1.Catechism (noun)
- Meaning:a series of fixed questions
- Synonym: interrogation
- Antonym: elaboration
- Usage: They were taught to recite the catechism at church.
2.Inanities (noun)
- Meaning:a nonsensical remark or action.
- Synonym: idiocy
- Antonym: normal
- Usage:His speech was full of inanities that were meant to be funny.
3.Ad hoc (adjective)
- Meaning: happening that is created for a purpose
- Synonym: impromptu, extempore
- Antonym: general, non-specific
- Usage: The decisions were taken on ad hoc basis.
4.Dainty (adjective)
- Meaning: delicate about choice
- Synonym: fastidious, fussy
- Antonym: undiscriminating
- Usage: The linen is decorated with dainty laces
5.Ascetic (adjective)
- Meaning: someone who avoids pleasure and comforts
- Synonym: austere, abstinent
- Antonym: sybaritic
- Usage: He decided to renounce wealth and lead an ascetic life.
6.Counterfeit (adjective)
- Meaning: make an exact imitation with an intension to deceive
- Synonym: forgery, feigned
- Antonym: original
- Usage: The tapes are the counterfeit of the seminal works of the author.
7.Implacable (adjective)
- Meaning: impossible to satisfy
- Synonym: unappeasable
- Antonym: appeasable
- Usage: The enemies had an implacable demand from them.
8.Parsimony (noun)
- Meaning: extreme unwillingness to spend money or resources
- Synonym: miserliness
- Antonym: generosity
- Usage: The parsimony in him restricted him to buy new books.
9.Discernible (adjective)
- Meaning: able to be discerned
- Synonym: detectable, noticeable
- Antonym: imperceptible
- Usage: The scandal had no discernible effect on his career.
10.Inordinate (adjective)
- Meaning: unusually or disproportionately large
- Synonym: excessive, unreasonable
- Antonym: moderate, limited
- Usage: The students spent inordinate amount of time for this single project.
