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1. Tactile

Mean : pertaining to the sense of touch

Ex : Blind people use their tactile sense to read Braille.

Syn : Haptic; Palpable; Tactual; Tangible

2. Temperate

Mean : moderate, self-restrained

Ex : The region around the Mediterranean sea is a temperate zone.

Syn : Abstemious; Abstinent

Ant : Drunk; Inebriated; Uncontrolled

3. Veracity

Mean : truthfulness, honest, accuracy

Ex : The veracity of his statement remains to be established.

Syn : Candor; Genuineness; Trustworthiness

Ant : Deceit; Deviousness; Evasion 

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4. Vex

Mean : to annoy or irritate

Ex : Don’t vex me with so many silly questions.

Syn : Bother; Irk; Irritate

Ant : Appease; Assuage; Comfort; Soothe

5. Jocose

Mean : full of jokes, wit, jocular, humorous

Ex : His jocose manner managed to lighten the atmosphere a little,

but many people thought it

was unsuitable for such a solemn occasion.

Syn : Comical; Facetious; Farcical; Ridiculous

Ant : Grave; Morose; Serious; Solemn

6. Laconic

Mean : very brief and to the point

Ex : A laconic reply is least expected of a salesman.

Syn : Curt; Succinct; Terse

Ant : Garrulous; Loquacious; Verbose

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7.Melancholy

Mean : a gloomy, sorrowful state of mind

Ex : Ecstasy and melancholy are part of life.

Syn : Dejected; Depressed; Dispirited

Ant : Delight; Ecstasy

8. Motility

Mean : ability to move spontaneously

Ex : Motility of spores is so remarkable that they can travel for miles

before taking rest.

Syn : Movement

Ant : Stagnation; Stasis

9. Fortuitous

Mean : Happening by accident or chance

Ex : The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the

company.

Syn : impromptu; improvised; impulsive; incidental

Ant : Determined; Directed; Focused; Goal-Oriented; Guided;

Motivated; Planned; Pointed; Purposeful; Resolute

10. Gauche

Mean : Lacking social polish; tactless

Ex : “The excellent manners followed by the rich always make me

feel gauche”

Syn : Gawky; Graceless; Uncouth; Uncultivated; Uncultured

Ant : Adroit; Agile; Coordinated; Dexterous; Graceful;

Sophisticated