DAILY VOCABULARY (02.01.
2019)
1. Rebut (Verb):
Meaning : Claim or prove that (evidence or
an accusation) is false
Synonyms : dispute, disprove, refute,
contradict, confute, counter,
retort, negate, negative, overturn
Antonyms : prove, substantiate, validate,
establish, demonstrate, verify
2. Recalcitrant (Adj):
Meaning : Having an obstinately
uncooperative attitude towards
authority or discipline
Synonyms : obstinate, rebellious, refractory,
stubborn, headstrong, intractable,
defiant, unruly, ungovernable
Antonyms : amenable, biddable, tractable,
docile, obedient, willing
3. Recede (Verb):
Meaning : go or move back or further away
from a previous position
Synonyms : move back, withdraw, retreat,
retire, back out, ebb
Antonyms : proceed, advance, press on,
progress, rise
4. Shirk (Verb):
Meaning : avoid or neglect (a duty or
responsibility)
Synonyms : malinger, soldier, duck, dodge,
avoid, sidestep
Antonyms : shoulder, help, cooperate, take on,
volunteer
5. Shocking (Adj):
Meaning : causing indignation or disgust;
offensive
Synonyms : astounding, horrifying, stunning,
overwhelming, breathtaking,
scandalous, scandalizing
Antonyms : reassuring, comforting, calming,
soothing
6. Shoddy (Adj):
Meaning : badly made or done
Synonyms : inferior, second-rate, tacky,
cheap, poor, vulgar, tawdry,
flashy, showy, fake, meretricious
Antonyms : fine, choice, tasteful, elegant,
authentic
7. Theatrical (Adj):
Meaning : relating to actors
Synonyms : dramatic, thespian, legitimate,
live, staged, histrionic,
dramaturgic, compelling, moving
Antonyms : natural, unaffected, straight-
forward, unexaggerated
8. Theoretical (Adj):
Meaning : concerned with theory of a
subject
Synonyms : speculative, hypothetical,
abstract, untested, untried,
conjectural, suppositional
Antonyms : practical, pragmatic, experiential,
inductive
9. Therapeutic (Adj):
Meaning : relating to the healing of disease
Synonyms : curative, healing, beneficial,
sanative, restorative, healthful,
salubrious, corrective, remedial
Antonyms : detrimental, harmful, damaging,
destructive
10. Thick-skinned (Adj):
Meaning : insensitive to criticism or insults
Synonyms : insensitive, callous, stolid, dull,
obtuse, unresponsive, impervious,
dense, thickneaded, stupid,
hardened
Antonyms : sensitive, thin-skinned,
impressionable, responsive,
feeling, tender, touchy