1.Inchoate
Meaning: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
Synonym: inceptive, nascent
Antonym: advanced, developed, evolved
Sentence: "a still inchoate democracy"
Meaning: complete freedom to act as one wishes.
Synonym: freedom
Sentence: "the architect given carte blanche to design the store"
3.Nihilistic
Meaning: rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless.
Synonym: negativity, cynicism, pessimism;
Antonym: belief , optimism
Sentence: "an embittered, nihilistic teenager"
4.Pidgin
Meaning: a grammatically simplified form of a language, typically English, Dutch, or Portuguese, some elements of which are taken from local languages, used for communication between people not sharing a common language.
Synonym: jargon, vernacular
Sentence: "we exchanged greetings, communicating in pidgin Spanish"
5.Precarious
Meaning: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
Synonym: uncertain, insecure, unreliable,
Antonym: safe, secure
Sentence: "a precarious ladder"
6.Corpus
Meaning: a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.
Synonym: collection, compilation
Sentence: "his work has no parallel in the whole corpus of Renaissance poetry"
7.Volte-face
Meaning: an abrupt and complete reversal of attitude, opinion, or position
Synonym: about-face, turnabout, U-turn
Sentence: "a remarkable volte-face on taxes
8.Transmutation
Meaning: the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form.
Synonym: alteration, conversion, metamorphosis
Sentence: "the transmutation of the political economy of the post-war years was complete"
9.Tergiversation
Meaning: desertion of a cause, position, party, or faith
Synonym: rebellion.
Sentence: like most politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation
10.Mellifluous
Meaning: (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear.
Synonym: sweet-sounding, sweet-toned
Antonym: cacophonous
Sentence: "her low mellifluous voice"
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