1.Obnoxious (adjective)
- Meaning: unpleasant
- Synonym: distasteful
- Antonym:pleasant
- Usage: The product smelt obnoxious.
2.Apricate (verb)
- Meaning:bask in the sunshine
- Synonym:basking
- Antonym: hide
- Usage:The cat laidapricating on the back of the couch near the window.
3.Riposte (noun)
- Meaning: counter
- Synonym: retort
- Antonym: request
- Usage: His witty riposte silenced all the voices.
4.Sanctimony (noun)
- Meaning: self-righteous
- Synonym: smug
- Antonym: frankness
- Usage:I get scared by the sanctimony sometimes.
5.Draconian (adjective)
- Meaning: harsh
- Synonym: stringent
- Antonym:mild
- Usage:He criticized the draconian measures taken by the police in controlling the demonstrators.
6.Cacophony (noun)
- Meaning: noise
- Synonym: racket
- Antonym: silence
- Usage: The cacophony of the traffic was heard afar.
7.Anachronism (noun)
- Meaning:an error in chronology
- Synonym:prolepsis
- Antonym: synchronic
- Usage:The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.
8.Verisimilitude (noun)
- Meaning:the appearance of being true
- Synonym:representation
- Antonym: probable
- Usage:These flower illustrationsshow the artist’s concern for verisimilitude.
9.Acumen (noun)
- Meaning: awareness
- Synonym: acuity
- Antonym: ignorance
- Usage: She has considerable financial acumen.
10.Bastion (noun)
- Meaning: fortification
- Synonym: bulwark
- Antonym:looseness
- Usage:Singapore was the last bastion of British defenses in South-East Asia.
