1. POLYMATH (noun)
- Meaning: a person of wide knowledge or learning.
- Synonyms: intellectual, genius
- Antonyms: Fool, illiterate
- Usage: His CV seems that of a polymath: he is an accomplished musician, director, dancer , designer,
2. Vacillate(verb)
- Meaning: to get confused between different opinion or actions.
- Synonym: temporize, hesitate, oscillate
- Antonym: resolute
- Usage: You might vacillate between ordering pizza and burger as both are tasty.
3. Dearth (Noun)
- Meaning: A scarcity or lack of something.
- Synonym: meagreness, scantiness
- Antonym: abundance, a surfeit
- Usage: A dearth of nutritious food is a serious problem.
4. Kudos (NOUN):
- Meaning: praise
- Synonyms: esteem, applause
- Antonyms: dishonor, denunciation
- Usage: When the football team won the state championship, they were given kudos during a celebratory pep rally.
5. Knave (NOUN):
- Meaning: a dishonest man who does unjust deed.
- Synonyms: dishonest, unscrupulous
- Antonyms: hero, angel
- Usage: knave men do not become successful in the long run
6. Covert (ADJECTIVE):
- Meaning: something which is kept hidden, not visible outwardly
- Synonyms: undercover, secret
- Antonyms: open, known
- Usage: Behind his soft behavior he has some covert intentions.
7. Ratified (verb)
- Meaning: confirmed or made official
- Synonyms: approve, confirm
- Antonyms: deny, destroy
- Usage: For the rule change to be approved, it must be ratified by 8 out of 10 teams.
8. Knotty (ADJECTIVE):
- Meaning: extremely difficult or complex.
- Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing
- Antonyms: easy, facile
- Usage: Feminism is a knotty concept and needs time to be discussed.
9. Scrutiny (noun)
- Meaning: critical observation or examination.
- Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey
- Antonyms: cursory look
- Usage: the actions of the employees are under the scrutiny of the authorities.
10.Redemption (noun)
- Meaning: the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
- Synonyms: saving/freeing from sin, vindication
- Antonyms: forfeiture
- Usage: God’s plans for the redemption of his world
