VOCABULARY
- AUSTERITY (NOUN): severity
Synonyms: acerbity, gravity
Antonyms: calmness, mildness
Example Sentence: The austerity of the politician was well renowned.
- ENDEARMENT (NOUN): attachment
Synonyms: affection, fondness
Antonyms: dislike, hatred
Example Sentence: The child’s endearment towards the puppy was immense.
- EXUDE (VERB): emit
Synonyms: leak, discharge
Antonyms: conceal, keep
Example Sentence: There was a factory nearby which exuded a pungent smell.
- EXTRADITE (VERB): send to another place by force
Synonyms: release, deliver
Antonyms: hold, keep
Example Sentence: He was extradited to India.
- SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): happy
Synonyms: buoyant, cheerful
Antonyms: depressed, gloomy
Example Sentence: He is a sanguine person in every adverse situation.
- FEROCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): brutal
Synonyms: cruel, harsh
Antonyms: gentle, kind
Example Sentence: It was a ferocious sight of doom.
- BRACE (VERB): support
Synonyms: steel, secure
Antonyms: loosen, weaken
Example Sentence: He braced his back against the wall.
- ARTIFICE (NOUN): clever act
Synonyms: gimmick, ruse
Antonyms: sincerity, simplicity
Example Sentence: Mine photographs were full of artifice.
- RESTORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): medicinal
Synonyms: remedial, curative
Antonyms: harmful, injurious
Example Sentence: My grandmother credits restorative yoga as the key to her good health.
- DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): harsh
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Example Sentence: Aurangzeb is known as a draconian leader.
