📚Gds  Weekly vocabulary session📚 
18/05/2022(Wednesday-09:05 pm) 📰

1.UNDERSCORE (VERB): : highlight

Synonyms:
 underline, emphasize

Antonyms: understate

Example Sentence:

The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.

2.TRANSIENT (ADJECTIVE): : transitory

Synonyms: 
temporary, short-lived

Antonyms: permanent

Example Sentence:

There is a transient population of thousands of visitors during the year.

3.UNLEASH (VERB): : release

Synonyms: 
free, loose

Antonyms: restrain

Example Sentence:

They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them.

4.ILLICIT (ADJECTIVE): : illegal

Synonyms: 
unlawful, illegitimate

Antonyms: licit

Example Sentence:

The junkie had a liking for the more illicit things in life.

5.PREDILECTION (NOUN): : liking

Synonyms: 
fondness, preference

Antonyms: dislike

Example Sentence:

My predilection for Asian food is very strong.
6.SEVER (VERB): : break off

Synonyms: 
discontinue, suspend

Antonyms: maintain

Example Sentence:


The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.

7.INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): : binding

Synonyms:
 obligatory, mandatory

Antonyms: optional

Example Sentence:

The government realized that it was incumbent on them to act.

8.RANCOUR (NOUN): : spite

Synonyms:
 bitterness, hate

Antonyms: amicability

Example Sentence:

He spoke without rancor.
9.OVERWHELMING (ADJECTIVE): : profuse

Synonyms: 
enormous, immense

Antonyms: small

Example Sentence:

His party won overwhelming support.

10. DISTINCT (ADJECTIVE): : discrete

Synonyms:
 separate individual

Antonyms: indistinct

Example Sentence:

The gallery is divided into five distinct spaces

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