1.Chagrin

Meaning: annoyance or distress at having failed or been

humiliated.

Synonym: irritation, vexation, exasperation

Antonym: delight

Sentence: “to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen”

2.Demure

Meaning: (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.

Synonym: modest, unassuming, meek

Antonym: brazen, shameless

Sentence: “a demure little wife who sits at home minding the

house”

3.Fallacy

Meaning: a wrong belief : a false or mistaken idea,the quality of

being false or wrong

Synonym: error, misbelief, falsity

Sentence: “the once-common fallacy that girls just weren’t any

good at math”

4.Obsequious

Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Synonym: sycophantic, servile

Antonym: domineering

Sentence: “they were served by obsequious waiters”

5.Raucous

Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud

noise.

Synonym: harsh, strident,

Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained

Sentence: “raucous youths”

6.Resilience

Meaning: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties;

toughness.

Synonym: flexibility, pliability, suppleness

Antonym: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness

Sentence: “the often remarkable resilience of so many British

institutions”

7.Sentinel

Meaning: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.

Synonym: guard, keeper

Sentence: “soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets”

8.Potpourri

Meaning: a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to

perfume a room.

a mixture or medley of things.

Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection

Sentence: “he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and

Sullivan”

9.Pragmatic

Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way

that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Synonym: practical, realistic

Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian

Sentence: “a pragmatic approach to politics”

10.Referendum

Meaning: a general vote by the electorate on a single political

question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

Synonym: public vote, plebiscite, popular vote, ballot, poll

Sentence: “he called for a referendum on the death penalty”