- ARCHETYPAL (Adjective)
Meaning: very typical of a certain kind of person or thing.
Synonyms: conventional, exemplary, stereotypical,
Antonyms: atypical, unorthodox, unusual, odd.
Example: My archetypal nature tends to focus upon karma. - SULLY (Verb)
Meaning: to ruin or damage
Synonyms: corrupt, defile
Antonyms: clean, enhance
Usage: You should be grateful I rescued you before he could sully you. - SERVILE (Adjective)
Meaning: eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself
Synonyms: abject, beggarly
Antonyms: dominant, aggressive
Usage: Field work is largely performed by a servile class. - CAPTIOUS (Adjective)
Meaning: always looking for faults; hard to please
Synonyms: censorious, carping
Antonyms: flattering, praising
Usage: When my captious teacher grades my essays, she always finds a minor error in my work. - INSOUCIANT (Adjective)
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonym: anxious, concerned
Sentence: The insouciant mother did not blink an eye when her son complained of a tummy ache. - PEJORATIVE (Adjective)
Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonym: disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory,
Antonym: complimentary,
Sentence: Using pejorative words to describe young people makes them feel less important. - DILATORY (Adjective)
Meaning: slow to act
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Sentence: Unhappy with her job, the secretary performed every task at a dilatory speed. - RECALCITRANT (Adjective)
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Synonyms: indocile, insubordinate, defiant, wayward.
Antonyms: compliant, conformable, docile, tractable.
Sentence: Despite being offered treats by his parents, the little boy was still recalcitrant about doing his homework. - FAWNING (Adjective)
Meaning: displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.
Synonyms: sycophantic, subservient, cajoling.
Antonyms: imperious, peremptory, opinionated.
Example: Since I am happily married, I do not like to have men fawning over me. - WHINE (Noun)
Meaning: to make a long, high, sad sound.
Synonyms: gripe, moan
Antonyms: happiness, pleasure
Example: They come to me to whine about their troubles. - IDIOMS:
“take the cake”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: especially good or outstanding
Usage: His slap shot definitely takes the cake. It’s the best in the league!“take with a grain of salt”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: don’t believe it is completely accurate
Usage: I always take whatever I read in the news with a grain of salt.“carrot top”
FOOD IDIOM
Meaning: person with red or orange hair
Usage: Simon is the first carrot top I’ve ever gone out with.
