1. SLIGHTING (ADJECTIVE): abusive
Synonyms: disparaging, maligning
Antonyms: praising, nice
Example Sentence:
He made rather a slighting remark about her parents.
2. EXHILARATING (ADJECTIVE): lively and joyful
Synonyms: inspiring, thrilling Antonyms: boring, depressing
Example Sentence:
It was the most exhilarating experience of my life.
3. MIFFED (ADJECTIVE): displeased
Synonyms: annoyed, irritated Antonyms: happy, pleased
Example Sentence:
I was a bit miffed about the proposal.
4. UNFLAPPABLE (ADJECTIVE): cool and calm
Synonyms: composed, impassive Antonyms: nervous, upset
Example Sentence:
Professional life-savers need to be unflappable.
5. PREPONDERANCE (NOUN): great numbers; supremacy
Synonyms: predominance, prevalence Antonyms: inferiority, weakness
Example Sentence:
The preponderance of the evidence strongly supports his guilt.
6. ZAP (VERB): destroy, kill
Synonyms: exterminate, terminate Antonyms: initiate, give birth
Example Sentence:
A guard zapped him with the stun gun.
7. EXACERBATE (VERB): infuriate; make worse
Synonyms: aggravate, annoy Antonyms: alleviate, soothe
Example Sentence:
Their poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.
8. RILE (VERB): anger, upset
Synonyms: annoy, disturb Antonyms: calm, delight
Example Sentence:
She eyed him, not sure his patronizing tone wasn't meant to rile her.
9. FREAKISH (ADJECTIVE): strange, wild
Synonyms: aberrant, weird Antonyms: normal, standard
Example Sentence:
I have never seen a freakish boy like Rahman.
10. GABBLE (VERB): to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly
Synonyms: babble, blab Antonyms: be quiet, be silent
Example Sentence:
She was nervous and started to gabble.
