Vocabulary

1. Agile :
Meaning: able to move quickly and easily.
Synonym: acrobatic, dexterous, deft,
Antonym: clumsy, stiff, slow, dull
Sentence: At 20 years old he was not as agile as he is now.

2. Opulent :
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Sentence: Most of the cash went on supporting his opulent lifestyle.

3. Insouciant :
Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern
Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,
Antonym: anxious, concerned
Sentence: 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.
Synonym: lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
Antonym: enthusiastic, excited
Sentence: The food was nice enough but the service was rather lackadaisical.

5. Pejorative :
Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonym: disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory,
Antonym: complimentary,
Sentence: Make sure students realise that ‘fat’ is an unflattering or pejorative word.