daily word meaning 2nd jan

8/19/2019 Daily Word Meaning 2nd Jan

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Here is today’s list of words

1. Reinforce – verb – to strengthen – Synonyms – strengthen, fortify

Antonyms – weaken, undermine

E.g. – I used an extra layer of glue to reinforce the weak areas of my science

project.

2. Coil – verb – to wind in circles or rings – Synonyms – twist, loop

Antonyms – uncoil, straighten

E.g. – Because he was learning how to sail, he needed to coil the rope in order to

steady the mast of the boat.

3. Cognizance – verb – to ha e awareness or knowledge of

something – Synonyms – awareness, consciousness

Antonyms – incogni!ance, ignorance

E.g. – Any cognizance about a crime should be reported to the police.

4. Incarnate – verb – to stand for something or someone in a noticeable

way – Synonyms – embodied, personify

Antonyms – disincarnate, unbodied

E.g. – "he dark portrait seemed to incarnate all the e il the artist saw in the

world.

. !res"#ably – adverb – by a sensible guess# probably – Synonyms – likely, possilbly


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Antonyms – unlikely, agreed

E.g. – Before the generous millionaire died, he $res"#ably changed his will and

left all of his money to charity.

%. &alignant – ad'ective – causing an extremely serious, possibly e en fatal,

issue – Synonyms – harmful, poisonous

Antonyms – benign, humane

E.g. – $hen the doctors disco ered a #alignant tumor in Sam%s brain, they told

him he only had six months to li e.

(. )rac*is+ – ad'ective – unappealing in taste – Synonyms – distasteful, nauseous

Antonyms – appeti!ing, delicious

E.g. – Since the water on the island tasted brac*is+ , I decided not to drink it.

,. Renovate – verb – to re amp something to make it look new

again – Synonyms – repair, restore

Antonyms –destroy, demolish

E.g. – "he community pitched in to renovate the old historic buildings in town.

-. windle – verb – to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in si!e – Synonyms –sink, disappear

Antonyms – amass, magnify

E.g. – As the number of workers began to dwindle because of the cutbacks, the

workload of each person became intolerable.


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1/. Circ"#scribe – verb – to limit the range or scope of something to a

particular degree – Synonyms – restrain, regulate

Antonyms – broaden, exceed

E.g. – In court the iolent suspects wear shackles that circ"#scribe their ability

to &ee.

daily word meaning 2nd jan

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