1. INUMBRATE (VERB): blacken
Synonyms: darken, overshadow
Antonyms: brighten, lighten
Example Sentence:
You would have been inumbrating.
2. CHASTISE (VERB): scold
Synonyms: berate, castigate
Antonyms: encourage, promote
Example Sentence:
Urvashi was chastised by a media-person yesterday.
3. APPROBATION (NOUN): approval or agreement
Synonyms: permission, consent
Antonyms: disapproval, refusal
Example Sentence:
They were given an approbation to continue their research.
4. HERETIC (NOUN): cynic
Synonyms: pagan, apostate
Antonyms: adherent, faithful
Example Sentence:
Anjani is sort of a heretic person.
5. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): distress
Synonyms: dismay, anxiety
Antonyms: security, confidence
Example Sentence:
Mukesh experienced a lot of consternation in those days.
6. METAPHOR (NOUN): implied comparison
Synonyms: allegory, similitude
Antonyms: plain speech, factual
Example Sentence:
The metaphor used by Gaurav in the class was a well-known one.
7. LACONIC (ADJECTIVE): brief
Synonyms: concise, compact
Antonyms: wordy, prolific
Example Sentence:
Ambuj described the incident in a laconic way.
8. TRANSCEND (VERB): surpass
Synonyms: outdo, outshine
Antonyms: surrender, be inferior
Example Sentence:
We were all transcended by him.
9. BEFOG (VERB): to make confused
Synonyms: dazzle, daze
Antonyms: clarify, cleanse
Example Sentence:
My brain was befogged by a sudden blow on my head.
10. EXONERATE (VERB): excuse
Synonyms: acquit, exempt
Antonyms: condemn, convict
Example Sentence:
A criminal was exonerated from a capital punishment because he showed himself as a minor.
