- INGENUITY(NOUN): Cleverness
Synonyms: ability, brilliance
Antonyms: clumsiness, ignorance
Example Sentence:
As per my view, this task is difficult and may require some ingenuity.
- SWIRL(VERB): Spin around
Synonyms: churn, roil
Antonyms: straighten, uncoil
Example Sentence:
The leaves were swirled along the ground by the wind.
- UNLETTERED(ADJECTIVE): Uneducated
Synonyms: ignorant, illiterate
Antonyms: educated, literate
Example Sentence:
Such misconceptions have not been confined to the unlettered masses.
- SPRIGHTLY(ADJECTIVE): Full of vigor
Synonyms: agile, active
Antonyms: spiritless, lethargic
Example Sentence:
The sprightly old woman walks two miles every day.
- SANCTIMONIOUS(ADJECTIVE): Self-righteous
Synonyms: insincere, hypocritical
Antonyms: honest, sincere
Example Sentence:
His sanctimonious expressions explained his intentions.
- CIRCUMSCRIBE(VERB): To form or mark the limits of
Synonyms: confine, define
Antonyms: free, release
Example Sentence:
The hedge circumscribes the property.
- VICISSITUDES(NOUN): Change
Synonyms: fluctuation, permutation
Antonyms: similarity, stability
Example Sentence:
The vicissitudes of life produced the strongest contrasts of fortune.
- OBSTREPEROUS(ADJECTIVE): Noisy
Synonyms: blusterous, boisterous
Antonyms: moderate, calm
Example Sentence:
The class teacher ejected the obstreperous student out of the class.
- SULLEN(ADJECTIVE): Morose
Synonyms: gloomy, brooding
Antonyms: cheerful, pleasant
Example Sentence:
The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence.
- CHAOTIC(ADJECTIVE): Disordered
Synonyms: uncontrolled, lawless
Antonyms: ordered, organized
Example Sentence:
My house becomes a chaotic place in the absence of my wife.