3 Jun 2011

Top English Words Used In American English

*Salubrious, adjective;
1.Favorable to health; promoting health; healthful.
Antonyms:Insalubrious, unhealthy, unwholesome
Synonyms:Beneficial, good, healthful, healthy, hygienic,

Notes: salacious means characterized by lust or suggestive of or tending to moral looseness, while salubrious means favorable to health or promoting health

*Fiat, noun;
1.An arbitrary or authoritative command or order.
2.Formal or official authorization or sanction.
Synonyms:Authorization, command, decree, dictate, dictum, edict, endorsement, mandate, ordinance, permission, precept, sanction, ukase, warrant
Antonyms:Question, request.
 
*Billet , noun;
1.Lodging for soldiers.
2.An official order directing that a soldier be provided with lodging.
3.A position of employment; a job.
transitive verb:
1.To quarter, or place in lodgings.
2.To serve (a person) with an official order to provide lodging for soldiers.
intransitive verb:
1.To be quartered; to lodge.

*Incongruous , adjective;
1.Lacking in harmony, compatibility, or appropriateness.
2.Inconsistent with reason, logic, or common sense.

Synonyms:Alien, bizarre, conflicting, contradictory, disconsonant, discordant, disparate, distorted, divergent, extraneous, fantastic, fitful, foreign,

Antonyms:compatible, congruous, consistent, corresponding, fitting, harmonious, matched, suitable, uniform 

1 Jun 2011

Free Dictionary Words Online

* Benefaction, noun
1.The act of conferring a benefit.
2.A benefit conferred; especially, a charitable donation.

Synonyms: Aid, alms, contribution, donation, endowment, gift, legacy, relief 

*Firmament,noun;
1.The region of the air; the sky; the heavens.
2.The field or sphere of an interest or activity.

Synonyms:Empyrean, lid, sky, the blue, the skies, vault, welkin, wild blue yonder
Antonyms:Hell 

*vociferous, adjective;
1.Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy.

Synonyms: Boisterous, clamant, clamorous, distracting, loud-mouthed, noisy, obstreperous, ranting, shouting, shrill, strident, uproarious, vehement, vociferant
Antonyms:Quiet, silent.

*Confrere , noun;
1.A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague; a comrade; an intimate associate.

Synonyms:Accomplice, adherent, aide, ally, assistant, associate, companion, company, comrade, confrere, consociate, contingent, disciple, follower, friend, hand, legion, mate, myrmidon, pal, partisan, regiment, satellite, sidekick, stall, supporter
Antonyms:Enemy, opponent

*Digerati , plural noun;
1.Persons knowledgeable about computers and technology.