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Astute
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1.Astute
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Meaning
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having or showing an ability to accurately
assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage
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Synonym
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shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted
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Antonym
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stupid
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Sentence
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'an astute businessman"
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2.Amalgam
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Meaning
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a mixture or blend.
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Synonym
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combination, union, merger, blend, mixture,
mingling
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Antonym
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division, separation
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Sentence
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"a curious amalgam of the traditional
and the modern
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3.Innate
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Meaning
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inborn; natural
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Synonym
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congenital, inherent, intrinsic
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Antonym
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acquired
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Sentence
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"her innate capacity for
organization"
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4.Taradiddle
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Meaning
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a petty lie., pretentious nonsense.
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Synonym
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fable, fabrication, falsehood,
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Sentence
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"no sane person would make up such a
taradiddle"
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5. Monologue
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Meaning
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a long speech by one actor in a play or
film, or as part of a theatrical or
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broadcast programme.
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Synonym
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soliloquy, speech, address, lecture,
oration, sermon,
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Sentence
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"he was reciting some of the great
monologues of Shakespeare"
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6. Ominous
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Meaning
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giving the worrying impression that
something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
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Synonym
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threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding,
sinister,
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Antonym
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promising, auspicious, propitious
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Sentence
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"there were ominous dark clouds
gathering overhead"
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7. Pernicious
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Meaning
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having a harmful effect, especially in a
gradual or subtle way.
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Synonym
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harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
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Antonym
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beneficial, benign, favourable
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Sentence
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"the pernicious influences of the mass
media"
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8. Perfidious
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Meaning
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deceitful and untrustworthy.
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Synonym
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treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful,
disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, traitorous
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Antonym
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faithful, loyal
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Sentence
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"a perfidious lover"
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9. Peremptory
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Meaning
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insisting on immediate attention or
obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious
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way.
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Synonym
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high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary,
commanding, authoritative,
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Antonym
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humble, meek, modest, unassuming
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Sentence
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"‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory
reply"
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10. Penury
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Meaning
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the state of being very poor; extreme
poverty.
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Synonym
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pennilessness, impecuniousness,
impoverishment, indigence,
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Antonym
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wealth, affluence
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Sentence
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"he couldn't face another year of
penury"
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