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1. VAUNT (VERB): boast
Synonyms: brag, flaunt
Antonyms: conceal, hide
He likes to vaunt whenever he is with his friends.
2. RHETORICAL (ADJECTIVE): oratorical
Antonyms: concise, terse
Example Sentence:
Sagarika ignored his rhetorical questions.
Synonyms: inequality, imbalance
There is a huge disparity between the crime rates in the urban cities and the crime rates in the rural areas.
4. MIRTH (NOUN): great joy
Antonyms: sorrow, melancholy
They found it difficult to control their mirth when they saw their daughter’s performance.
5. ANATHEMA (NOUN): denouncement
Synonyms: denunciation, damnation
Antonyms: praise, compliment
The children hate wearing uniforms to school and view the dress code as an anathema.
Synonyms: discount, subtraction
Antonyms: increase, rise
A rebate of 6% is granted on imports from Great Britain.
7. UNCHARITABLE (ADJECTIVE): tight-fisted
Synonyms: ungiving, ungenerous
Antonyms: generous, spendthrift
Manoj is an uncharitable guy.
8. DISSOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): corrupt
Antonyms: resolute, moral
Example Sentence:
Natasha has been excommunicated from the church because of her dissolute habits.
9. SPITE (NOUN): antipathy
Antonyms: kindness, forgiveness
He is jealous and full of spite.
Synonyms: confident, hopeful
Antonyms: depressed, pessimistic
Example Sentence:
The bank manager did not feel sanguine about recovering the loan from them.