Wednesday, December 14, 2011

My English Vocabulary..


1. WORD
Abdominous


MEANING
Have a large belly


PART OF SPEECH
Noun


INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
-ub'do'-mi-nus


ANTONYM/SYNONYM
Paunchy, Potbellied


EXAMPLE OF WORD
“The doctor, abdominous and  optimistic, smiled at us”


2. WORD
Recapitulate

MEANING
Summarize briefly

PART OF SPEECH
Noun

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
-Ree-ku'pi-chu,leyt

ANTONYM/SYNONYM
-recap, repeat

EXAMPLE OF WORD
“Let's recapitulate the main ideas” 


3. WORD
Recrudesce


MEANING
Outbreak of trouble or a disease after a period of quiet.

PART OF SPEECH
Noun, adjective


INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
Ree-kroo'des


SYNONYMS/ANTONYM
Break, break out, develop


EXAMPLE OF WORD
“These political movements recrudesce from time to time”



4. WORD
Magniloquent


MEANING
(of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous


PART OF SPEECH
Adjective


INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
-Mag,ni-lu-kwunt


SYNONYMS/ANTONYM
Grandiloquent, tall


EXAMPLE OF WORD
“He engages in so much magniloquent talk, on one ever   realizes what he is saying”





5. WORD
Miscegenation
MEANING
Interbreeding of races, esp where differences of  colours are involved


PART OF SPEECH
Verb
INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
-Mi-si-ju'ney-shun


SYNONYM/ANTONYM
Crossbreeding, interbreeding


EXAMPLE OF WORD
“In the USA, there used to be laws against miscegenation”





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