1.Procreation (noun)
- Meaning: the production of offspring
- Synonym: reproduction
- Antonym: destruction
- Usage: The procreation rate needs to be checked.
2.Fervent (adjective)
- Meaning: ardent
- Synonym: passionate
- Antonym: apathetic
- Usage:I was very fervent to know my own result.
3.Coy (adjective)
- Meaning: shy
- Synonym: simpering
- Antonym: brazen
- Usage:She gave him a coy smile.
4.Vitriolic (adjective)
- Meaning: harsh or corrosive in tone
- Synonym: rancorous, bitter
- Antonym: pleasant, kind
- Usage: there was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in the tabloids.
5.Temerity (noun)
- Meaning: fearless daring
- Synonym: audacity, imprudence
- Antonym: coyness
- Usage: Very few patients have the temerity to challenge their doctors.
6.Propitious (adjective)
- Meaning: presenting favorable circumstances
- Synonym: favorable, auspicious
- Antonym: unfortunate, inauspicious
- Usage: He asked the priests for the most propitious moment to launch his campaign.
7.Contemptuous (adjective)
- Meaning: Expressing extreme contempt
- Synonym: scornful, disrespectful
- Antonym: respectful
- Usage: She gave contemptuous little laugh and walked away.
8.Phlegmatic (adjective)
- Meaning: showing little emotion
- Synonym: calm, composed
- Antonym: agitated, restless
- Usage: His father was a phlegmatic and an undemonstrative person.
9.Expletive (noun)
- Meaning: an often meaningless word used for swearing
- Synonym: obscenity, profanity
- Antonym: pleasantry
- Usage: In anger he showered expletives to his friend.
10.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.
