1.NEOPHYTE (NOUN): beginner
Synonyms: amateur, novice
Antonyms: professional, expert
Example Sentence: Even the best player in the world was once a neophyte at the sport.
2. PRETENSION (NOUN): self- importance
Synonyms: snobbishness, pomposity
Antonyms: modesty, propriety
Example Sentence: He is adored by millions because he lacks in pretension.
3. PITHY (VERB): to the point
Synonyms: concise, brief
Antonyms: lengthy, verbose
Example Sentence: In order to make it quick the teach gave pithy explanation for all the questions.
4. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): which is all over the place.
Synonyms: omnipresent, prevalent
Antonyms: deficient, scanty
Example Sentence: Unemployment is a pervasive issue in India touching all the classes.
5. HERMETIC (ADJECTIVE): airtight
Synonyms: impervious, sealed
Antonyms: susceptible, penetrable
Example Sentence: The cells were hermetic causing the prisoners to die of suffocation.
6. UTTERANCE (NOUN): revelation
Synonyms: pronouncement, declaration
Antonyms: concealment, secret
Example Sentence: The news would bubble inside his gut till it finds utterance.
7. DAWDLE (VERB): waste time
Synonyms: laze, saunter
Antonyms: rush, hasten
Example Sentence: People hasten to ask for help but often dawdle when help is needed.
8. SCURRY (VERB): move along swiftly
Synonyms: scamper, dash
Antonyms: loaf, dawdle
Example Sentence: The shy girl scurried towards her father when called for.
9. DENIGRATION (NOUN): belittlement
Synonyms: defamation, ridicule
Antonyms: cajolery, blandishment
Example Sentence: those who denigrate others often do it to hide their own failures.
10. DRUDGERY (NOUN): tedious work
Synonyms: labor, travail
Antonyms: lethargy, indolence
Example Sentence: to lose weight one has to endure the drudgery of hard exercises.
