1.Admonish (verb)
- Meaning: warn or reprimand someone firmly
- Synonym: rebuke, reprove
- Antonym: praise, compliment
- Usage: She was admonished by the teachers for her mistakes.
2.Alumnus (noun)
- Meaning: former student of institution
- Synonym: pupil
- Antonym: pedagogue
- Usage: She is a Harvard alumnus.
3.Expletive (noun)
- Meaning: an often meaningless word used for swearing
- Synonym: obscenity, profanity
- Antonym: pleasantry
- Usage: In anger he showered expletives to his friend.
4.Fallacy (noun)
- Meaning: a mistake or false idea
- Synonym: misconception, delusion
- Antonym: truth, verity
- Usage: The fallacy in the notion lies in its plot.
5.Lien (noun)
- Meaning: a legal claim or hold on employment or property
- Synonym: charge, claim
- Antonym: release
- Usage: He granted me a lien on my debtor’s property.
6.Invective (noun)
- Meaning: an attack of speech to blame someone
- Synonym: abuse, vituperation
- Antonym: praise
- Usage: Invective should not be used even in anger.
7.Mascot (noun)
- Meaning: chosen as a symbol of luck
- Synonym: talisman, periapt
- Antonym: unlucky
- Usage: They considered the octopus as the mascot.
8.Obviate (verb)
- Meaning: to clear away or provide for
- Synonym: preclude, prevent
- Antonym: demand, require
- Usage: She obviated the facts during the discussions.
9.Ostracism (noun)
- Meaning: the state of not being included in a group
- Synonym: exclusion, repudiation
- Antonym: inclusion, acceptance.
- Usage: The family was facing social ostracism in the residing city.
10.Audacity (noun)
- Meaning: disrespectful conduct
- Synonym: impudence, impertinence
- Antonym: timidity, politeness
- Usage: He had the audacity to speak before the seniors.
