1. Eerily – in a strange and frightening manner.
Synonyms: bizarrely, preternaturally, spookily, unnervingly
Antonyms: naturally, nicely, ordinarily, pleasantly
Usage: The robot looks eerily real.
2. Disgruntle – make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.
Synonyms: discontented, aggrieved, resentful, displeased, malcontent
Antonyms: happiness, pleasure, satisfaction
Usage: Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated
3. Expediency – the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Synonyms: practicality, contrivance, pragmatism, prudence
Antonyms: disadvantage
Usage: Expediency is not a word that comes to mind when thinking of Dhoni, who is a warrior.
4. Ambivalent – having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Synonyms: equivocal, irresolute, vacillating, warring
Antonyms: undoubted, definite, resolved
Usage: Their relationship has always been ambivalent.
5. Subvert – undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
Synonyms: debase, countermine, capsize, wreck, deprave
Antonyms: perpetuate, sustain, uphold
Usage: My stepmother is slowly changing things in our house in an attempt to subvert my mother’s traditions.
6. Confidant – a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
Synonyms: acquaintance, crony, adherent,
Antonyms: foe, stranger, enemy
Usage: Amit Shah’s confidant may be Ahmedabad Mayor
7. Dodgy – dishonest, unreliable or dangerous
Synonyms: evasive, knavish, guileful,
Antonyms: forthright, honorable, well-intended
Usage: Activities like these could be dodgy for your heart.
8. Cushion – something providing support or protection against impact.
Synonyms: buffer, bolster, fender
Antonyms: exacerbate, intensify
Usage: India cushions Suzuki Motor from dodgy test damage
9. Rapacious – aggressively greedy or grasping
Synonyms: avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, insatiable
Antonyms: generous
Usage: Institutions that should be catering to the needs of agriculturists have failed to do so and have now turned rapacious.
10. Obfuscate – make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
Synonyms: muddle, bewilder, baffle, perplex
Antonyms: enlighten, illuminate, explicate
Usage: The new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them.