| New Words for Today |
Purported (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" |
putative, reputed, supposed |
Illicit (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary" 2: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" |
outlaw, outlawed, unlawful |
licit |
Eccentric (Noun, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a person with an unusual or odd personality 2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" |
flake, oddball, geek |
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Adjective |
1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" 2: not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles" |
bizarre, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey |
concentric |
Monarchy (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority |
Repercussion (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" 2: a movement back from an impact |
recoil, rebound, backlash |
| Today's Word Challenges |
| Match Synonyms | Match Antonyms | |||||||||
| 1 | penitent | A | flaky | 1: | 1 | incisive | A | licit | 1: | |
| 2 | eccentric | B | repentant | 2: | 2 | eccentric | B | dull | 2: | |
| 3 | illicit | C | knifelike | 3: | 3 | illicit | C | nice | 3: | |
| 4 | incisive | D | embarrass | 4: | 4 | benign | D | malignant | 4: | |
| 5 | abash | E | unlawful | 5: | 5 | acrid | E | concentric | 5: | |
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| 1 | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | A | abash | 1: |
| 2 | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | B | qualitative | 2: |
| 3 | involving distinctions based on qualities | C | monarchy | 3: |
| 4 | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence | D | accolade | 4: |
| 5 | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | E | benign | 5: |
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| 1 | Across: 1: devoid of intelligence(5) 2: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence(6) 4: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction(8) 7: contrary to or forbidden by law(7) Down: 1: suitable for cutting or piercing(8) 3: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds(8) 5: cause to suffer a blight(6) 6: strong and sharp(5) |
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| Interesting things about Engligh Language |
| What is a "Suffix"? A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to alter the grammatical function of the original word. For example, the verb read can be made into the noun "reader" by adding the suffix -er; read can be made the adjective "readable" by adding the suffix -able. A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to alter the grammatical function of the original word. For example, the verb read can be made into the noun "reader" by adding the suffix -er; read can be made the adjective "readable" by adding the suffix -able. |
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