Wednesday 6 March 2019

06.03.2019 Let's Play with Vocabulary. 0008

1.
Puerile
ˈpjʊərʌɪl

Adjective
SSC 2017

Meaning:     
Childishly silly and immature.
Use:
A puerile argument
Synonyms:
Juvenile
Childish
Silly
Antonyms:



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2.
Petrify
ˈ ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪ

Verb
SSC 2017

Meaning:    
Make (someone ) so frightened that they are unable to move.
Use:
His icy controlled quietness petrified her.
Synonyms:
Terrified
Terror-struck
Ferment
Antonyms:
Arouse
Rouse
Stir
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3.
Adorn
əˈdɔːn
Verb
SSC 2017

Meaning:    
Make more beautiful or attractive.
Use:
Pictures and prints adorned his walls
Synonyms:
Embellish
Furnish
Ornament
Antonyms:
Strip
disfigure

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4.
Gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡɛːrɪəs

Adjective

SSC 2017

Meaning:    
Fond of company, Sociable ( of a person)
Use:
" He was a popular and gregarious man "
Synonyms:
Convivial
Clubbable
Sociable
Antonyms:
Misanthropic
Aloof
frosty
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5.
Blind date

Meaning:  
A social engagement with a person one has not previously met. 
Use:
She met her husband on a blind date.
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