Synonyms And Antonyms : vocabulary words -93

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INSUPERABLE
1. INSUPERABLE (ADJECTIVE)	impassable
Synonyms	insurmountable, impossible
Antonyms	ignore, neglect
Example Sentence	Charles is a foolish dreamer who comes up with insuperable plans that he never achieves.
2. PETTISH (ADJECTIVE)	very angry; in a bad mood
Synonyms	annoyed, vexed
Antonyms	cheerful, pleasant
Example Sentence	“For the last month or six weeks he has scarcely spoken to me but in the unmistakable language of a pettish anger.
3. INSCRUTABLE (ADJECTIVE)	hidden, mysterious; blank
Synonyms	enigmatic, unfathomable
Antonyms	clear, understandable
Example Sentence	The killer left no clues, and the murder remains an inscrutable mystery.
4. PRESCIENT (ADJECTIVE)	perceptive
Synonyms	farsighted, judicious
Antonyms	shortsighted, imperceptive
Example Sentence	In India, you can find many saints in the Himalayan region who can be called as prescient.
5. SACERDOTAL (ADJECTIVE)	religious
Synonyms	priestly, apostolic
Antonyms	irreligious, profane
Example Sentence	In this postmodern free-for-all it is hard to envision much of a sacerdotal role for the literary scholar.
6. RAPACIOUS (ADJECTIVE)	plundering
Synonyms	ferocious, greedy
Antonyms	satisfied, contended
Example Sentence	The investment bankers working at the Wall Street are often accused of being rapacious.
7. SURLY (ADJECTIVE)	gruff, bearish
Synonyms	boorish, irritable
Antonyms	polite, refined
Example Sentence	Maggie drank a little too much and got surly and made snide comments during the final toast.
8. DRIVEL (NOUN)	foolish talk
Synonyms	babble, gibberish
Antonyms	sense, truth
Example Sentence	I don’t believe a word of this drivel about instant weight loss.
9. QUERULOUS (ADJECTIVE)	grouchy, hard to please
Synonyms	carping, complaining
Antonyms	cheerful, happy
Example Sentence	Caring for this querulous patient had become a tiresome task.
10. CONCILIATORY (ADJECTIVE)	placid, yielding
Synonyms	appeasing, calm
Antonyms	fighting, stubborn
Example Sentence	After the war was over, the formerly warring countries were suddenly conciliatory at the peace conference.