1. Pilfering
Meaning: to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
Synonym: filch, heist, purloin
Sentence: “what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?”
2. Lummox
Meaning: a clumsy, awkward person
Synonym: butterfingers, dub
Sentence: “that player is a lummox in the outfield”
3.Denunciation
Meaning: an often public or formal expression of disapproval
Synonym: censure, excoriation
Sentence: “the official denunciation of the congresswoman’s actions before the full house”
4.Fervid
Meaning: having or expressing great depth of feeling
Synonym: ardent, blazing, fervent
Sentence: “at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors”
5.Quackery
Meaning: the methods and treatments used by unskillful doctors or by people who pretend to be doctors
Synonym: Charlatanry
Sentence: “His cure was nothing but quackery.”
6.Vicissitude
Meaning:. the quality or state of being changeable
Synonym: beatitude, decrepitude
Sentence: “What made you want to look up vicissitude?”
7.Acquiesce
Meaning: to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing
Synonym:assent,consent
Sentence: “They demanded it, and he acquiesced.”
8.Diaphanous
Meaning: used to describe cloth that is very thin and light
Synonym: transparent
Sentence: “the bride wore a diaphanous veil”
9.Fealty
Meaning: loyalty to a person, group, etc.
Synonym: agonistic,carpetbagger
Sentence: “He swore fealty to the king.
10. Impregnable
Meaning: not able to be captured by attack
Synonym: hard, strong
Sentence: “the castle’s supposedly impregnable walls”
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