DAILY VOCABULARY (19.12.
2018)
1. Inferior (Adj):
Meaning : Low in rank, status or quality
Synonyms : second-rate, poor, so-so, lower,
mediocre, deficient, paltry,
imperfect
Antonyms : superior, first-class, outstanding,
better
2. Infertile (Adj):
Meaning : (of a person, animal or plant)
unable to reproduce itself
Synonyms : sterile, barren, unproductive,
nonproductive, unfruitful,
Antonyms : fertile, productive, fruitful,
fecund, generative
3. Infirm (Adj):
Meaning : Weak
Synonyms : feeble, frail, sickly, ailing,
enfeebled, weakened, decrepit,
unsound, debilitated, anile, shaky,
irresolute, faltering, unstable,
valetudinarian
Antonyms : robust, strong, vigorous, sturdy,
forceful, healthy, hearty, sound
4. Joyful (Adj):
Meaning : Elated, happy
Synonyms : gay, happy, delighted,
lighthearted, buoyant, blissful,
exuberant, glad, exultant, ecstatic,
cheerful, joyous, merry, blithe,
cheery, jovial, mirthful
Antonyms : sad, unhappy, melancholy,
depressed
5. Jocund (Adj):
Meaning : Cheerful and lighthearted
Synonyms : merry, jovial, jolly, mirthful,
frolicsome, gay, pleasant, blithe,
elated, lively, debonair
Antonyms : sad, cheerless, sober, grave,
serious
6. Jitters (Noun):
Meaning : Feelings of extreme nervousness
Synonyms : fidgets, shakes, shives,
nervousness, tenseness, anxiety
7. Malefactor (Noun):
Meaning : Criminal
Synonyms : Lawbreaker, perpetrator,
offender, felon, gangster,
hoodlum, thug, delinquent,
culprit, wrongdoer, malfeasant,
troublemaker, scoundrel, villain,
evildoer, transgressor, sinner
8. Malleable (Adj):
Meaning : (of a metal or other material) able
to be hammered or pressed into
shape without breaking or
cracking
Synonyms : docile, impressionable, compliant,
susceptible, trainable, teachable,
formable, pliant, pliable,
moldable, flexible, responsive,
receptive, ready, willing
Antonyms : rigid, intractable, refractory,
unmanageable, unyielding
9. Malodorous (Adj):
Meaning : Having an unpleasant smell
Synonyms : foul, smelly, stinking, noxious,
reeking, noisome, rank, high,
strong, obnoxious, fetid, vile,
putrid, rancid, rotten, putrescent,
offensive
Antonyms : fragrant, aromatic
10. Mammoth (Adj):
Meaning : Huge
Synonyms : colossal, gigantic, huge, immense,
massive, enormous, titanic,
gargantuan, prodigious,
stupendous
Antonyms : dainty, petite, tiny, pygmy, puny,
elfin