- Fawning(adj)= displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious
- Synonym= Sycophantic, ingratiating
- Antonym= Imperious, opinionated
- Usage= A fawning crowd gathered in the hotel ballroom to fete its candidate.
- Smug(adj)= having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements
- Synonym= Bighead, conceitedness
- Antonym= Diffidence, shyness
- Usage= The detective had a smug smile on his face when he arrested the killer he had been chasing for ten years.
- Surmise(v)= suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
- Synonym= Guess, conjecture
- Antonym= Know, abstain
- Usage= Without knowing the facts, the judge chose to surmise the defendant was guilty.
- Ephemeral(adj)= lasting for short time
- Synonym= Temporary, transient
- Antonym= Eternal, perpetual
- Usage= Because of her ephemeral memory, she forgets things all the time.
- Mundane(adj)= found in the ordinary course of event
- Synonym= Stale, humdrum
- Antonym= Unusual, extra-ordinary
- Usage= The restaurant should spice up their menu and replace the dull and mundane dishes.
- Acquisitive(adj)= excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
- Synonym= Avid, coveting
- Antonym= Satisfied, unacquisitive
- Usage= Arun’s acquisitive nature has caused him to accumulate a huge amount of debt.
- Perpetual(adj)= never ending or changing, occurring repeatedly
- Synonym= Continuous, incessant
- Antonym= Transitory, temporary
- Usage = War, in its fairest from, implies a perpetual violation of humanity and justice.
- Simulate(v)= imitate the appearance or character of.
- Synonym= Pretend, fake
- Antonym= Genuine, real
- Usage= Botanists often use lamps to simulate natural sunlight.
- Arbitrary(adj)= based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
- Synonym= Capricious, tyrannical
- Antonym= Democratic, rational
- Usage= If your bank charges you arbitrary fees, you should look for a new place to store your money.
- Adjudicate(v)= to make formal judgement
- Synonym= Judge, examine
- Antonym= Entangle, evoke
- Usage= The administrative board will adjudicate on the terms of the doctor’s suspension for misconduct.
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