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Just Vocabulary|JV422 (Wane and Vindictive) Episode
WANE = 1. show less lighted area (waning moon) or to get smaller or less: to decrease gradually in intensity or power. To finish: to draw to a close.
Examples:- We wanted to hike this weekend, but when we hear the weather forecast, our enthusiasm waned. - As the restaurant gained popularity, the quality of the food seemed to wane.
- My cravings for hamburgers gradually waned as I began to eat less of them.
Synonyms:
decline, decrease, fade, diminish, subside, abate
Antonyms:
grow, increase, intensify
VINDICTIVE = vengeful: looking for revenge or done through a desire for revenge. spiteful: feeling, showing, or done through a desire to hurt somebodyExamples:- Don't offend Marc, he has a very vindictive personality.- Marc can be spiteful and vindictive if he thinks he's been wronged in some way.
- Even though I was badly hurt by Marc's actions, I chose to forgive him rather than be vindictive.Synonyms: vengeful, spiteful, malicious, vicious, resentful
Antonyms:
forgiving
[ Wed, 28 May 2008 07:59:00 GMT ]
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