Vocabulary

1.Raucous
Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
Synonym: harsh, strident,
Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained
Sentence: “raucous youths”

2.Resilience
Meaning: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
Synonym: flexibility, pliability, suppleness
Antonym: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Sentence: “the often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions”

3.Prognosis
Meaning: an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely course of a medical condition, a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.
Synonym: prediction, projection
Antonym: calculation, measurement
Sentence: “gloomy prognoses about overpopulation”

4.Jeopardize
Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk,
Antonym: safeguard
Sentence: “a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York’s position as a financial centre”

5.Sentinel
Meaning: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Synonym: guard, keeper
Sentence: “soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets”