1.TAWDRY (ADJECTIVE): Cheap, tasteless
Synonyms: sleazy, tacky
Antonyms: sophisticated, nice
Example Sentence:
This seems a tawdry dish.
2. YANK (VERB): Pull hard and fast
Synonyms: jerk, snatch
Antonyms: fix, put in
Example Sentence:
He tried to yank me out from my bed.
3. DELPHIAN (ADJECTIVE): Obscure in meaning
Synonyms: enigmatic, ambiguous
Antonyms: certain, known
Example Sentence:
This case seems to be a Delphian case.
4. REPROBATE (ADJECTIVE): Evil, unprincipled
Synonyms: shameless, corrupt
Antonyms: virtuous, upright
Example Sentence:
The reprobate student was suspended from college for a week.
5. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): Menacing, foreboding
Synonyms: dark, gloomy
Antonyms: bright, cheerful
Example Sentence:
Yesterday was an ominous night.
6. QUIESCENT (ADJECTIVE): In a state of inactivity or dormancy.
Synonyms: stagnant, inert
Antonyms: active, moving
Example Sentence:
The police shall not be called till the protest is in a quiescent state.
7. NOCUOUS (ADJECTIVE): Harmful
Synonyms: damaging, injurious
Antonyms: beneficial, harmless
Example Sentence:
Drinking and smoking is nocuous to health.
8. STUPEFACTION (NOUN): Confusion
Synonyms: perplexity, bewilderment
Antonyms: clarity, assurance
Example Sentence:
She stared at him in stupefaction.
9. VITRIOLIC (ADJECTIVE): Bitter
Synonyms: antagonistic, acerbic
Antonyms: pleasant, kind
Example Sentence:
She made vitriolic remarks for her husband.
10. TREPIDATION (NOUN): Apprehension
Synonyms: anxiety, worry
Antonyms: assurance, composure
Example Sentence:
She had some kind of trepidation in her mind.
