Saturday, 22 October 2011

New Vocabulary

Word (Vocabulary)
Meaning
         IPA
Synonym
Antonym
Example of sentence
Acrimonius
Sharp or harsh in language
Akri-mo-nius
caustic, acerb, pungent, tart, mordant, acrid
Suave, affable
The word that came from her mouth is very acrimonius
Approbation
Approval or praise
Apro-ba-shan

sanction, commendation
disapprobation
He deserved to get approbation, since his work so hard to get to this point.
Benevolent
Kindly or charitable
Ba-ne-valent
benign, benignant, gracious, magnanimous
malevolent, malignant
The young girl is so benevolent to give her seat to the pregnant lady.
Cacophonous
Unharmonious sounding
Ka-kof-uh-nous
dissonant, discordant, blatant, strident, raucous
mellifluous, euphonious, dulcet
The musician play a cacophonous blare of trumpets
Ignominius
Incurring public disgrace
Ig-no-mineas
infamous, degrading, opprobrious, odious
illustrious, renowned, preeminent
They  suffered an ignominius descent from political power.

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