Synonyms: mysterious, enigmatic
Antonyms: obvious, explicit
Antonyms: obvious, explicit
Example Sentence:
Today’s sighting is the first time Dr. Dey has ever seen the obscure family of insects.
2. RESPLENDENT (ADJECTIVE): bright, dazzling and impressive
Synonyms: splendid, lustrous Antonyms: dull, gloomy
Example Sentence:
The peacock is a very showy bird with resplendent plumage in multiple shades of blues and greens.
3. IMPETUOUS (ADJECTIVE): acting without thinking
Synonyms: ardent, subitaneous Antonym: circumspect, considerate
Example Sentence:
Even though Mr. Abbas was rumored to be impetuous, he actually put a great deal of thought into making important decisions.
4. PIQUE (VERB): anger, irritation
Synonyms: tiff, ruckus Antonyms: delight, joy
Example Sentence:
This seemed to pique general curiosity, and quite a number of people began to run.
5. INCANTATION (NOUN): supposed magical words
Synonyms: hymn, hocus-pocus Antonyms: reality, truth
Example Sentence:
If Ms. Priyanshi wants to open the cave door, he must read the incantation on the scroll.
6. HAGGLING (NOUN): bargaining
Synonyms: dealings, trading Antonym: concur, comply
Example Sentence:
I dropped in there while Marcox, the son of Marco, was haggling with a shopkeeper over a quarter of a pound of salt, and asked for change for a twenty-dollar gold piece.
7. UNOBTRUSIVELY (ADVERB): inconspicuously, not loudly
Synonyms: conservatively, unofficially Antonyms: publicly, audibly
Example Sentence:
He muttered unobtrusively somewhere deep down in his throat something about having done his military service in the French artillery.
8. DISARMING (ADJECTIVE): charming
Synonyms: irresistible, saccharine Antonyms: despicable, disgusting
Example Sentence:
He responded at once by presenting himself at her home with all his disarming naiveté.
9. ELOQUENT (ADJECTIVE): to speak beautifully or express clearly
Synonyms: grandiloquent, magniloquent Antonyms: introverted, inarticulate
Example sentence:
According to Mr. Rahman, Mr. Pratik, is an eloquent spokesman who leads his team simply with his words.
10. ESTRANGEMENT (NOUN): a strange of being unfriendly
Synonyms: disunity, alienation Antonyms: juncture, friendliness
Example Sentence:
He had every reason given him to be so, but he was not; and solely on his side, an estrangement began to arise between them.
