1. HYSTERIA (NOUN): Agitation
Synonyms: frenzy, delirium
Antonyms: peace, calmness
Example Sentence:
The Minister ridiculed the ongoing family hysteria in the party.
2. DELICT (NOUN): Violation
Synonyms: transgression, misdeed Antonyms: obedience, orderliness
Example Sentence:
This is the delict of the protocols set by the present regime.
3. SCAMPER (VERB): Run
Synonyms: dash, hurry Antonyms: dawdle, stroll
Example Sentence:
Kohli scampered through for a wicket.
4. CROTCHETY (ADJECTIVE): Cantankerous
Synonyms: crusty, grouchy Antonyms: cheerful, happy
Example Sentence:
You should take care of your crotchety old fellow.
5. INALIENABLE (ADJECTIVE): invoilable
Synonyms: entailed, inbred Antonyms: alienable, changeable
Example Sentence:
It is her inalienable right.
6. SECLUSION (ADJECTIVE): Isolation
Synonyms: solitude, retreat Antonyms: camaraderie, companionship
Example Sentence:
Mihir went into seclusion for months after a motorcycle crash in 1993.
7. PEDANTIC (ADJECTIVE): Overscrupulous
Synonyms: fastidious, punctilious Antonyms: imprecise, inexact
Example Sentence:
His brother is a pedantic man who usually misses all the vacation fun because he is busy reviewing travel documents.
8. TYRANNIZE (VERB): Oppress
Synonyms: dictate, dominate Antonyms: surrender, yield
Example Sentence:
James was free to tyrannize over his people, as he was a king “in all but name”.
9. COLONIZE (VERB): Occupy
Synonyms: populate, inhabit Antonyms: depart, vacate
Example Sentence:
The Greeks colonized southern Italy.
10. MISCONSTRUE (VERB): Distort
Synonyms: misinterpret, pervert Antonyms: comprehend, discern
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