1. wily
Meaning : skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Synonym : shrewd, clever, sharp, sharp-witted, astute, canny,
Antonym :naive, guileless
Sentence:”his wily opponents”
Meaning : skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Synonym : shrewd, clever, sharp, sharp-witted, astute, canny,
Antonym :naive, guileless
Sentence:”his wily opponents”
2.blatant
Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonym: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised,
Sentence: “blatant lies”
Meaning: (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly.
Synonym: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised,
Sentence: “blatant lies”
3.picaresque
Meaning: relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero.
Synonym: dishonest, dishonorable
Sentence: “a picaresque adventure novel”
Meaning: relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero.
Synonym: dishonest, dishonorable
Sentence: “a picaresque adventure novel”
4.pretentious
Meaning : attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
Synonym : affected, ostentatious,
Antonym : natural, unaffected
Sentence: “pretentious art films”
Meaning : attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
Synonym : affected, ostentatious,
Antonym : natural, unaffected
Sentence: “pretentious art films”
5. palaver
Meaning: prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.
Synonym: bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, chatter
Sentence: “mucking around with finances and all that palaver”
Meaning: prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.
Synonym: bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, chatter
Sentence: “mucking around with finances and all that palaver”