Daily Vocabulary 11-March-2016

1.Abstemious (Adj)

Def:Restraining behaviour
Syn:Abstinent, Temperate, Moderate
Ant:Unrestrained, Indulgent
Ex:The well-conditioned thin are made furious by the fatties-the abstemious being singularly disposed to fury.
R.Words:Abstemiously (Adv) Abstemiousness (N)

2.Accelerate (V)

Def: 1.To start to move increasingly faster
2.To make something happen faster than it was happening before
Syn:Accelerate, Speed, Intensify
Ant:Decelerate, Slow, Retard
 Ex:In hope of catching the robber, the man accelerated well above the speed limit.
R.words : Accelerated Accelerative





3.Access (V)

Def:1.To find a way to get into a place.
2.To have the right to be able to take part in something.
Syn:Recover, Retrieve, Find, Regain
Ant:Egress, outlet
Ex:The government employee, after months of work at the company, was still not granted the privilege to access the secret documents.
R.words:Accession (N) Accessible (Adj)

4.Access (N)

Def:1.The opportunity to enter a place.
2.The right to be able to use something.
Syn:Admittance, Approach, Avenue
Ant:Egress, Outlet
Ex:1.The front access was closed off temporarily.
2.Access to the files was prohibited by federal law

5.Accidental (A)

Def:Describes an event that was not planned
Syn:Accidental,
Ant:Intended
Ex:The death of the dog was accidental and not the
R.words:Accidentally (Adv)


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