1. INORDINATE (ADJECTIVE): exceeding reasonable limits
Synonyms: excessive, unreasonable
Antonyms: moderate, limited
Example Sentence:
They spent an inordinate amount of time talking.
2. INSIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): working harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
Synonyms: deceptive, slick
Antonyms: straightforward, artless
Example Sentence:
They focus on overt racism rather than insidious aspects of racism.
3. PESTER (VERB): to annoy persistently
Synonyms: irritate, annoy
Antonyms: pacify, comfort
Example Sentence:
He’s always hanging round and pestering me.
4. PUERILE (ADJECTIVE): immature, especially in being silly or trivial
Synonyms: childish, silly
Antonyms: mature, sensible
Example Sentence:
I must confess that this puerile explanation gave me great pleasure.
5. CONGENIAL (ADJECTIVE): pleasant and agreeable
Synonyms: jovial, affable
Antonyms: aloof, uncongenial
Example Sentence:
The food at the party was excellent, and the company congenial.
6. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms: alarm, bewilderment
Antonyms: calmness, tranquility
Example Sentence:
To my consternation, when I reached home I found I had lost the key of the house.
7. PSEUDO (ADJECTIVE): false or not authentic
Synonyms: counterfeit, ersatz
Antonyms: genuine, true
Example sentence:
The pseudo journalist pretended to be documenting the war.
8. IMPETUOUS (ADJECTIVE): acting without thinking
Synonyms: ardent, subitaneous
Antonym: circumspect, considerate
Example Sentence:
Even though Mr. Abbas was rumored to be impetuous, he actually put a great deal of thought into making important decisions.
9. PIQUE (VERB): anger, irritation
Synonyms: tiff, ruckus
Antonyms: delight, joy
Example Sentence:
This seemed to pique general curiosity, and quite a number of people began to run.
10. INCANTATION (NOUN): supposed magical words
Synonyms: hymn, hocus-pocus
Antonyms: reality, truth
Example Sentence:
If Ms. Priyanshi wants to open the cave door, he must read the incantation on the scroll.
