1. FINIAL (NOUN): highest point
Synonyms: peak, acme
Antonyms: nadir, bottom
Example Sentence:
Physics is the finial of scientific knowledge.
2. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): enthusiastic
Synonyms: ardent, earnest
Antonyms: unenthusiastic, indifferent
Example Sentence:
She is a fervent listener.
3. PERPETUATE (VERB): keep going
Synonyms: sustain, maintain
Antonyms: discontinue, cease
Example Sentence:
The confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence.
4. GAMBIT (NOUN): plan
Synonyms: plot, trick
Antonyms: honesty, frankness
Example Sentence:
Andrew’s resignation was a tactical gambit.
5. PORTEND (VERB): predict
Synonyms: presage, foretell
Antonyms: calculate, measure
Example Sentence:
The eclipses portend some major events.
6. CANDOR (NOUN): directness
Synonyms: frankness, outspokenness
Antonyms: artifice, guile
Example Sentence:
He is the man with refreshing candor.
7. BLOVIATE (VERB): shout
Synonyms: yell, cry
Antonyms: be quiet, be silent
Example Sentence:
She bloviated out of frustration.
8. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): detached
Synonyms: unsympathetic, unresponsive
Antonyms: friendly, compassionate
Example Sentence:
The members of the family were courteous but faintly aloof.
9. RAPPORT (NOUN): understanding between people
Synonyms: agreeableness, compatibility
Antonyms: incompatibility, discord
Example Sentence:
Meghna was able to establish a good rapport with the children.
10. INUNDATE (VERB): overflow
Synonyms: pour down on, deluge
Antonyms: insufficiency, need
Example Sentence:
The islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise.
