Meaning 3: to make fast or secure : bind; broadly : to restrain from movement, progress, or action
Sample sentence 1: He manacled the prisoner to the wall.
Sample sentence 2: In this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations.
Sample sentence 3: The warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to live with one another in peace.
16.
Languish (v.)
Meaning: to continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation
Sample semtemce: Older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave.
Meaning: to continue for a long time without activity or progress in an unpleasant or unwanted situation
Sample semtemce: Older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave.
- Synonyms: decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, weaken, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt
Meaning 1: ready money
Meaning 2: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
Meaning 3: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid — compare accrual.
Meaning 4: to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)
Sample sentence 1: The store wouldn't cash the check.
Sample sentence 2: He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
18. Heir (n.) (v.)
Meaning 1: a person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies
Meaning 2: a person who has the right to become a king or queen or to claim a title when the person holding it dies
Sample sentence 1: His heirs could inherit millions of dollars.
Samle sentence 2: The king left no heirs when he died.
19. Default (n.) (v.)
Meaning 1: a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)
Meaning 2: failure to appear in court
Meaning 3: a setting, option, etc., that a computer uses if you do not choose a different one
Meaning 4: to fail to do something that legally must be done; especially : to fail to make the payments you must make on a loan, mortgage, etc.
Meaning 5: of a computer : to automatically use a particular setting, option, etc., unless you choose a different one
Sample sentence 1: The defendant has made no appearance in the case and is in default.
Sample sentence 2: You can enter your own settings or use the defaults.
Sample sentence 3: Which font is the default in that computer program?
Synonyms: failure, delinquency, dereliction, misprision, neglect, negligence, nonfeasance, oversight
Antonyms: compliance, discharge
20. Vault (n.) (v.)
Meaning 1: to form or cover with or as if with a vault : arch
Meaning 2: to leap vigorously; especially : to execute a leap using the hands or a pole
Meaning 3: to do or achieve something as if by a leap
21.
Tranquillize (v.)
Meaning: to use a drug to cause (a person or animal) to become very relaxed and calm
Sample sentence 1: They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area.
Sample sentence 2: At long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle.
Synonyms: becalm, compose, lull, lullaby, quiet, quieten
Antonyms: agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex
Meaning: to use a drug to cause (a person or animal) to become very relaxed and calm
Sample sentence 1: They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area.
Sample sentence 2: At long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle.
Synonyms: becalm, compose, lull, lullaby, quiet, quieten
Antonyms: agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex
22.
Desolate (adj.) (v.)
Meaning 1: lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place
Meaning 2: very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left
Meaning 3: to make (someone) feel very sad and lonely for a long time
Meaning 4: to damage (a place) in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in
Sample sentence 1: The desolate house abandoned many years ago.
Sample sentence 2: They totally desolated the city with aerial bombs.
Synonyms: black, bleak, cheerless, chill, Cimmerian, cloudy, cold, comfortless, dark, darkening
Antonyms: festive, friendly, gay, heartwarming, sunshiny
Meaning 1: lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place
Meaning 2: very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left
Meaning 3: to make (someone) feel very sad and lonely for a long time
Meaning 4: to damage (a place) in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in
Sample sentence 1: The desolate house abandoned many years ago.
Sample sentence 2: They totally desolated the city with aerial bombs.
Synonyms: black, bleak, cheerless, chill, Cimmerian, cloudy, cold, comfortless, dark, darkening
Antonyms: festive, friendly, gay, heartwarming, sunshiny
23.
Legitimate (adj.) (v.)
Meaning 1: allowed according to rules or laws
Meaning 2: real, accepted, or official
Meaning 3: fair or reasonable
Meaning 4: to make (something) real, accepted, or official
Meaning 5: to show that (something or someone) is fair or reasonable
Sample sentence 1: There's no legitimate reason for prescribing this medication to a child.
Sample sentence 2: Law books were getting thicker by the week with Supreme Court decisions barring legitimate claims because they weren't timely filed. —John Grisham, The Chamber, 1995
Sample sentence 3: Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions.
Meaning 1: allowed according to rules or laws
Synonyms: lawful, legit [slang], legal, licit
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful
24.
Invigorate (v.)
Meaning 1: to give life and energy to (someone)
Meaning 2: to cause (something) to become more active and lively
Sample sentence 1: A brisk walk in the cool morning air always invigorates me.
Sample sentence 2: He was invigorated by the positive feedback.
Sample sentence 3: The mayor has plans to invigorate the downtown economy.
Synonyms: amp (up), brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire, ginger (up)
Antonyms: damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill
Meaning 1: to give life and energy to (someone)
Meaning 2: to cause (something) to become more active and lively
Sample sentence 1: A brisk walk in the cool morning air always invigorates me.
Sample sentence 2: He was invigorated by the positive feedback.
Sample sentence 3: The mayor has plans to invigorate the downtown economy.
Synonyms: amp (up), brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire, ginger (up)
Antonyms: damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill
25.
Revolt (v.) (n.)
Meaning 1: to fight in a violent way against the rule of a leader or government
Meaning 2: to act in a way that shows that you do not accept the control or influence of someone or something
Meaning 3: to cause (someone) to feel disgust or shock
Meaning 4: violent action against a ruler or government
Meaning 5: something which shows that you will not accept something or will not agree to be controlled or influenced by someone or something
Sample sentence 1: The group threatened to revolt.
Sample sentence 2: All the violence revolted me.
Sample sentence 3: The peasants' revolt was crushed by the king.
Meaning 1: to fight in a violent way against the rule of a leader or government
Meaning 2: to act in a way that shows that you do not accept the control or influence of someone or something
Meaning 3: to cause (someone) to feel disgust or shock
Meaning 4: violent action against a ruler or government
Meaning 5: something which shows that you will not accept something or will not agree to be controlled or influenced by someone or something
Sample sentence 1: The group threatened to revolt.
Sample sentence 2: All the violence revolted me.
Sample sentence 3: The peasants' revolt was crushed by the king.
Synonyms: insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, rebellion, revolution, rising, uprising
Antonyms: allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm
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