- HEARTFELT (ADJECTIVE): sincere
Synonyms: genuine, unaffected
Antonyms: insincere, pretended
Example Sentence: I pay my heartfelt regards to them.
- SERENE (ADJECTIVE): calm
Synonyms: laid-back, placid
Antonyms: clamorous, turbulent
Example Sentence: Afghan refugees have never been given space in India nor should Baloch political dissident.
- ABSOLVE (VERB): To forgive; to free from guilt
Synonyms: exculpate, pardon
Antonyms: accuse, blame
Example Sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
- BUFFOONERY (NOUN): Foolish behavior
Synonyms: jocularity, clowning
Antonyms: tragedy, seriousness
Example Sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after class for his buffoonery.
- GARISH (ADJECTIVE): Offensively bright
Synonyms: gaudy, loud
Antonyms: plain, simple
Example Sentence: The garish wallpaper offended Jerome, who preferred subtle colors.
- BALK (VERB): hesitate
Synonyms: resist, shirk
Antonyms: accept, face
Example Sentence: He balked at such a drastic solution.
- CASTIGATE (VERB): berate
Synonyms: chastise, criticize
Antonyms: praise, laud
Example Sentence: She was castigated by the teacher.
- BOOR (NOUN): clod
Synonyms: barbarian, brute
Antonyms: charmer, enthusiast
Example Sentence: Why do act as a boor?
- PORTLINESS (NOUN): overweight
Synonyms: adiposity, corpulence
Antonyms: slimness, thinness
Example Sentence: They adopt surgical procedures for portliness.
- REVELRY (NOUN): merrymaking
Synonyms: debauchery, carousal
Antonyms: sadness, mourning
Example Sentence: Siddhartha is involved in revelry these days.
