1. SEDATE: (adjective)
Meaning : avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed.
Synonyms : calm, composed, recollected, tranquil.
Antonyms: agitated, discomposed, flustered, perturbed.
Example: Dean stepped back further, the smile fading from his face as the two men drove away at a very sedate pace.
Meaning : avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed.
Synonyms : calm, composed, recollected, tranquil.
Antonyms: agitated, discomposed, flustered, perturbed.
Example: Dean stepped back further, the smile fading from his face as the two men drove away at a very sedate pace.
2. BEDECK (verb)
Meaning : to decorate or cover
Synonyms : adorn, bedizen, embellish, emblaze.
Antonyms : denude, blemish, deface, disfigure.
Example: The cars were all bedecked with flowers for the wedding ceremony.
Meaning : to decorate or cover
Synonyms : adorn, bedizen, embellish, emblaze.
Antonyms : denude, blemish, deface, disfigure.
Example: The cars were all bedecked with flowers for the wedding ceremony.
3. MOTE (noun)
Meaning : a tiny piece of a substance; a speck.
Synonyms : bit, dribble, fleck, nugget
Antonyms : lump, abundance, bushel, heaps.
Example: Feeling anxious about the state of her home, the obsessive housewife scrubbed away every tiny mote of dust.
Meaning : a tiny piece of a substance; a speck.
Synonyms : bit, dribble, fleck, nugget
Antonyms : lump, abundance, bushel, heaps.
Example: Feeling anxious about the state of her home, the obsessive housewife scrubbed away every tiny mote of dust.
4. ENVIRON (verb)
Meaning : surround; enclose.
Synonyms : encircle, envelop, cloak, swathe.
Antonyms : unbridle, free, open, release
Example: The stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.
Meaning : surround; enclose.
Synonyms : encircle, envelop, cloak, swathe.
Antonyms : unbridle, free, open, release
Example: The stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.
5. USHER (verb)
Meaning :show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms : lead, accompany, conduct, assist.
Antonyms : retract, conclude, cease, stop.
Example: A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
Meaning :show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms : lead, accompany, conduct, assist.
Antonyms : retract, conclude, cease, stop.
Example: A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
