1. Agile:
Meaning : able to move quickly and easily.
Synonyms : acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym : clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Usage: At 20 years old he was not as agile as he is now.
Meaning : able to move quickly and easily.
Synonyms : acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym : clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Usage: At 20 years old he was not as agile as he is now.
2.Opulent:
Meaning : ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonyms : luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonyms : penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Usage: Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle.
Meaning : ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonyms : luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonyms : penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Usage: Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle.
3. Insouciant :
Meaning : showing a casual lack of concern
Synonyms : nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonyms : anxious, concerned.
Usage: His insouciant handling of the oil spill in the Gulf is under fire from all sides.
Meaning : showing a casual lack of concern
Synonyms : nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonyms : anxious, concerned.
Usage: His insouciant handling of the oil spill in the Gulf is under fire from all sides.
4. Lackadaisical:
Meaning : lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
Synonyms : lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
Antonyms : enthusiastic, excited
Usage: The food was nice enough but the service was rather lackadaisical.
Meaning : lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
Synonyms : lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
Antonyms : enthusiastic, excited
Usage: The food was nice enough but the service was rather lackadaisical.
5. Pejorative:
Meaning : expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonyms : disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory,
Antonyms : disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory,.
Usage: Make sure students realise that ‘fat’ is an unflattering or pejorative word.
Meaning : expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonyms : disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory,
Antonyms : disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory,.
Usage: Make sure students realise that ‘fat’ is an unflattering or pejorative word.
