- NOXIOUS (Adjective)
Meaning: physically harmful or destructive to living beings.
Synonyms: unhealthy, noisome
Antonyms: healthy, healthful
Usage: Besides being annoying, the mosquito is a noxious insect that can carry and transmit a number of potentially fatal diseases. - HAUGHTY (Adjective)
Meaning: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude; proud and unfriendly.
Synonyms: cavalier, pompous
Antonyms: modest, humble
Usage: In order to be a great waitress, you should be humble and not haughty. - SPLURGE (Verb)
Meaning: to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.
Synonyms: squander, fling, dissipate, disburse.
Antonyms: accumulate, hoard, conserve, preserve.
Usage: We’ll splurge on a trip in France next year. - DESPOTIC (Adjective)
Meaning: of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian,
Antonyms: democratic, accountable
Usage: Under orders from the despotic ruler, citizens were denied the freedom of speech. - DISPOSITION (Noun)
Meaning: the way that someone normally thinks and behaves.
Synonyms: habit, the tendency
Antonyms: hatred, dislike
Example: Whenever my uncle was feeling ill, his friendly disposition disappeared. - CORROBORATE (Verb)
Meaning: Give evidence for, Back up with evidence.
Synonyms: Validate, support, confirm, verify, endorse.
Antonyms: Reject, Disapprove, contradict
Usage: I prayed my friend would corroborate the lie I told my parents! - EPHEMERAL (Adjective)
Meaning: Lasting for short time
Synonyms: Temporary, Short-lived, transient.
Antonyms: long-lived, enduring, everlasting, eternal, Usage: Because of her ephemeral memory, she forgets things all the time! - ALTRUIST (Noun)
Meaning: who make charitable donations; regard for others without regard for oneself.
Synonyms: benevolent, charitable, humanitarian,
Antonyms: self-centered, self-concerned, selfish.
Usage: He was an altruist, and he loved others better than himself. - LOGJAM (Noun)
Meaning: something that blocks the ability to do other things.
Synonyms: deadlock, lag, quagmire, stagnation.
Antonyms: expedition, assistance, aid, advance.
Usage: A new initiative was needed to break the logjam. - DETENTE (Noun)
Meaning: a relaxing of tension, especially between countries.
Synonyms: agreement, peace, amity, concord.
Antonyms: disruptive, antagonism, antipathy, hostility.
Usage: The prolonged detente between the warring neighbors allowed us to cross the border without fear of being arrested. - IDIOMS
Smooth someone’s ruffled feathers
Meaning: Used in a context when a person tries to placate or calm an irritated or annoyed person.
Sentence: Since Alisa took the criticism badly, Amit tried to smooth her ruffled feathers.Earn one’s wings
Meaning: Used in a context when a person proves his skills and abilities.
Sentence: Even though Charlie was criticized and ridiculed for his inabilities to speak and write during his college, he really managed to earn his wings by becoming a successful writer.At one’s fingertips
Meaning: Used in a context when something is within the reach or physically accessible at the convenience.
Sentence: Sandra always has a dictionary at her fingertips so that she can easily learn new words.
