VOCAB-PART II. Tathagat Vocab Homophones Anxious(adj.) To have/suffer from anxiety /worry Synonyms:...
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Transcript of VOCAB-PART II. Tathagat Vocab Homophones Anxious(adj.) To have/suffer from anxiety /worry Synonyms:...
Anxious(adj.)
• To have/suffer from anxiety /worry
• Synonyms: afraid(c)/ aghast(c),concerned, nervy, nervous
Eager(adj.)
Excited or worried Synonyms: agog, ardent, keen, intent, enthusiastic.
Usage
She anxiously/eagerly paced the corridor, a frown on her face!
• I was anxiously/eagerly waiting at the train station for my father who was on his way home from the front.
Appraise(v.)
• To put a value on something
• Synonyms: adjudge, gauge, evaluate, valuate
Apprise(v.)
To notify Synonyms: inform, enlighten , brief.
Usage
The President has been appraised/apprised to the situation.
• The jeweler appraised/apprised the watch a glance before declining to offer a price.
Arc(n.)
• A curve• Synonyms:
arch, bend, bow, curvature
Ark(n.)
A vessel or a refuge Synonyms: shelter, vessel, boat.
Usage
The ark/arc of the land obscured the sailor’s view to the disaster streaming at the island.
• She followed him below the ark/arc, slithering along the slimy bottom of it.
Ascent(n.)
• Upward movement• Synonyms:
ascendance, climb,
Assent(n/v.)
Enthusiastic agreement Synonyms: Consent, accord, concordance. Assent: to agree/approve
Usage
• Bill’s ascent/assent was treacherous, encumbered as his was by his heavy backpack.
His father’s ascent/assent came at a steep price indeed.