VOCABULARY
1.TAWDRY (ADJECTIVE): Cheap, tasteless
Synonyms: sleazy, tacky
Antonyms: sophisticated, nice
Example Sentence: This seems a tawdry dish.
- YANK (VERB): Pull hard and fast
Synonyms: jerk, snatch
Antonyms: fix, put in
Example Sentence: He tried to yank me out from my bed.
- DELPHIAN (ADJECTIVE): Obscure in meaning
Synonyms: enigmatic, ambiguous
Antonyms: certain, known
Example Sentence: This case seems to be a Delphian case.
- REPROBATE (ADJECTIVE): Evil, unprincipled
Synonyms: shameless, corrupt
Antonyms: virtuous, upright
Example Sentence: The reprobate student was suspended from college for a week.
- OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): Menacing, foreboding
Synonyms: dark, gloomy
Antonyms: bright, cheerful
Example Sentence: Yesterday was an ominous night.
- QUIESCENT (ADJECTIVE): In a state of inactivity or dormancy.
Synonyms: stagnant, inert
Antonyms: active, moving
Example Sentence: The police shall not be called till the protest is in a quiescent state.
- NOCUOUS (ADJECTIVE): Harmful
Synonyms: damaging, injurious
Antonyms: beneficial, harmless
Example Sentence: Drinking and smoking is nocuous to health.
- STUPEFACTION (NOUN): Confusion
Synonyms: perplexity, bewilderment
Antonyms: clarity, assurance
Example Sentence: She stared at him in stupefaction.
- VITRIOLIC (ADJECTIVE): Bitter
Synonyms: antagonistic, acerbic
Antonyms: pleasant, kind
Example Sentence: She made vitriolic remarks for her husband.
- TREPIDATION (NOUN): Apprehension
Synonyms: anxiety, worry
Antonyms: assurance, composure
Example Sentence: She had some kind of trepidation in her mind.
