1. ADVERTENT (ADJECTIVE): alert
Synonyms: attentive, watchful
Antonyms: inattentive, unobservant
Example Sentence:
His advertent rude behaviour towards the younger ones will gain him no respect.
2. AFFINITY (NOUN): fondness
Synonyms: liking, closeness Antonyms: dislike, hatred
Example Sentence:
The writing skills of the two writers reflect affinity.
3. BRACE (VERB): hold
Synonyms: fortify, grip Antonyms: loosen, unfasten
Example Sentence:
You should brace something when the sand storm hits your area.
4. SEIZE (VERB): confiscate
Synonyms: command, annex Antonyms: give, offer
Example Sentence:
The king’s army confiscated the town near the valley.
5. BALK (VERB): thwart
Synonyms: dodge, evade Antonyms: aid, help
Example Sentence:
We need to balk the enemy at the entrance of the fortress.
6. GAUCHE (ADJECTIVE): awkward
Synonyms: clumsy, inept Antonyms: elegant, graceful
Example Sentence:
Your gauche remarks are not suitable here.
7. PELF (NOUN): money
Synonyms: wealth, property Antonyms: poverty, scarcity
Example Sentence:
He has a lot of pelf.
8. QUAKE (VERB): shake
Synonyms: tremble, tremor Antonyms: stable, fixed
Example Sentence:
The Earth quaked when the dinosaurs walked.
9. SCUTTLE (VERB): hurry
Synonyms: scamper, scurry Antonyms: walk, crawl
Example Sentence:
The boy scuttled across the street.
10. SUAVE (ADJECTIVE): smooth
Synonyms: gracious, affable Antonyms: unpolished, unfriendly
Example Sentence:
His suave talk is very convincing.
