- CONSORT(NOUN): associate
Synonyms: concomitant, companion
Antonyms: enemy, foe
Example Sentence:
She chose to consort with the enemy.
- DROLL (ADJECTIVE):amusing
Synonyms: eccentric, whimsical
Antonyms: serious, tragic
Example Sentence:
James is a fine droll artist.
- SCROUNGE (VERB):beg
Synonyms: hunt, wheedle
Antonyms: give, offer
Example Sentence:
Anika had managed to scrounge one burger for her appetite.
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- FELICITATION (NOUN): admiration
Synonyms: applause, adulation
Antonyms: criticism, disregard
Example Sentence:
It is my honour to extend the felicitation of the Vice-President.
- DESULTORY (ADJECTIVE):random
Synonyms: aimless, chaotic
Antonyms: organised, systematic
Example Sentence:
A few people were left, bullying around in a desultory fashion.
- QUEST(NOUN):search
Synonyms: chase, hunt
Antonyms: retreat, withdraw
Example Sentence:
The quest for a reliable successor has intensified.
- WARY (ADJECTIVE):careful
Synonyms: attentive, vigilant
Antonyms: careless, incautious
Example Sentence:
Monkeys which have been mistreated often remain wary of strangers.
- DECIMATE (VERB): destroy
Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate
Antonyms: build, create
Example Sentence:
The inhabitants of the country had been decimated.
- PROFOUND (ADJECTIVE): intellectual
Synonyms: philosophical, serious
Antonyms: superficial, unimportant
Example Sentence:
He is a profound philosopher.
- MINUSCULE (ADJECTIVE): very small
Synonyms: insignificant, tiny
Antonyms: big, huge
Example Sentence:
It is a minuscule fragment of DNA.