1. THESPIAN (NOUN): artist
- Synonyms: entertainer, actor
- Antonyms: non-entertainer, non-artist
- Usage: I met a great thespian in Moscow.
2. DILAPIDATION (NOUN): ruin
- Synonyms: decrepitude, destruction
- Antonyms: development, escalation
- Usage: Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation.
3. ESPOUSE (VERB): support
- Synonyms: adopt, advocate
- Antonyms: reject, refuse
- Uage: They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.
4. FIERY (ADJECTIVE): blazing
- Synonyms: burning, flaming
- Antonyms: cold, cool
- Usage: Anushka cooked in a fiery furnace.
5. FECKLESS (ADJECTIVE): without purpose
- Synonyms: aimless, carefree
- Antonyms: purposeful, efficient
- Usage: It was a feckless attempt to make the company a success.
6. MERCURIAL (ADJECTIVE): flighty, temperamental
- Synonyms: changeable, impulsive
- Antonyms: constant, stable
- Usage: His mercurial temperament made him difficult to work with his teammates.
7. SPECIOUS (ADJECTIVE): misleading
- Synonyms: deceptive, false
- Antonyms: genuine, valid
- Usage: His readings are seeming to be specious.
8. WALLOP (VERB): clobber :
- Synonyms: drub, trounce
- Antonyms: lose, surrender
- Usage: The drunken truck driver was walloped by a mob.
9. ZEST (NOUN): flavoring :
- Synonyms: pungency, piquancy
- Antonyms: dullness, blandness
- Usage: My brother’s remark added a certain zest to the atmosphere.
10. WHIMSICAL (ADJECTIVE): unpredictable
- Synonyms: amusing, funny
- Antonyms: behaving, sensible
- Usage: Anu has a whimsical personality.