1.TRAVAIL (VERB): to work hard or with a great deal of effort
Synonyms: struggle, labor
Antonyms: lethargy, laziness
Example Sentence: Bale travailed during the training so he could join the elite unit of soldiers, when they enter the recruitment phase.
- PERTURB (VERB): to upset a person
Synonyms: annoy, irritate
Antonyms: comfort, assist
Example Sentence: The troublesome kid does everything he can to perturb his nanny, when his parents are at work.
- PARABLE (NOUN): a short story that delivers a message
Synonyms: fable, tale
Antonym: non-fiction, reality
Example Sentence: After listening to the principal’s parable about resenting one’s peers, I realized I was guilty of the sin.
- OSTRACIZE (VERB): exclude someone
Synonyms: banish, exile
Antonyms: accept, include
Example Sentence: The rich students ostracized the shy girl for the simplest reasons as she belonged to a middle class family.
- LANGUID (ADJECTIVE): very slow and relaxed
Synonyms: lazy, leisurely
Antonyms: energetic, hurried
Example Sentence: Irene took pleasure in the languid attention of the hairdresser as she got her hair washed and tended.
- JIBE (VERB): to agree
Synonyms: harmonize, conform
Antonym: differ, disagree
Example Sentence: When john created his team, he wanted all the members to jibe together.
- HURTLE (VERB): move at a rapid pace in a wild manner
Synonyms: plunge, charge
Antonyms: retreat, retire
Example Sentence: Even under the captain’s expert control, the damaged ship seemed to hurtle through the bad weather.
- HANKERING (NOUN): strong desire
Synonyms: yearning, craving
Antonyms: dislike, hatred
Example Sentence: If you have a hankering for the best pizza in town, then you should go to kelly’s.
- UNDULATE (VERB): move with a smooth wavelike motion
Synonyms: wobble, oscillate
Antonyms: steady, stable
Example sentence: Because the Jemma had practiced her movements so much, she seemed to undulate on the dance floor.
- TORRID (ADJECTIVE): extremely sweltering and dry
Synonyms: blazing, arid
Antonyms: cool, damp
Example Sentence: The torrid temperature of Rajasthan caused the visitors to stay indoors.
