1.Malarkey
Meaning: foolish words or ideas
Synonym: applesauce, balderdash
Sentence: He thinks everything politicians say is just a bunch of malarkey
2.Bombast
Meaning: speech or writing that is meant to sound important or impressive but is not sincere or meaningful
Synonym: exaggeration
Sentence: you need less bombast and more substance in this speech on human rights
3.Quintessential
Meaning: the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form
Synonym: acme, apotheosis
Sentence: A selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity
4.Savior
Meaning: someone who saves something or someone from danger, harm, failure, etc.
Synonym: deliverer, redeemer
Sentence: We all felt that she was our savior.
5.Rambunctious
Meaning: uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of energy
Synonym:hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous
Antonym :noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene,
Sentence:The schoolyard was filled with rambunctious kids.
6.Opulent
Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial
Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious
Sentence: “the opulent comfort of a limousine”
7. Sojourn
Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere temporarily.
Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;
Sentence: “her sojourn in Rome”
8. Peremptory
Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding, authoritative,
Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming
Sentence: “‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply”
9. Percussion
Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump
Sentence: “percussion instruments”
10. Pernicious
Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious
Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable
Sentence: “the pernicious influences of the mass media”
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