1.Alacrity (noun)= Cheerful readiness, promptness or willingness
- Synonyms= Avidity, eagerness
- Antonyms= Apathy, indifference
- Usage= Having studied really hard last night, the student took the exam with alacrity.
2.Dissidence (noun)= Disagreement over a matter
- Synonyms= Discordance, disharmony
- Antonyms= Agreement, approval
- Usage= In an attempt to show their dissidence, the population is refusing to vote for the next mayor.
3.Capacious (adj)= Having a lot of space inside
- Synonyms= Roomy, spacious
- Antonyms= Limited, restricted
- Usage= Since we have over five hundred people coming to the wedding, we need to find a capacious venue.
4.Viable (adj)= Capable of working successfully
- Synonyms= Feasible, applicable
- Antonyms= Impossible, unfeasible
- Usage= Today global communication is viable without a telephone because of the Internet’s social applications.
5.Arrant (adj)= Used to say how bad something is
- Synonyms= Utter, absolute
- Antonyms= Dubious, uncertain
- Usage= When you first meet the character, you are led to believe that her arrant wickedness is the result of some traumatic episode in her past.
6.Impart (verb)= To pass information, knowledge etc. to other people
- Synonyms= Convey, transmit
- Antonyms= Keep, withhold
- Usage= A teacher’s job is to impart knowledge to her students.
7.Disconcerting (adj)= Causing one to feel unsettled
- Synonyms= Unsettling, troubling
- Antonyms= Pleasing, soothing
- Usage= Although the doll was beautiful, it had the disconcerting appearance of following me around with its eyes.
8.Abhor (verb)= Regard with disgust and hatred
- Synonyms= Abominate, despise
- Antonyms= Admire, adore
- Usage= As an animal-rights activist, I abhor people who abuse and neglect their pets.
9.Dispel (verb)= Make (a doubt, feeling or belief) disappear
- Synonyms= Eliminate, dismiss
- Antonyms= Gather, assemble
- Usage= The director of the disease center gave a press conference to dispel the myths about the Ebola virus.
10.Ardent (adj)= Very enthusiastic or passionate
- Synonyms= Eager, fervent
- Antonyms= Unenthusiastic, apathetic
- Usage= Not only does she have her doctorate in English literature, she is one of the most ardent admirers of Shakespeare that I have ever known.
