Synonyms: distinction, excellence
Antonyms: unimportance, imperfection
Example Sentence:
Is it your grace and goodness, or eminency in religion that you are proud of?
2. EREMETIC (ADJECTIVE): non-participating; avoiding company
Synonyms: alienated, antisocial Antonyms: friendly, participating
Example Sentence:
Our study of Buddhism has brought to light its extremely individualistic nature, and its lack of eremetic ideal.
3. DEVOUR (VERB): swallow, consume
Synonyms: absorb, ingest Antonyms: preserve, create
Example Sentence:
You get the sense that they want to eat each other, to devour each other.
4. ROILY (ADJECTIVE): turbid
Synonyms: blurred, confused Antonyms: clear, understanding
Example Sentence:
The water was not roily, but of a rich coffee-color, from the leaching of the woods.
5. STINGINESS (NOUN): a lack of generosity
Synonyms: greed, avarice Antonyms: philanthropy, generosity
Example Sentence:
I am tired of the stinginess shown by him.
6. SCALPING (VERB): charging extra money
Synonyms: fleece, overcharge Antonyms: discount, free
Example Sentence:
The shopkeeper was condemned for scalping foreign tourists.
7. FLAKY (ADJECTIVE): mad
Synonyms: eccentric, insane Antonyms: sane, normal
Example Sentence:
Ms. Roma is absolutely flaky when it comes to talking.
8. LAPIDATING (VERB): throwing
Synonyms: bombarding, pelting Antonyms: collecting, catching
Example Sentence:
I don’t know who told you to start lapidating stones at him.
9. XING (VERB): blemish, stain
Synonyms: blot, dent Antonyms: smoothen, mend
Example Sentence:
Your wrong actions will xing our department in the future.
10. FRITH (VERB): protect
Synonyms: secure, guard Antonyms: endanger, expose
Example Sentence:
The security agencies tried their best to frith the minister but they failed.