1.Spurious
Meaning: not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Synonym: specious, false, fictitious, counterfeit, fraudulent
Antonym: authentic, genuine, real
Meaning: not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Synonym: specious, false, fictitious, counterfeit, fraudulent
Antonym: authentic, genuine, real
2.Badinage
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonym: repartee
Sentence: “he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader”
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonym: repartee
Sentence: “he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader”
3.Pugnacious
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonym: combative, aggressive, antagonistic,
Antonym: peaceable, friendly
Sentence: “the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing politicians”
Meaning: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonym: combative, aggressive, antagonistic,
Antonym: peaceable, friendly
Sentence: “the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing politicians”
4.Besotted
Meaning: Very Drunk
Synonym: Buzzed, drunk
Antonym: Sober, straight
Sentence : I had travelling money and got besotted in the bar downstairs
Meaning: Very Drunk
Synonym: Buzzed, drunk
Antonym: Sober, straight
Sentence : I had travelling money and got besotted in the bar downstairs
5.Pejorative
Meaning : expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonym : disparaging, derogatory, denigratory, deprecatory,
Antonym : complimentary, approbatory
Sentence:”permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term”
Meaning : expressing contempt or disapproval.
Synonym : disparaging, derogatory, denigratory, deprecatory,
Antonym : complimentary, approbatory
Sentence:”permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term”