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Vocabulary Tricks Part 22: Fashion

Published on Saturday, February 18, 2017
Fashion never remains static. It keeps on changing with time. Dressing well makes our life zestful. People wear presentable dress according to the occasion. Women's clothing has also become freer and revealing.
Fashion designing is a lucrative profession these days. Fashion designers hire models to boost sales of their designer clothes. People also love to flaunt their branded dresses. So, ingenious fashion designers earn a lot these days.
However, we should keep in mind that fashion should not become an obsession. We should remember that excess of everything is bad. It is not bad to be dignified and simple.

WORDS WITH MEANING AND ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES


Static

Meaning: Lacking in movement, action, or change.
Example: The whole performance appeared too static.
Synonyms: unchanged, fixed, stable, steady

Zestful

Meaning: Showing great enthusiasm and energy.
Example: You can indulge in a zestful evening of fun, great entertainment and great food.
Synonyms: avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment


Presentable

Meaning: Clean, smart, or decent enough to be seen in public.
Example: I did my best to make myself look presentable.
Synonyms: tidy, neat, fit to be seen, orderly, straight, clean, spick and span

Revealing

Meaning: Allowing more of the wearer's body to be seen than is usual.
Example: This is a very revealing dress.

Lucrative

Meaning: Producing a great deal of profit.
Example: A lucrative career as a stand-up comedian.
Synonyms: gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income

Boost

Meaning: Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
Example: The government is making efforts to boost tourism.
Synonyms: uplift, increase, augment, magnify, swell, amplify

Flaunt

Meaning: Show off.
Example: He loves to flaunt his property.
Synonyms: display ostentatiously, draw attention to, exhibit

Ingenious

Meaning: Clever, original, and inventive.
Example: He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget.
Synonyms: innovative, resourceful, enterprising, insightful

Obsession

Meaning: An idea or thought that continually occupies person's mind.
Example: He has an obsession over clicking pictures.
Synonyms: passion, attraction

Dignified

Meaning: Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.
Example: She maintained a dignified silence.
Synonyms: stately, noble, courtly, majestic, kingly
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