1. BOURGEOIS (ADJECTIVE): commonplace
- Synonyms: materialistic, philistine
- Antonyms: adventurous, imaginative
- Usage: He is from a bourgeois family.
2. ABOMINABLE (ADJECTIVE): loathsome
- Synonyms: abhorrent, atrocious
- Antonyms: desirous, pleasing
- Usage: It was such an abominable sight.
3. AMBIGUITY (NOUN): uncertainty of meaning
- Synonyms: doubt, vagueness
- Antonyms: clarity, certainty
- Usage: The students detect no ambiguity in the speech delivered by the master.
4. ADJOURN (VERB): stop a proceeding :
- Synonyms: delay, postpone
- Antonyms: carry out, continue
- Usage: The sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report.
5. AUSPICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): advantageous
- Synonyms: felicitous, opportune
- Antonyms: unpromising, unsuitable
- Usage: It was not the most auspicious moment to hold a meeting.
6. BALEFUL (ADJECTIVE): menacing :
- Synonyms: calamitous, sinister
- Antonyms: favourable, promising
- Usage: Arnab shot a baleful glance in her direction.
7. BEHOLD (VERB): observe
- Synonyms: see, view
- Antonyms: ignore, overlook
- Usage: She was beholding her little baby’s feet.
8. BLANDISH (VERB): flatter :
- Synonyms: adulate, cajole
- Antonyms: disparage, bully
- Usage: The boss said to the employee, “don’t blandish me unnecessarily.”
9. ADMONISH (VERB): warn
- Synonyms: berate, chide
- Antonyms: laud, praise
- Usage: He was admonished by his teacher.
10. CONCEIT (NOUN): egotism
- Synonyms: arrogance, complacence
- Antonyms: humility, modesty
- Trisha was puffed up with conceit.
