1.Neologism(N)-creating or using new words
synonyms-coinage,neology
use-This Bohemian vocabulary is the hell of rhetoric and the paradise of neologism.
2.Penchant(N)-fondness
synonyms-inclination,affinity
use-I had a penchant for running away from disagreeable surroundings.
3.Provident(Adj)-frugal
synonyms-careful,canny
use-It is well to be provident and I'd paid for my meal in more than money.
4.Regal(Adj)-fit for royalty
synonyms-glorious,august
use-At bottom, the country is republican, and its monarchy is a sort of crowned presidency void of regal pomp.
5.Obdurate(Adj)-stubborn
synonyms-adamant,callous
use-The three young Argonauts pleaded, but the old pioneer was obdurate.
6.Explicable(Adj)-explainable
synonyms-solvable, intelligible
use-His omissions as a correspondent were explicable in a sentence.
7.Collateral(Adj)-secondary
synonyms-ancillary, indirect
use-Both testimonies are unsupported by any collateral evidence.
8.Shear(V)-clip
synonyms-cut,snip
use-Rise and shear —this flock of mine have too much wool on them.
9.Exalt(V)-praise
synonyms-extol, promote
use-It is not in the nature of civilisation to exalt the savage.
10.Levy(N)-assessment
synonyms-tax, burden
use-They levy toll from every one who descends these long flights of stairs.
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