1. PERCOLATE (verb)
Meaning : Spread gradually through an area or group of people.
Synonyms : disseminated, filter, pass, spread.
Antonyms : flood, pour, gush, surge.
Usage: I hope to visit some of these ideas that are now percolating with regard to the worship experiences of today.
Meaning : Spread gradually through an area or group of people.
Synonyms : disseminated, filter, pass, spread.
Antonyms : flood, pour, gush, surge.
Usage: I hope to visit some of these ideas that are now percolating with regard to the worship experiences of today.
2. DOWNTRODDEN (adjective)
Meaning : Oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
Synonyms : persecuted, exploited, repressed, tyrannized.
Antonyms : protected, respected, guarded, favored.
Usage: His claim to be a representative of the downtrodden masses is, of course, completely bogus.
Meaning : Oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
Synonyms : persecuted, exploited, repressed, tyrannized.
Antonyms : protected, respected, guarded, favored.
Usage: His claim to be a representative of the downtrodden masses is, of course, completely bogus.
3. USURIOUS (adjective)
Meaning : rate of interest that is unfairly high.
Synonyms : avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
Antonyms : affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
Usage: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?
Meaning : rate of interest that is unfairly high.
Synonyms : avaricious, acquisitive, rapacious, covetous.
Antonyms : affordable, moderate, generous, undulating.
Usage: Can you lend to the poor without charging usurious interest?
4. BUDGE (verb)
Meaning : Change an opinion.
Synonyms : retract, yield, acquiesce, compromise.
Antonyms : resist, object, confront, oppose.
Usage: That’s why the bosses have so far been refusing to budge over the pay and conditions.
Meaning : Change an opinion.
Synonyms : retract, yield, acquiesce, compromise.
Antonyms : resist, object, confront, oppose.
Usage: That’s why the bosses have so far been refusing to budge over the pay and conditions.
5. GRANULAR (adjective)
Meaning : Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
Synonyms : powdery, grainy, gritty, sandy.
Antonyms : soft, fine, smooth, glossy.
Usage: In the dry state, granular soil particles can be easily separated and identified.
Meaning : Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
Synonyms : powdery, grainy, gritty, sandy.
Antonyms : soft, fine, smooth, glossy.
Usage: In the dry state, granular soil particles can be easily separated and identified.
