1. Acclimate – accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.
Synonyms: accomodate, habituate, acculture, climatize
Antonyms: disarrange, neglect, dislocate
Usage: It will take a while for me to acclimate to the three-hour time difference.
2. Ludicrous – so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.
Synonyms: bizarre, grotesque, incongruous, outlandish, preposterous
Antonyms: reasonable, sensible, tragic
Usage: The ludicrous movie is about a dog that becomes the president of a country.
3. Gloat – to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction:
Synonyms: relish, rejoice, exult, triumph, vaunt
Antonyms: commiserate, sympathize
Usage: His enemies gloated over his death
4. Inclement – (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet; not kind or merciful.
Synonyms: intemperate, blustery, squally, tempestuous, unpleasant
Antonyms: clear, merciful, sympathetic
Usage: Inclement weather is causing us to postpone our picnic.
5. Misconstrue – interpret (a person’s words or actions) wrongly.
Synonyms: misconceive, misapprehend, misread, confound, miscalculate
Antonyms: comprehend, discern, perceive
Usage: My advice was deliberately misconstrued.
6. Peevish – having or showing an irritable disposition.
Synonyms: acrimonious, bad-tempered, cantankerous, captious, carping
Antonyms: pleasant, accepting
Usage: The baby is peevish because his gums are hurting.
7. Vagrant – a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
Synonyms: transient, drifter, floater, itinerant, wanderer
Antonyms: settled, resident
Usage: The vagrant does not appear to work and frequently asks tourists for money.
8. Restive – unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.
Synonyms: apprehensive, unquiet, impatient, jittery, twitchy, recalcitrant
Antonyms: calm, biddable, peaceable
Usage: The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive
9. Trepidation – a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.
Synonyms: apprehension, consternation, jitter, dismay, disquiet, agitation
Antonyms: assurance, encouragement, calmness, contentment
Usage: Shaking with trepidation, the young man faced his fear of heights by skydiving.
10. Ensue – happen or occur afterwards or as a result.
Synonyms: arise, befall, emanate, derive, eventuate, supervene
Antonyms: cease, disregard, precede, neglect
Usage: After Varun insulted Larry, everyone thought a fight would ensue in the cafeteria.