Sunday, 20 September 2015

Vocabulary- E list

Vocabulary- E list
01. EARTHY
Meaning – consisting or resembling Earth.
Synonyms – straight-forward, simple, natural, direct, unsophisticated, unrefined.
Antonyms – cultured, elegant, refined, sophisticated.
Usage – Earthly pots.
02. EBB
Meaning – To fall away or back.
Synonyms – decline, recede, withdraw, retreat, fall-back, decrease, diminish, abate.
Antonyms – tide, surge, increase, rise
Usage – The tides ebb away.
03. EBULLIENT
Meaning – overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant.
Synonyms – exuberant, high-spirited, excited, enthusiastic, buoyant, exhilarated, elated, zestful.
Antonyms – not-excited, apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic
Usage – Usain Bolt in ebullient mood after winning.
04. ECCENTRIC / ECCENTRICITY ( adj.)
Meaning – Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
Synonyms – bizarre, odd, irregular, abnormal, weird, strange, non-concentric.
Antonyms – average, normal, regular, ordinary, typical, concentric.
Usage – Image displaying eccentric circles.
05. ECCLESIASTIC
Meaning – A minister or priest; a cleric.
Synonyms – priest, clergyman, minister, cleric, churchman.
Antonyms – // Comment if you know.
Usage – Thomas enrolled in the seminary to become an ecclesiastic.
06. ECLECTIC
Meaning – Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles.
Synonyms – diverse, broad, varied, wide-ranging, general.
Antonyms – in-comprehensive, narrow, particular, specific, unvaried.
Usage – The eclectic collection of web purchase icons.
07. ECLIPSE
Meaning – The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.
Synonyms – cover, block, obscure, dim, conceal, darken, shadowing.
Antonyms – clear, explain, fall-out.
Usage – Jan 2010 observed one of the biggest Solar Eclipse.
08. ECONOMY
Meaning – Careful, thrifty management of resources, such as money, materials, or labor.
Synonyms – thrift, saving, frugality, prudence.
Antonyms – spending, squandering.
Usage – The country economy predicts we are heading towards a great future.
09. ECSTASY
Meaning – Intense joy or delight.
Synonyms – delight, joy, enthusiasm, frenzy, euphoria, rapture.
Antonyms – suffering, pain, hell, torture, distress, misery, agony, torment, anguish, affliction.
Usage – An ecstasy of joy after graduation.
10. EDDY
Meaning – A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.

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