- OBDURATE (Adjective)
Meaning: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
Synonyms: callous, stubborn
Antonyms: humane, sensitive
Usage: The protestors were obdurate and did not move even when the police arrived. - PREDILECTION (Noun)
Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
Synonyms: fondness, inclination, propensity.
Antonyms: disinclination, detachment, apathy.
Usage: Rohan goes out to watch birds daily so I assume he has a predilection for the hobby. - OBFUSCATION (Noun)
Meaning: the action of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity
Usage: The identification of suspects by name provides a huge area for obfuscation. - SOPHISTRY (Noun)
Meaning: a reason or argument that sounds correct but is actually false.
Synonyms: casuistry, fallacy
Antonyms: honesty, truth
Usage: While the claim in the weight-loss ad sounds real, it is actually sophistry from a marketing department that hopes to sell a product at any cost. - ENVIRON (Verb)
Meaning: surround; enclose.
Synonyms: encircle, envelop, wrap, swathe.
Antonyms: free, let go, release, open.
Usage: Trees environ the garden. - UNSCATHED (Adjective)
Meaning: without suffering any injury, damage, or harm; untouched.
Synonyms: intact, safe, unscarred, secure.
Antonyms: hurt, injured, harmed, wounded.
Usage: It was strange how the fire destroyed most of the city but left the church unscathed. - RELENT (Verb)
Meaning: to cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or control); unstiffen.
Synonyms: concede, give in, submit, succumb.
Antonyms: combat, confront, counter, defy.
Usage: Hopefully the judge will relent and allow me to post bail. - PRUDENCE (Noun)
Meaning: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
Synonyms: wisdom, judgment, sagacity, shrewdness
Antonyms: folly, recklessness
Usage: A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems. - THRALL (Noun)
Meaning: the state of being under the control of another person
Synonyms: servitude, slavery
Antonyms: mastery, dominance
Example: Last night you were in thrall to your emotions. - ENFEEBLEMENT (Noun)
Meaning: a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body
Synonym: decaying, decline, degeneration, descent,
Antonym: comeback, improvement, recovery,
Usage: He was now over fifty and his sight showed serious symptoms of enfeeblement. - IDIOMS
Oldest trick in the book
Meaning: Used to say that some trick is a well-known and popular one.
Sentence: Oldest trick in the book to treat cold and cough is drinking turmeric milk.A solid grasp of something
Meaning: A clear, sound or better understanding of a certain thing.
Sentence: Samantha has a solid grasp on English Idioms. Ask her any idiom and she will explain it with a proper example.Ball is in your court
Meaning: Used in a situation to say that the decision is on your side.
Sentence: I’ve already told you about the merit and demerits, now the ball is in your court.
