Blah Blah Blah (Caught'ya #27)

Caught’ya #27                  Monday, October 28, 2013

“Like you my friend, I swore I’d never marry. If it were Hero who would be my wife, though, I would succumb to Cupid’s arrows,” acceded Claudio.

            “Never in a million years!” vociferated Benedick. “Not I. I shall die a bachelor.”

·      Vociferate= to shout or yell loudly

·      Synonyms= ball, bellow, wail, cry

·      Antonyms= whisper, mumble, mutter

·      Etymology= circa 1600, from Latin word “vociferates”

·      The young girl vociferated her concerns at the teacher.

·      Acceded= to express approval, or give consent

·      Synonyms= agree, come around, concur

·      Antonyms= disagree, reject, dissent

·      Etymology= circa 15^th century, from Middle English word “accedere”

·      He acceded to the plan.