1.Grapple
Meaning: fight without weapons
Synonym: clasp, clench
Sentence: “after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair”
Meaning: fight without weapons
Synonym: clasp, clench
Sentence: “after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair”
2.Incongruous
Meaning: not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
Synonym: amiss
Sentence: “there’s an incongruous modernism to the actor’s performance in this period piece”
Meaning: not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
Synonym: amiss
Sentence: “there’s an incongruous modernism to the actor’s performance in this period piece”
3.Indomitable
Meaning: incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
Synonym: bulletproof, invincible
Sentence: “an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life.”
Meaning: incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued
Synonym: bulletproof, invincible
Sentence: “an indomitable spirit was needed to endure the rigors of pioneer life.”
4.Meliorate
Meaning: to make better
Synonym: better, enhance
Sentence: “regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of migrant farm laborers”
Meaning: to make better
Synonym: better, enhance
Sentence: “regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of migrant farm laborers”
5.Persiflage
Meaning: good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
Synonym: backchat, jesting
Sentence: “Her cunning persiflage hurt them.”
Meaning: good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
Synonym: backchat, jesting
Sentence: “Her cunning persiflage hurt them.”
