1.Pristine (adjective)
- Meaning: in its original condition
- Synonym: immaculate
- Antonym: impure
- Usage: The pristine snow covered the city.
2.Paroxysm (noun)
- Meaning: a sudden attack
- Synonym: spasm
- Antonym: relief
- Usage: She cried in a paroxysm of irritation.
3.Puerile (adjective)
- Meaning: childishly silly
- Synonym: immature
- Antonym: mature
- Usage: The jokes are puerile but inappropriate.
4.Prosaic (adjective)
- Meaning: having or using the style or diction
- Synonym: uninspired
- Antonym: inspired
- Usage: The title of the book is much prosaic.
5.Pugnacious (adjective)
- Meaning: eager or quick to argue
- Synonym: combative
- Antonym: amiable
- Usage: John’s pugnacious behavior causes him to have few friends.
6.Sagacious (adjective)
- Meaning: having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment
- Synonym: intelligent
- Antonym: foolish
- Usage: Wise and full of insight, the sagacious leader would live on to better the world.
7.Quirk (noun)
- Meaning: a peculiar aspect of a person’s character
- Synonym: idiosyncrasy
- Antonym: usual
- Usage: He had a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs. Smith
8.Sardonic (adjective)
- Meaning: grimly mocking
- Synonym: sarcastic
- Antonym: humble
- Usage: His smile was sardonic.
9.Sedulous (adjective)
- Meaning: showing dedication
- Synonym: diligent
- Antonym: nonchalant
- Usage: She continued to give sedulous efforts.
10.Severance (noun)
- Meaning: the action of ending a connection/ employment
- Synonym: rift
- Antonym: join
- Usage: I agreed with Flora that he probably couldn’t or wouldn’t fight the severance pay.
