Vocabulary - Set 15
TEEMING: In abundance, fertile, highly productive - the teeming tropics, rank with vegetation.
Synonyms: swarming, fruitful, fecund, abounding
TRANQUIL: Calm; peaceful - a tranquil summer night.
Synonyms: placid, serene
Antonyms: perturbed, ruffled, turbulent
TRIVIAL: Of little - importance - a trivial offense.
Synonym: paltry
Antonyms: gross, momentous
VANQUISH: To subdue or conquer -an army vanquished with heavy losses.
VAUNT: To boast - proudly vaunted his strength.
Synonyms: brag (noun: braggadocio, braggart), proclaim
VERSATILE: Able to do many things skilfully - versatile in all the arts.
WHIM (adj.: WHIMSICAL): A sudden notion or passing fancy -frequently acted on the whim of the moment.
Synonyms: caprice, vagary, crotchet
ZEALOUS (noun: ZEALOT: fanatic): Full of enthusiasm or eagerness -a zealous student, first in his class.
Antonym: perfunctory
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