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predicament
– noun
– noun
definition: a
difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Usage: Her mind
functioned without flaw, trying to calculate her surroundings and predicament.
functioned without flaw, trying to calculate her surroundings and predicament.
Synonyms: crisis, deadlock, dilemma, hardship, imbroglio
Antonyms: advantage, agreement, benefit, blessing, breakthrough
stagger –
verb
verb
definition:
1. walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
Usage: Still
dazzled by the light, he staggered a bit.
dazzled by the light, he staggered a bit.
2. astonish or deeply shock.
Usage: “I
was staggered to find it was six o’clock”
was staggered to find it was six o’clock”
Synonyms: 1. lurch, reel, sway, teeter
2. astonish, amaze, nonplus
Antonyms: carry on, continue, stay
contemplation
– noun
– noun
definition: the
action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.
action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.
Usage: Vikram
watched all this in mute contemplation.
watched all this in mute contemplation.
Synonyms: meditation, reflection, reverie
Antonyms: ignorance, avoidance, disdain, neglect
naive
– adjective
– adjective
definition:
showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement. (of a person or action)
showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement. (of a person or action)
Usage: He has a
very naive attitude toward politics.
very naive attitude toward politics.
Synonyms: ignorant, innocent, unsophisticated, wide–eyed
Antonyms: aware, experienced, knowledgeable
elicit
– verb
– verb
definition: evoke
or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
Usage: She’s been
trying to elicit the support of other committee members.
trying to elicit the support of other committee members.
Synonyms: bring out, evoke, extort, obtain, wrest
Antonyms: give, placate, soothe,
idiosyncrasy
– noun
– noun
definition: a
characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an
individual.
characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an
individual.
Usage: One of his
little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the school bus first.
little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the school bus first.
Synonyms: eccentricity, mannerism, peculiarity
Antonyms: normality, usualness
askance
– adverb
– adverb
definition: with
an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval.
an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval.
Usage: The area
is so dirty that shopkeepers report the tourists are looking askance
is so dirty that shopkeepers report the tourists are looking askance
Synonyms: suspiciously, skeptically, cynically
Antonyms: welcomingly, approvingly
chagrin
– noun
– noun
definition:
annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.
annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.
Usage: To her
chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.
chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.
As a verb: He was chagrined at the poor
sales of his book.
sales of his book.
Synonyms: annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation,
displeasure, dismay, spleen
displeasure, dismay, spleen
Antonyms: delight, comfort, confidence
diatribe
– noun
– noun
definition: A
forceful and bitter verbal attack
against someone or something.
forceful and bitter verbal attack
against someone or something.
Usage: Because
Varun was unhappy with the administration, he launched a lengthy diatribe
against the board during lunch.
Varun was unhappy with the administration, he launched a lengthy diatribe
against the board during lunch.
Synonyms: fulmination, tirade, harangue, denunciation,
invective, jeremiad
invective, jeremiad
Antonyms: complement, praise, recommend
rummage
– verb
– verb
definition:
Search unsystematically and untidily through something.
Search unsystematically and untidily through something.
Usage: Soham
rummaged in his pocket for his wedding ring.
rummaged in his pocket for his wedding ring.
Synonyms: ransack, comb, forage.
Antonyms: neaten, arrange, calm, cover
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