Synonyms : Vocabulary Words - 43

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1. ANCON (NOUN): angular part of arm; angularly shaped item

Synonyms: joint, angle Antonyms: line, crack

Example Sentence:

On meeting an accident, she hurt her ancon.

2. ICICLE (NOUN): frozen water

Synonyms: crystal, glaze : water, liquid

Example Sentence:

The coldness of his body through the bag jolts me like an icicle through my heart.

3. CRAM (VERB): fill to overflowing; compress

Synonyms: pack, overcrowd Antonyms: uncompressed, let out

Example Sentence:

Families of four and five cram into one-room shares without running water or reliable electricity.

4. DOUSE (VERB): drench, extinguish with liquid

Synonyms: drown, quench Antonyms: dehydrate, dry

Example Sentence:

The halon-based fire-suppression systems used by commercial jets in these zones are not able to douse such fires.

5. FRINGE (NOUN): border, trimming

Synonyms: brink, flounce Antonyms: Centre, inside

Example Sentence:

We're talking-to ourselves—or rather, to a fringe constituency within ourselves.

6. PROTRACT (VERB): extend, draw out

Synonyms: prolong, continue Antonyms: complete, shorten

Example Sentence:

He succeeded in interesting his little pupil, and did not protract his term of study so as to weary him.

7. HAMSTRING (VERB): disable

Synonyms: cripple, hinder Antonyms: assist, promote

Example Sentence:

What madness, then, for the ex-speaker to hamstring himself by pledging not to go negative.

8. AMBLE (VERB): walk casually

Synonyms: drift, loiter Antonyms: run, stay

Example Sentence:

Jenny was staked out for fear that she would take the notion to amble back to the ranch.

9. TORSO (NOUN): physique

Synonyms: carcass, frame Antonyms: abstract, concept

Example Sentence:

His torso was dark and his legs had been amputated by the locomotive engine.

10. GOOFY (ADJECTIVE): silly

Synonyms: crazy, foolish Antonyms: brainy, smart

Example Sentence:

So now he's telling us through his spokespeople that he's not going to see it, which I find kind of goofy.