English Vocabulary
1. COMITY (NOUN): Civility
Synonyms: politeness, amenity Antonyms: enmity, hostilityExample Sentence: They treated their guests with comity.
2. PREVARICATE (VERB): Deceive
Synonyms: con, garble Antonyms: be honest, tell truthExample Sentence: He is back to the drawing board in prevaricating the police.
3. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Harmful
Synonyms: destroying, destructive Antonyms: aiding, assistingExample Sentence: No use crying over spilt milk, already his deleterious activities cost his parents an arm and a leg.
4. DAUNT (VERB): Frighten
Synonyms: appall, deter Antonyms: calm, comfortExample Sentence: On hearing that she left her home, made me felt hell lot daunted.
5. DISTEND (VERB): Bulge
Synonyms: bloat, expand Antonyms: shrink, compressExample Sentence: Excess weight caused his belly to distend.
6. ANNULMENT (NOUN): Abolition
Synonyms: abrogation, cancellation Antonyms: approval, confirmationExample Sentence: The annulment of his contract taught him a lesson of not counting the chickens before they are hatched.
7. EFFRONTERY (NOUN): Arrogance
Synonyms: assurance, brashness Antonyms: politeness, humilityExample Sentence: I keep effrontery at the bay with my dear ones.
8. FACETIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Amusing
Synonyms: blithe, capering Antonyms: serious, unfunnyExample Sentence: Because she was overbearing and often facetious, Jane had few friends.
9. PAROCHIAL (ADJECTIVE): Insular
Synonyms: petty, sectarian Antonyms: broad minded, liberalExample Sentence: The parochial school’s views are limited to the religious principles of the church that manages it..
10. OUTLIER (NOUN): Aberration
Synonyms: deviation, eccentricity Antonyms: standard, normalityExample Sentence: While other members of her family joined the bandwagon, Amy was an outlier because she chose not to join the politics.
