1.NETTLE (VERB): provoke
Synonyms: annoy, chafe
Antonyms: appease, soothe
Example Sentence:
What happened was the result of Shashi’s anger so now stop nettling her.
2. BROOK (VERB): endure
Synonyms: countenance, tolerate
Antonyms: dodge, shun
Example Sentence:
I can’t brook you anymore now.
3. OSTENTATIOUS (ADJECTIVE): showy
Synonyms: gaudy, jaunty
Antonyms: plain, modest
Example Sentence:
Their style of living is very ostentatious.
4. JEJUNE (ADJECTIVE): boring
Synonyms: dull, uninteresting
Antonyms: interesting, exciting
Example Sentence:
Vishnu is very jejune by nature.
5. ACQUAINT (VERB): familiarize
Synonyms: apprise, accustom
Antonyms: delude, conceal
Example Sentence:
Shashi will need to acquaint herself with the filing system.
6. AVER (VERB): claim
Synonyms: assert, declare
Antonyms: deny, disclaim
Example Sentence:
Shipra averred that she had never seen the girl before.
7. CONTRAVENE (VERB): contradict
Synonyms: defy, negate
Antonyms: endorse, ratify
Example Sentence:
Why do you always contravene with me?
8. ERUDITE (ADJECTIVE): well educated
Synonyms: literate, knowledgeable
Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated
Example Sentence:
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was an erudite person.
9. CHIDE (VERB): scold
Synonyms: rebuke, reprimand
Antonyms: praise, applaud
Example Sentence:
She was chided for coming late to the meeting.
10. CONTINGENCY (NOUN): emergency
Synonyms: exigency, probability
Antonyms: improbability, advantage
Example Sentence:
I need to provide for all possible contingencies.
