1.INVEIGLE (verb)
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
Synonyms: cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade.
Antonyms: dissuade, discourage, deter, disenchant. Usage: During the trial, the witnesses described how the defendant used deception to inveigle his clients into investing in his scam.
Meaning: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
Synonyms: cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade.
Antonyms: dissuade, discourage, deter, disenchant. Usage: During the trial, the witnesses described how the defendant used deception to inveigle his clients into investing in his scam.
2. APROPOS (adjective)
Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation.
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apt.
Antonyms: impertinent, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant.
Usage: While the words may seem a bit strange, they are apropos and relate to the topic we are discussing.
Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation.
Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apt.
Antonyms: impertinent, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant.
Usage: While the words may seem a bit strange, they are apropos and relate to the topic we are discussing.
3.REFRACTORY (adjective)
Meaning: stubborn or unmanageable.
Synonyms: recalcitrant, obstreperous, insubordinate, intractable.
Antonyms: obedient, manageable, amenable, compliant.
Usage: Most teenagers go through a refractory phase where they don’t want to listen to authority figures.
Meaning: stubborn or unmanageable.
Synonyms: recalcitrant, obstreperous, insubordinate, intractable.
Antonyms: obedient, manageable, amenable, compliant.
Usage: Most teenagers go through a refractory phase where they don’t want to listen to authority figures.
4.ACCRETION (noun)
Meaning: growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
Synonyms: addendum, addition, increment, proliferation.
Antonyms: abatement, decline, depletion, diminishment.
Usage: Sophia was convinced that the accretion of ice on her car’s windshield was preventing her wipers from operating correctly.
Meaning: growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
Synonyms: addendum, addition, increment, proliferation.
Antonyms: abatement, decline, depletion, diminishment.
Usage: Sophia was convinced that the accretion of ice on her car’s windshield was preventing her wipers from operating correctly.
5.INURE (verb)
Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
Antonyms: enervate, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate.
Usage: The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare.
Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
Antonyms: enervate, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate.
Usage: The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare.
