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Friday, June 7, 2019

Daily Vocab Part 6

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✅51). Vandalization (Noun)
👉Definition: the act of deliberately destroying or 
damaging public or private property.
👉Synonyms: emolishing, demolishment, desecrating, 
desecration, destruction, ravage, ravaging
👉Usage: due to vandalization in the past, a security 
system has been installed in the house

✅52).Petition (Noun)
👉Definition: a formal written request, typically one 
signed by many people
👉Synonyms: appeal, round robin, list of signatures
👉Usage: she was asked to sign a petition against plans 
to build on the local playing fields

✅53).Retrofit (Verb)
👉Definition: add (a component or accessory) to 
something that did not have it when manufactured
👉Synonyms: Part, Device
👉Usage: motorists who retrofit catalysts to older cars

✅54). Impetus (Noun)
👉Definition: the force or energy with which a body 
moves
👉Synonyms: 
momentum, propulsion, impulsion, impelling force
👉Usage: hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses 
all its impetus

✅55). Snoop (Verb)
👉Definition: investigate or look around furtively in an 
attempt to find out something
👉Synonyms: pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive 
(about), enquire
👉Usage: your sister might find the ring if she goes
snooping about

✅56). Vantage (Noun)
👉Definition: a place or position affording a good view 
of something
👉Synonyms: point of 
view, viewpoint, standpoint, stance, stand, view, opini
on, position
👉Usage: from my vantage point I could see into the 
front garden

✅57).Deferment (Noun)
👉Definition: the action or fact of putting something off 
to a later time
👉Synonyms: postponement, deferral, suspension
👉Usage: deferment of the decision

✅58). Credibility (Noun)
👉Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in
👉Synonyms: trustworthiness, reliability, dependability
👉Usage: the government's loss of credibility

✅59). Staunch (Adjective)
👉Definition: very loyal and committed in attitude
👉Synonyms: loyal, faithful, trusty, committed, devoted, 
dedicated
👉Usage: a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby

✅60).Detente (Noun)
👉Definition: the easing of hostility or strained relations, 
especially between countries
👉Synonyms: Policy
👉Usage: his policy of arms control and detente with the 
Soviet Union

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