1.Salubrious (adjective): favorable to or promoting health or well-being
- Synonyms: Medicinal, tonic
- Antonyms: Unhealthy, insalubrious
- Usage: Vegetables are salubrious foods which provide essential nutrients.
2. Belittle (Verb): dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.
- Synonyms: Disparage, denigrate
- Antonyms: Praise, magnify
- Usage: Good teachers never belittle their students.
3. Haughty (adjective): Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
- Synonyms: cavalier, pompous
- Antonyms: modest, humble
- Usage: The principal at my school is haughty and considers herself to be above everyone else.
4.Hapless (Adjective): (especially of a person) unfortunate.
- Synonyms: unfortunate, unlucky
- Antonyms: fortunate, lucky
- Usage: Several hapless hikers got caught in the snowstorm.
5.Despotic (adjective): of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
- Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial
- Antonyms: democratic, accountable
- Usage: Under orders from the despotic ruler, citizens were denied the freedom of speech.
6.Vigilance (noun): The state of keeping a careful watch for danger
- Synonyms: Watchfulness, alertness
- Antonyms: Negligence, carelessness
- Usage: Drugs are a problem that requires constant vigilance.
7.Protracted (verb): To draw out or lengthen, especially in time
- Synonyms: Prolonged, extended
- Antonyms: Contracted, curtailed
- Usage: Certain price patterns are likely to be followed during receivership or bankruptcy proceedings, especially if they are protracted.
8.Unenviable (adj): Difficult or unpleasant
- Synonyms: Undesirable, disagreeable
- Antonyms: Enviable, desirable
- Usage: The manager’s desires were unenviable.
9.Ongoing (adj): Continuing, still in progress
- Synonyms: Occurring, happening
- Antonyms: Finished, abandoned
- Usage: The ongoing negotiations might have some effect.
10.Crucial (adj): Of great importance
- Synonyms: Pivotal, critical
- Antonyms: Minor, trivial
- Usage: Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.
