Eke – increase / augment / economise / fill / lengthen
It is a verb.
Whim – impulse / vagary / caprice /inclination / thought / notion
Antonym – certainty / reality / hate / actuality
It is a noun.
Dismayed –
As noun – frustration / disappointment / despair / alarm / consternation
Antonym- satisfaction / gratification / encouragement
As verb – discouraged / daunt
Antonym – encourage / nerve
Locus standi – alibi / feint / apology / foundation / baccalaureate / bring legal proceedings
Antonym – attack / accusation / challenge / blame
It is a noun.
Modus operandi – method of operation / rule of thumb / approach / manner / strategy / tactics
It is a noun.
Pugilist – contender / fighter / boxer / prize fighter / gladiator
Antonym – peaceful / amicable
It is a noun.
Catapult –
As noun –
slingshot / hurler / launcher / ballista / arbalest / trebuchet
Antonym – stand still / keep down
As verb –
throw / fling / launch / hurl
Akin – analogous / comparable / related / associated
Antonym – dissimilar / disconnected / unrelated / unlike / different
It is an adjective.
Fudge –
As noun –
nuts / nonsense / rubbish / garbage
Antonym – reasonableness / horse sense
As verb –
weasel / waffe / evade / falsify / exaggerate / overstate
Antonym – cheat / finagle / simplify / confront
## Home Task – 1 . Make sentences with these words.
2. Try to change the parts of speech of these words.
