VOCABULARY
1. Irascible (adjective)
Meaning; Easily provoked to outbursts of
anger; irritable.
Synonyms:
irritable, short-tempered
Antonyms:
cheerful, delightful
2. Inviolable (adjective)
Meaning; Not violable; not to be infringed.
Synonyms: unbreakable
Antonyms: breakable
3. Jab (verb)
Meaning; A quick stab or blow; a poking
or thrusting motion
Synonyms: punch, blow
Antonyms: pull, repress
4. Haste (noun)
Meaning;
Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
Synonyms:
urgency, briskness
Antonyms:
slow, leisure
5. Ramping (noun)
Meaning;
A steady change in value.
Synonyms:
raise, heighten
Antonyms:
fall, condemn
6. Xenophobic
(adjective)
Meaning;
Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or
foreigners
Synonyms:
ethnocentric, racist
Antonyms:
permissive, lenient
7. Ostensible (adjective)
Meaning; Apparent, evident; meant for
open display.
Synonyms: apparent, professed
Antonyms: ulterior, vague
