- JIBE (VERB): conform
Synonyms: match, tally
Antonyms: differ, disagree
Example Sentence: She jibed all the details of the account.
- BASTION (NOUN): bulwark
Synonyms: support, stronghold
Antonyms: weak spot, weakness
Example Sentence: The king had his place fortified with bastions.
- PORTENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): exciting
Synonyms: intriguing, haunting
Antonyms: encouraging, hopeful
Example Sentence: She has given a portentous performance.
- WIELD (VERB): apply
Synonyms: operate, exercise
Antonyms: fail, misuse
Example Sentence: She wielded the new rules carefully.
- DIMINUTION (NOUN): weakening
Synonyms: lessening, abatement
Antonyms: expansion, growth
Example Sentence: An oversupply made a permanent diminution in the product’s value.
- NEUROSIS (NOUN): inhibition
Synonyms: aberration, abnormality
Antonyms: normality, sanity
Example Sentence: Ritika got a neurosis about chemicals and imagined them everywhere doing her harm.
- VOLTE-FACE (NOUN): annulment
Synonyms: cancellation, rescinding
Antonyms: enactment, validation
Example Sentence: There was a volte-face for Naveen about the decision to marry Natasha.
- AFFABLE (ADJECTIVE): friendly
Synonyms: amiable, genial
Antonyms: rude, unfriendly
Example Sentence: She has an affable nature.
- OBVERSE (NOUN): opposite
Synonyms: complement, counterpart
Antonyms: back, rear
Example Sentence: He needs to practise humbleness which is the obverse of your usual arrogance.
- EAGER (ADJECTIVE): anxious
Synonyms: keen, ambitious
Antonyms: dispassionate, uneager
Example Sentence: The CBI was eager to prosecute the vice chancellor for extortion.
