1.WHIMSICAL (ADJECTIVE): playful
Synonyms: amusing, funny
Antonyms: behaving, sensible
Example Sentence:
Anu watched Pranuj with whimsical eyes.
2.ZEST (NOUN): flavoring
Synonyms: pungency, piquancy
Antonyms: dullness, blandness
Example Sentence:
My brother’s remark added a certain zest to the atmosphere.
3.WALLOP (VERB): clobber
Synonyms: drub, trounce
Antonyms: lose, surrender
Example Sentence:
The drunken truck driver was walloped by a mob.
4.SPECIOUS (ADJECTIVE): misleading
Synonyms: deceptive, false
Antonyms: genuine, valid
Example Sentence:
His readings are seeming to be specious.
5.MERCURIAL (ADJECTIVE): flighty, temperamental
Synonyms: changeable, impulsive
Antonyms: constant, stable
Example Sentence:
His mercurial temperament made him difficult to work with his teammates.
6.FECKLESS (ADJECTIVE): without purpose
Synonyms: aimless, carefree
Antonyms: purposeful, efficient
Example Sentence:
It was a feckless attempt to make the company a success.
7.FIERY (ADJECTIVE): blazing
Synonyms: burning, flaming
Antonyms: cold, cool
Example Sentence:
Anushka cooked in a fiery furnace.
8.ESPOUSE (VERB): support
Synonyms: adopt, advocate
Antonyms: reject, refuse
Example Sentence:
They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.
9.DILAPIDATION (NOUN): ruin
Synonyms: decrepitude, destruction
Antonyms: development, escalation
Example Sentence:
Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation.
10.THESPIAN (NOUN): artist
Synonyms: entertainer, actor
Antonyms: non-entertainer, non-artist
Example Sentence:
I met a great thespian in Moscow.
