1.Sedate

Meaning: slow and relaxed

Synonym: earnest, grave

Sentence: He remained sedate under pressure.

2.Tacit

Meaning: expressed or understood without being directly stated

Synonym: implied, implicit

Sentence: There was a tacit agreement that he would pay off the

loan.

3.Nondescript

Meaning: not easily described

Synonym: beige, characterless

Sentence: Their performance was disappointingly nondescript

4.Specter

Meaning: a ghost or spirit of a dead person

Synonym: apparition, bogey

Sentence: feeling so terrified that every shadow became a

specter

5.Solipsism

Meaning: a theory in philosophy that your own existence is the

only thing that is real or that can be known

Synonyms: egoistic, self-absorbed

Sentence: regards today’s young people as solipsistic slackers who

have no knowledge of or interest in the world at large”

6.Filial

Meaning: of or relating to a son or daughter: appropriate for a son

or daughter

Synonyms: obedient

Sentence: filial obedience

7.Travesty

Meaning: a false, absurd, or distorted representation of

something.

Synonyms: misinterpretation, mockery

Sentence: “the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice”

8.Circumspect

Meaning: wary and unwilling to take risks.

Synonyms: chary, guarded

Sentence: “the officials were very circumspect in their

statements”

9.Cohesive

Meaning: characterized by or causing cohesion

Synonyms: united

Sentence: “a cohesive social unit”

10.Shirk

Meaning: avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Synonyms: dodge, shun

Sentence: “I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter”