1.PRUDE (ADJECTIVE): conservative
Synonyms: victorian, puritan
Antonyms: contemporary, modern
Example Sentence: The old lady came across as a prude person to the teenagers.
- ADORATION (NOUN): intense love
Synonyms: admiration, veneration
Antonyms: disregard, hatred
Example Sentence: The man smiled in adoration at his daughter’s attempt at cooking.
- DESULTORY (ADJECTIVE): random
Synonyms: aimless, erratic
Antonym: systematic, organized
Example Sentence: He made only desultory efforts to learn astrology.
- GOSSAMER (ADJECTIVE): thin
Synonyms: translucent, gauzy
Antonyms: dark, thick
Example Sentence: The gossamer curtains allowed the sunshine to enlighten the room.
- SATIETY (NOUN): satisfaction
Synonyms: gratification, fulfillment
Antonyms: lack, scarcity
Example Sentence: A glass of water before the meal helps you to reach satiety much quicker.
- RELIC (NOUN): something from the past
Synonyms: antiquity, souvenir
Antonym: recent, modish
Example Sentence: My grandmother still keeps all the relics from the bygone days.
- HARRIED (ADJECTIVE): very busy or pressured
Synonyms: troubled, distressed
Antonyms: calm, relaxed
Example Sentence: The harried clerk forgot to pay the bills on time.
- PUISSANT (ADJECTIVE): powerful
Synonyms: influential, authoritative
Antonyms: ineffectual, insignificant
Example Sentence: The billionaire was a puissant man who had a say in all the political matters
- RECANT (VERB): to take back something after saying it
Synonyms: annul, disavow
Antonyms: accept, agree
Example sentence: The editor had to recant all the accusations and apologize for the same.
- MODICUM (NOUN): small amount of
Synonyms: bit, portion
Antonyms: entirety, whole
Example Sentence: All the employees gave a modicum of their salaries for the noble cause.
