Confidant (adj)
Confident….. Confident is a close friend on whom you can repose your confident.
One to whom secrets are entrusted.As in above pic.
E.g.: He was a great confidant of Long John Silver.
Syn: intimate , assured, convinced, courageous, dauntless, presumptuous, sanguine, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat
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Confidant ( Antonyms)
A) nemesis
B) accomplice
C) confederate
D) Buff
E) Bulimic
Popularity: 19% [?]
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Sage (n)
S+ age……….
Reaching the age of maturity, a person becomes a sage.
E.g.:
>> Sage advice.
>> The sage who writes it.
Syn: academician, mastermind, prodigy, pundit, scholar
Ant: moron
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Sage (Antonyms)
A) seer
B) savant
C) imbecile
D) pundit
E) cirrus
Popularity: 33% [?]
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Leeway (n)
Lee+way=leeway…
Lee jean gives very less leeway to move around the waist. So leeway means freedom to do someting.
(Courtesy: brazilian-fashion.com)
Meaning:
>> a margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude
>> an allowable margin of freedom or variation
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>>a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
(Courtesy: habis.co.jp)
Usage:
>> some little allowance for leeway in not being over-smart about it.
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Leeway (Antonym)
A) peonage
B) endurance
C) stamina
D) freedom
E) room
Popularity: 14% [?]
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Indignity (n)
I can do everything for my girlfriend even below the my dignity. What about you ?
In + dignity……. Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame and loss of dignity. Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatment.
E.g:
>> The director suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting.
>> Minor indignities such as intentionally mispronouncing a person’s name.
Synonyms affront, barb, dart, dig, epithet, indignity, name, offense (or offence), outrage, put-down, sarcasm, slight, slur
Related Words gibe (or jibe), jeer, sneer, taunt; abuse, invective, vituperation; disapproval, opprobrium; disgrace, dishonor, shame; attack, criticism, slam; torment, torture
Near Antonymscommendation, compliment; acclaim, applause, praise; adulation, flattery
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Indignity (Antonym)
A) Accolade
B) Sententious
C) Didactic
D) Objuration
E) Untaught
Popularity: 12% [?]
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Idiosyncrasy (n)
An idiot who is not syncronous with other people.
Meaning:
A characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
Idiosyncrasy (n)
a) strange
b) sane
c) sybarite
d) hedonist
e) idiot
Popularity: 14% [?]
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Gait (n)
Mnemonic:
Gaitonde is a brand of italian shoe.
Meaning:
A particular way or manner of moving on foot
A person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait.
The project went forward at a steady gait.
Gait (Antonym)
a) sroll
b) stagnant
c) nonchalant
d) waif
e) pace
Popularity: 11% [?]
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