- SKIRMISH (Noun)
Meaning: a brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Synonyms: conflict, quarrel, fray, hassle.
Antonyms: concord, agreement, harmony, truce.
Usage: When the librarian wasn’t looking, the children had a short skirmish over a book. - VANTAGE (Noun)
Meaning: a position giving a strategic advantage; a place or position affording a good view.
Synonyms: advantage, edge, high ground, upper hand.
Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback, liability, penalty.
Usage: From the second floor vantage, I could watch the show with ease. - FIDGETY (Noun)
Meaning:unable to stop moving or be still; restless or uneasy.
Synonyms: restless, uneasy, agitated, quivering
Antonyms: calm, still
Example: Because the child is so fidgety, the teacher allows him to get up and walk around the room sometimes. - ANGUISH (Noun)
Meaning: severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
Synonyms: agony, pain, distress, suffering
Antonyms: happiness, contentment
Example: Although I wanted to help Amrita, I could not relieve her anguish when her daughter went missing. - RECALCITRANT (Adjective)
Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline; stubborn.
Synonyms: indocile, insubordinate, defiant, wayward.
Antonyms: compliant, conformable, docile, tractable.
Usage: Because of its two recalcitrant members, the committee got very little work done. - ABSTRACT (Adjective)
Meaning: existing purely in mind, being present as an idea but not in a definite form.
Synonyms: complex, unreal
Antonyms: real, simple
Example: I cannot distinguish any defined shapes within the artist’s abstract painting. - ABYSMAL (Adjective)
Meaning: extremely bad
Synonyms: bad, awful
Antonyms: good
Example: The movie’s plot was so abysmal the critic left the theater after five minutes. - FOIST (Verb)
Meaning: to compel a person or group to accept something that is not wanted.
Synonyms: impose, force, thrust, inflict.
Antonyms: aid, help, overlook, prevent.
Usage: Sometimes it seems as if television networks have no other desire but to foist terrible reality shows on viewers. - DAMNING (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a circumstance or piece of evidence) strongly suggesting guilt or error.
Synonyms: derogatory, catastrophic, destructive.
Antonyms: auspicious, encouraging, optimistic, Usage: The two men were convicted on some extremely damning evidence. - TELLTALE (Adjective)
Meaning: revealing, indicating, or betraying something.
Synonyms: denotative, indicative, reflective,
Antonyms: cheeseparing, uninformative, secretive.
Usage: Your facial expression is often a telltale factor that lets others know how you are feeling even if you do not say anything at all to them. - IDIOMS
“mind like a steel trap”
Meaning: to be able to understand things very quickly;to be able to keep things in memory for a long period of time.
Usage: Susan has a mind like a steel trap. She is highly intelligent.Bitten by the bug
Meaning: Suddenly get excited or interested in something especially in some kind of activity, hobby or task.
Example: Sania decided to join the art club. It seems like she’s been bitten by the art bug.Bounce off the walls
Meaning: Used in a context to describe someone who is energetic and enthusiastic.
Sentence: Sam can’t wait to start his new job. He’s bouncing off the walls.
