DAILY DOSE OF WORDS

Supersede : (Verb) take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use)
Synonyms : Replace, supplant
Antonyms : stay, retain
Usage : There can be another brand that will supersede the current unit.

Prepossession : (noun) an opinion formed beforehand without evident proof
Synonyms : preconception, prejudgment
Antonyms : neutrality, unbiasedness
Usage : We should not make prepossessions about others.

Timorous : (adj.) timid by nature
Synonyms : fearful, trepid
Antonyms : bold, brave
Usage : The way in which Max was looking at Sia was almost timorous.

Sanctify : (verb) make pure
Synonyms : purify, consecrate, purge
Antonyms : deconsecrate, desacralize, desanctify
Usage : The Bible tells us that God wants to sanctify us.
   
Inducement : (noun) a positive motivational influence
Synonyms : incentive, motivator
Antonyms : deterrence, disincentive
Usage : Employees were offered a bonus as an inducement to finish the project on schedule.

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Elucidate : (Verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible
Synonyms: clarify, clear up
Antonyms: confuse, obscure
Usage: Host elucidates the instruction before starting the game

Insubstantial : (adj.) lacking material form or substance
Synonyms: unreal, unsubstantial
Antonym: real
Usage: The amount disclosed in the document was insubstantial.

Fastidious : ( adj) hard to please
Synonyms: Choosy, meticulous, tidy
Antonyms: unrefined, untidy
Usage: The devoted fans of the science fiction show were fastidious in terms of plot.

Efficacious : (adj) having the power to produce a desired effect
Synonyms: effective, effectual
Antonyms: ineffective, unproductive
Usage: Yoga is very efficacious at reducing stress.

Incorrigible : (adj) not capable of being reformed
Synonyms: unreformable, uncorrectable
Antonyms:  corrigible, amendable
Usage: Even after therapy, the incorrigible child continues to misbehave.

Reckless : (Adjective) Audacious or Carefree
Synonyms : Imprudent
Antonym : Responsible
Usage : He met with an accident because of his reckless driving at the National Highway

Epidemic : (Adjective) Widespread
Synonyms : Contagious
Antonym : Limited
Usage : Diseases of such high magnitude hints to some epidemic phenomenon

Emulate : (Verb) To copy the actions
Synonyms : Imitate
Antonym : Abandon
Usage : The team need some talented youngsters to emulate the oldies

Hermetic : (Adjective) air tight
Synonyms : Sealed
Antonym : Public
Usage : Colleges should avoid hermetic environments for student

Devastate : (Verb) To destroy or demolish
Synonyms : Despoil
Antonym : Construct
Usage : If the kids go to the garden, they would devastate the newly planted herbs

Raze : (Verb) Flatten or Wipe Out   
Synonyms : Overthrow
Antonym : Construct  
Usage : The local muncipality had a plan to raze the row of old buildings

Rifle : (Verb) Plunder or Sack   
Synonyms : Trash
Antonym : Organize
Usage : The company was planning to rifle some of its employees during recession

Posit :  (Verb) Suppose   
Synonyms : Assume
Antonym : Factual 
Usage : The teach asked the students to avoid posit what their peers had

Profane : (Adjective) Immoral or atheistic   
Synonyms : Ungodly
Antonym : Sacred 
Usage : The child became profane after the death of his father

Insolent : (Adjective) Bold or Disrepectful   
Synonyms : Insulting
Antonym : Respectful
Usage : The speaker adjourned the session after seeing the insolent behaviour of the MP's