Daily Vocabulary 1-March- 2016

1.Overtly :

Part of Speech: adverb

Definition: candidly

Synonyms: frankly, honestly, on the up and up, openly, overtly, truly, truthfully, veraciously

Antonyms: deceitful, devious, lying, shady, underhanded



2. Palpable :

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: clear, obvious

Synonyms: apparent, appreciable, arresting, believable, blatant, certain, colorable, conspicuous .

Antonyms: hidden, obscure, unclear, vague



3.Slack :

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: loose, baggy; inactive

Synonyms: dull, easy, feeble, flabby, flaccid, flexible, flimsy, inert, infirm, laggard, lax, leisurely, limp, not taut, passive, quaggy, quiet, relaxed, sloppy, slow, slow-moving, sluggish, soft, supine, unsteady, weak

Antonyms: rigid, stiff, taut, tight



4.Mire :

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: delay, catch up in

Synonyms: bog down, cling, decelerate, detain, dirty, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle.



5.Buoyancy :

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: tendency to float

Synonyms: elasticity, resilience

Antonyms: depression



6.Regime :

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: leadership of organization

Synonyms: administration, dynasty, establishment, government, incumbency.



7.Presumption :

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: belief, hypothesis

Synonyms: anticipation, apriorism, assumption, basis, chance, conjecture, grounds, guess, likelihood .

Antonyms: reality, truth



8.Hinterland :

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: backcountry

Synonyms: boondocks, boonies, borderland, brush, bush country, frontier, outback, sticks, wasteland, wilderness, woods.

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