VOCAB

 

9 Date -17^th December 2024- Tuesday

Brabble (brab.uhl)

Ø Part of Speech: Noun

Ø Meaning: 

·  Verb: To argue noisily over trivial matters.

·  Noun: Noisy, quarrelsome chatter.

Ø Sentence Example:

·  Verb: The children were brabbling over a toy.

·  Noun: The constant brabble from the neighbor's house was annoying.

Synonyms

·  Bicker    ·  Squabble         ·  Quarrel ·  Wrangle

Antonyms

·  Agree     ·  Harmonize                ·  Cooperate

 Date -16^th December 2024- MONDAY

8. RIME ( raɪm)

Ø Part of Speech: Noun

Ø Meaning: Rime is a type of frost that forms on objects when water vapour freezes onto them. It looks like a delicate layer of ice.

Ø Sentence Example:

·  The trees were covered in a beautiful layer of rime.

·  The cold winter morning created rime on the window panes

Synonyms

·  Frost ·  Ice ·  Glaze

Antonyms

·  Heat ·  Warmth

Date -14^th December 2024- Saturday

7 Brusque ( broosk)

Ø Part of Speech: Verb

Ø Meaning: Brusque means abrupt or offhand in speech or manner. It's like being short and rude.

Ø Sentence Example:

·  Her brusque reply hurt his feelings.

·  The store clerk was brusque with the impatient customer.

Synonyms

·  Abrupt   ·  curt        ·  Harsh     ·  Rude     

Antonyms

·       Polite    · courteous         · Gentle

 Date -13^th December 2024- FRIDAY

6 Addle ( ad.l)

Ø Part of Speech: Verb

Ø Meaning: It  means to confuse or muddle someone's thoughts or ideas.

Ø Sentence Example:

·  The complex problem addled his mind.

Synonyms

·  Confuse          ·  Bewilder         ·  Muddle ·  Jumble   ·  Disorient

Antonyms

·       clarify   ·  organized        ·  arranged

 Date -12^th December 2024- THURSDAY

5.Podium ( poh·dee·uhm)

Ø Part of Speech: Noun

Ø Meaning: A podium is a raised platform where people stand to speak or give a presentation.

Ø Sentence Example:

·  The teacher stood on the podium to address the class.

·  The winner of the contest stepped up to the podium to receive the trophy.

Synonyms

·  Platform          ·  Stage      ·  Rostrum          ·  Dais       ·  Pulpit

Antonyms

·  Ground level

 Date -11^th December 2024- WEDNESDAY

4 Glutton ( gluh·tn)

Ø Part of Speech: Noun

Ø Meaning: A glutton is a person who eats too much food. They love to eat and often eat more than they need.

Ø Sentence Example:

After the big meal, the glutton rubbed his belly and sighed.

Don't be a glutton; leave some food for others.

Synonyms

·  Gourmand       ·  Gorger   ·  Trencherman

Antonyms

·  Dieter     ·  Nibbler  ·  Abstemious

  

Date -10^th December 2024- TUESDAY

3.Mundane ( muhn·dayn)

Ø Part of Speech: Adjective

Ø Meaning: The term "mundane" refers to something that is ordinary, commonplace, or lacking in excitement. (It often describes tasks, activities, or experiences that are routine and unremarkable.)

Ø Sentence Example:

1.    Going to work every day can become mundane.

2.    She found the repetitive nature of her job to be quite mundane.

Ø Synonyms

·       Ordinary    ·       Banal    ·       Unremarkable    ·       Routine

Ø Antonyms

·       Extraordinary    ·       Exciting    ·       Unusual    ·       Unique

Date -9^th December 2024- MONDAY

2.Kudos ( koo-dohz)

Ø Part of Speech: Noun

Ø Meaning: "Kudos" means giving someone praise or congratulations for doing something well. (Imagine if you did a great job on a school project, and your teacher said, "Kudos to you!" That means they are really happy with your work and want to celebrate your success.)

Ø Sentence Example:

             I.     Sarah received kudos from her teacher for her excellent presentation.

          II.     The team earned kudos for winning the championship game

Date -8^th December 2024

1. Flavescent ( fluh-ves-uhnt)

Ø Part of Speech: Adjective

Ø Meaning: This word means something is turning yellow or becoming yellowish colour. It's like when a leaf starts to change colour in the fall.

Ø Sentence Example:

             I.     The old paper started to look flavescent due to age.

          II.     The flavescent leaves of the trees in autumn made the park look beautiful and bright.

       III.     At sunset, the sky turned a flavescent shade, making it look like a painting.