1.PATOIS (NOUN): jargon
Synonyms: argot, dialect
Antonyms: standard, normal
Example Sentence:
Most words were understood by teenager, but the gentleman looked confused at some of the words due to the teenager’s patois.
2. PRECEPT (NOUN): law
Synonyms: doctrine, axiom
Antonyms: lawlessness, disbelief
Example Sentence:
Change is the precept of the nature.
3. LAX (ADJECTIVE): careless
Synonyms: negligent, derelict
Antonyms: strict, careful
Example Sentence:
One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel
4. MAUL (VERB): Savage
Synonyms: drub, lacerate
Antonyms: protect, guard
Example Sentence:
A boy was mauled by a lion at Lucknow Zoo.
5. CIPHER (NOUN): Nonexistence
Synonyms: nonentity, nobody
Antonyms: entity, somebody
Example Sentence:
He is worried of his cipher.
6. RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): Declining
Synonyms: reverting, deteriorating
Antonyms: forward, positive
Example Sentence:
The company is consistently facing the retrograde growth parameter this year.
7. QUEASY (ADJECTIVE): not feeling well
Synonyms: sick, ill
Antonyms: comfortable, healthy
Example Sentence:
He didn’t want to do any work because he felt queasy.
8. MAMMOTH (ADJECTIVE): huge Synonyms: enormous, gargantuan
Antonyms: little, miniature
Example Sentence:
A mammoth project will be completed very soon.
9. DANK (ADJECTIVE): moist
Synonyms: clammy, muggy
Antonyms: parched, dry
Example Sentence:
The kitchen was very dank.
10. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): narrow-minded
Synonyms: petty, limited
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, liberal
Example Sentence:
A parochial approach is not enough to get success in life.
