1. PRUDE (ADJECTIVE): conservative
- Synonyms: victorian, puritan
- Antonyms: contemporary, modern
- Example Sentence: The old lady came across as a prude person to the teenagers.
2. ADORATION (NOUN): intense love
- Synonyms: admiration, veneration
- Antonyms: disregard, hatred
- Example Sentence: The man smiled in adoration at his daughter’s attempt at cooking.
3. DESULTORY (ADJECTIVE): random
- Synonyms: aimless, erratic
- Antonym: systematic, organized
- Example Sentence: He made only desultory efforts to learn astrology.
4. GOSSAMER (ADJECTIVE): thin
- Synonyms: translucent, gauzy
- Antonyms: dark, thick
- Example Sentence: The gossamer curtains allowed the sunshine to enlighten the room.
5. SATIETY (NOUN): satisfaction
- Synonyms: gratification, fulfillment
- Antonyms: lack, scarcity
- Example Sentence: A glass of water before the meal helps you to reach satiety much quicker.
6. RELIC (NOUN): something from the past
- Synonyms: antiquity, souvenir
- Antonym: recent, modish
- Example Sentence: My grandmother still keeps all the relics from the bygone days.
7. HARRIED (ADJECTIVE): very busy or pressured
- Synonyms: troubled, distressed
- Antonyms: calm, relaxed
- Example Sentence: The harried clerk forgot to pay the bills on time.
8. PUISSANT (ADJECTIVE): powerful
- Synonyms: influential, authoritative
- Antonyms: ineffectual, insignificant
- Example Sentence: The billionaire was a puissant man who had a say in all the political matters
9. RECANT (VERB): to take back something after saying it
- Synonyms: annul, disavow
- Antonyms: accept, agree
- Example sentence: The editor had to recant all the accusations and apologize for the same.
10. MODICUM (NOUN): small amount of
- Synonyms: bit, portion
- Antonyms: entirety, whole
- Example Sentence: All the employees gave a modicum of their salaries for the noble cause.
