1. CONTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): Originating, existing, or happening during the same period of time
Synonyms: simultaneous, contemporary
Antonyms: different, separate
Example Sentence:
The contemporaneous court cases for the two defendants.
2. COLTISH (ADJECTIVE): full of spirit
Synonyms: lively, playful
Antonyms: depressed, down
Example Sentence:
The Professor’s coltish Daughter regained her adolescent poise, which was considerable.
3. PECKISH (ADJECTIVE): deprived of food
Synonyms: craving, hungry
Antonyms: satisfied, fed
Example Sentence:
He felt rather peckish close to bedtime.
4. SARTORIAL (ADJECTIVE): pertaining to tailors
Synonyms: stylish, elegant
Antonyms: frumpy, dumpy
Example Sentence:
Today, the sartorial movement is starting to make a comeback.
5. HUMANE (ADJECTIVE): kind
Synonyms: benevolent, merciful
Antonyms: fierce, merciless
Example Sentence:
Mahatma Gandhi won the world with his humane words and actions.
6. INDOLENT (ADJECTIVE): lazy
Synonyms: drony, lethargic
Antonyms: diligent, industrious
Example Sentence:
They are extremely indolent, they need to improve a lot.
7. ATHEIST (NOUN): non-believer
Synonyms: agnostic, skeptic
Antonyms: believer, pious
Example Sentence:
They are atheist but that doesn’t mean they don’t have self-belief.
8. COMPREHEND (VERB): understand
Synonyms: decode, grab
Antonyms: encode, misunderstand
Example sentence:
The new economic freedom has been comprehended as an upturn in the economy.
9. MERELY (ADVERB): hardly
Synonyms: barely, scarcely
Antonyms: completely, fully
Example sentence:
The writer’s limpid writing style merely impacted the toughest critics.
10. THRILL (NOUN): excitement
Synonyms: interest, enthusiasm
Antonyms: disinterest, boredom
Example sentence:
All of us can feel the thrill of the journey.