1.Laudable (adjective)
- Meaning: deserving praise and commendation.
- Synonym: commendable
- Antonym: blameworthy
- Usage: His noble ideas and polite behavior are laudable.
2.Levity (noun)
- Meaning: the treatment of a serious matter with humor
- Synonym: vivacity
- Antonym: seriousness
- Usage: Her unrestrainable high spirits and levity gave great offence to the citizens.
3.Libel (noun)
- Meaning: a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation
- Synonym: defamation
- Antonym: vindication
- Usage: The sisters brought a libel action against the newspaper.
4.Perturbation (noun)
- Meaning: mental uneasiness.
- Synonym: agitation
- Antonym: calmness
- Usage: Her perturbation was caused by her friend’s sudden death.
5.Ponderous (adjective)
- Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight.
- Synonym: awkward
- Antonym: graceful
- Usage: John quickly fell asleep during the ponderous movie.
6.Nugatory (adjective)
- Meaning: of no value or importance
- Synonym: worthless
- Antonym: efficacious
- Usage: Jim’s nugatory comments contributed nothing to the class discussion.
7.Noxious (adjective)
- Meaning: very unpleasant.
- Synonym: poisonous
- Antonym: innocuous
- Usage: The smell is noxious; it is industrial and chemical rather than agricultural.
8.Neophyte (noun)
- Meaning: a person who is new to a subject or activity.
- Synonym: beginner
- Antonym: veteran
- Usage: She is definitely a neophyte in the sport.
9.Predilection (noun)
- Meaning: a preference or special liking for something
- Synonym: fondness
- Antonym: disinclination
- Usage: He showed a predilection for poetry.
10.Procrastination (noun)
- Meaning: the action of delaying or postponing something.
- Synonym: dithering
- Antonym: timeliness
- Usage: Procrastination or partial responses are powerful weapons.
