DAILY VOCABULARY (30.11.
2018)
1. Discarded (Verb):
Meaning : got rid of something or someone
as no longer desirable or useful
Synonyms : Rejected, damaged, abandoned,
relinquished
Antonyms : Cherished, worthwhile, kept
2. Penance (Noun):
Meaning : Punishment inflicted on oneself
for expressing repentance for any
wrongdoing of one’s own.
Synonyms : Atonement, Expiation, Reparation
Antonyms : happiness, joy, reward
3. Hooliganism (Noun):
Meaning : Disruptive or unlawful behavior
such as rioting, vandalism,
bullying etc
Synonyms : Rowdiness, disorganization,
disruption
Antonyms : Continuation, peace, assistance,
beginning
4. Fading (Adj):
Meaning : gradually grow faint or
disappear/come or cause to come
gradually into or out of view
(about a television image or a
film)
Synonyms : evanescent, dying. Paling,
declining
Antonyms : emerging, developing, reviving
5. Anticipate (Verb):
Meaning : regard as probable / expect or
predict
Synonyms : Expect, foresee, predict, prophesy
Antonyms : Doubt, be surprised
6. Presume (Verb):
Meaning : Suppose that something is the
case on the basis of probability/be
arrogant or impatient enough to
do something
Synonyms : Surmise, guess, believe, assume
Antonyms : Calculate, doubt, measure
7. Disruptive (Adjective):
Meaning : Causing or tending to cause
disruption
Synonyms : disturbing, rowdy, troublesome,
unruly
Antonyms : calming, disciplined, soothing
8. Precipitate (Adjective):
Meaning : done, made or acting suddenly or
without careful consideration
Synonyms : Hasty, rash, rushed
Antonyms : Deliberate, gradual, leisurely
9. Consensus (Noun):
Meaning : A general agreement
Synonyms : Harmony, accord, concord,
unison
Antonyms : Denial, refusal, dissension
10. Condemnation (Noun):
Meaning : The expression of very strong
disapproval/the act of
condemning someone to a
punishment or sentencing
Synonyms : damnation, reproach
Antonyms : compliment, acquittal, absolution