Daily Vocabulary 3-March-2016

1.Lure :
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bait
Synonyms: allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy.
Antonyms: deterrent, warning


2.Corroborate :
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: back up information, story
Synonyms: approve, authenticate, bear out, certify, check on, check out, check up, confirm, declare true, document.
Antonyms: contradict, deny, disallow, disclaim, refute, reject


3.Ambush :
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lying in wait; concealed position
Synonyms: ambuscade, ambushment, camouflage, concealment, deception, hiding, hiding place.


4.Germane :
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: appropriate
Synonyms: ad rem, akin, allied, applicable, applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, cognate.
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, irrelevant, unfitting, unrelated, unsuitable



5. Jitter :
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: moving feet and body to music
Synonyms: Charleston, bob, boogie, boogie down, bunny hop, caper, careen, cavort, conga, cut a rug.


6. Dud :
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: failure
Synonyms: bomb, bummer, bust, debacle, flop, lemon, loser, washout
Antonyms: success


7. Inflate :
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blow up, increase
Synonyms: aerate, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, beef up, bloat, boost, build up, cram.
Antonyms: compress, contract, deflate, let air out, shrink


8.Thievery :
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: theft
Synonyms: burglary, filching, larceny, pilfering, robbery, stealing, thievishness
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