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