Synonyms : Vocabulary words Part - 6

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1. APODICTIC (ADJECTIVE): of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

Synonyms: unerring, dependable Antonyms: faulty, imperfect

Example Sentence:

It is apodictic that inadvertent disclosures may work a waiver of the attorney-client privilege.

2. ASPERITY (NOUN): the quality of being hard to endure, uninviting or formidable

Synonyms: harshness; bad temper Antonyms: contentment, sweetness

Example Sentence:

I dread the asperity of northern winters.

3. BEATITUDE (NOUN): a state of supreme happiness or blessedness

Synonyms: bliss, ecstasy Antonyms: sorrow, misery

Example Sentence:

His face had taken on the expression of imbecile beatitude the religious sometimes adopt.

4. CAPRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): changeable; determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by

necessity or reason

Synonyms: erratic, fickle Antonyms: constant, predictable

Example Sentence:

The capricious bride-to-be has a different church in mind for her wedding every few days.

5. CAPTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): tending to find and call attention to faults

Synonyms: very critical, carping Antonyms: encouraging, praising

Example Sentence:

A captious attitude often causes difficulties in a relationship.

6. CHOLERIC (ADJECTIVE) : easily moved to anger

Synonyms: irritable, peevish Antonyms: cool, calm

Example Sentence:

Men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing.

7. DENOUEMENT (NOUN): the unraveling of a plot or story; the outcome of a complex sequence of

events

Synonyms: conclusion, finale Antonyms: opening, start

Example Sentence:

I waited by the eighteenth green with thousands of spectators to see the denouement.

8. DILATORY (ADJECTIVE): slow to act; intended to cause delay

Synonyms: procrastinating, lingering Antonyms: eager, zealous

Example Sentence:

The White House scolds Congress for being dilatory in finding cash for Panama and Nicaragua.

9. EXTEMPORE (ADJECTIVE): with little or no preparation or forethought

Synonyms: offhand, impromptu Antonyms: prepared, practice

Example Sentence:

This is usually performed extempore, following the whims of the singer, musician and/or dancer.

10. LUMP (NOUN): clump, mass

Synonyms: knot, chunk Antonyms: little, indivisual

Example Sentence:

Jane took a big lump of clay from the bag, and began forming it into the shape of a bowl.