- MUNDANE (Adjective)
Meaning: Boring, dull, and uninteresting.
Synonyms: dime, stale, sober, humdrum, day-to-day.
Antonyms: unusual, exciting, extraordinary.
Usage: The restaurant should spice up their menu and replace the dull and mundane dishes. - QUIRK (Noun)
Meaning: a strange habit; an odd behavior or different way of acting.
Synonyms: irregularity, trait
Antonyms: normality,
Usage: Janice has this irritating quirk of rolling her eyes whenever she speaks. - SANGUINE (Adjective)
Meaning: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Synonyms: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant,
Antonyms: pessimistic, gloomy
Usage: The bank manager did not feel sanguine about recovering the loan. - DISCERN (Verb)
Meaning: to be able to see, recognize, understand, or decide something.
Synonyms: perceive, learn, verify, deduce.
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook.
Usage: Because Ravi wore sun glasses, I could not discern whether or not his eyes were red. - FACET (Noun)
Meaning: a particular aspect or feature of something.
Synonyms: feature, factor, dimension, characteristic.
Antonyms: drivel, rear, fence, generality.
Usage: The diamond was cut to have many facets, giving it a certain glimmer in natural sunlight. - STONEWALL (Verb)
Meaning: delay or obstruct (a request, process, or person) by refusing to answer questions.
Synonyms: delay, rebuff.
Antonyms: advantage, break, edge.
Example: The suspect continued to stonewall the investigation, refusing to answer any questions that the detective asked about the crime. - PROACTIVE (Adjective)
Meaning: acting in advance.
Synonyms: enterprising, energetic.
Antonyms: careless, heedless, incautious.
Example: The wedding planner was proactive in selecting an alternate venue in case it rained on the outdoor ceremony. - DEBASE (Verb)
Meaning: reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
Synonyms: degrade, demean, disgrace, undermine
Antonyms: enhance
Example: The politician tried to debase his rival’s good reputation by spreading false rumors about him. - FLAGRANT (Adjective)
Meaning: (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
Synonyms: blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident,
Antonyms: unobtrusive, slight
Example: After the basketball player committed a flagrant foul, he was kicked out of the game. - FATALITY (NOUN)
Meaning: death resulting from an accident or disaster.
Synonyms: casualty, loss, prey, victim
Antonyms: harmer, injurer, assassin, killer
Sentence: Fatality rates for motorcycle crashes is over 27 times that of automobiles. - IDIOMS
As bold as brass
Meaning: Used to describe someone who is bold and confident but in an arrogant manner.
Sentence: Kim walked up, as bold as brass, walking into the Minister’s cabin.A sucker for something
Meaning: Used in a context to describe someone who is fascinated or attracted to something.
Sentence: I’ve always been a sucker for cottage cheese pizzas.Beam with Pride
Meaning: Used in a context when someone smiles broadly and radiantly with pride for someone; Smile with pleasure, satisfaction, and pride.
Sentence: Sam was simply beaming with pride when his wife was awarded the best employee.
