1. DAWDLE (VERB): waste time
- Synonyms: laze, saunter
- Antonyms: rush, hasten
- Example Sentence: People hasten to ask for help but often dawdle when help is needed.
2. SCURRY (VERB): move along swiftly
- Synonyms: scamper, dash
- Antonyms: loaf, dawdle
- Example Sentence: The little girl scurried towards her father when he called her name.
3. DENIGRATION (NOUN): belittlement
- Synonyms: defamation, ridicule
- Antonyms: cajolery, blandishment
- Example Sentence: Those who denigrate others often do it to hide their own failures.
4. DRUDGERY (NOUN): tedious work
- Synonyms: labor, travail
- Antonyms: lethargy, indolence
- Example Sentence: To lose weight one has to endure the drudgery of hard exercises.
5. ORDEAL (NOUN): unpleasant and prolonged experience
- Synonyms: difficulty, trouble
- Antonyms: comfort, peace
- Example Sentence: This article had a gory description about the ordeals faced by players who came back after losing a match.
6. RAMPANT (NOUN): flourishing or spreading unchecked
- Synonyms: uncontrolled, unbridled
- Antonyms: restrained, moderate
- Example Sentence: Corruption is rampant and the government is trying its best to control it.
7. FATHOM (VERB): to understand after much thought
- Synonyms: comprehend grasp
- Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand
- Example Sentence: Since I have always scored good marks I cannot fathom why my teacher gave me poor grades.
8. SPAWN (VERB): originate
- Synonyms: create, generate
- Antonyms: destroy, kill
- Example Sentence: The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses.
9. LIMPID (ADJECTIVE): clear, transparent
- Synonyms: comprehensible, lucid
- Antonyms: muddy obscure
- Example Sentence: The writer’s limpid writing style greatly pleased readers who disliked complicated novels.
10. GRATIS (ADJECTIVE): free
- Synonyms: complementary, costless
- Antonyms: costly, expensive
- Example sentence: Gratis distribution of the net is already being applied successfully in several impoverished countries.
