1.Banal
Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Synonym: trite, hackneyed, clichéd
Antonym: original
Sentence: "The writing was banal but the story was good."
2.Pilfer
Meaning: to steal things that are not very valuable or to steal a small amount of something
Synonym: snatch,embezzle
Sentence: "She pilfered stamps and paper from work."
3.Maraud
Meaning: go about in search of things to steal or people to attack., raid and plunder (a place).
Synonym: plunder, go looting
Antonym: Guard, protect
Sentence: "Band of robbers crossed the river to maraud.
4.Reverberate
Meaning: (of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.
Synonym: resound, echo, repeat, resonate, pulsate, vibrate,
Antonym: dampen, deaden, dull, quiet
Sentence: "The sound of thunder reverberated from one end of the mountain pass to the other."
5.Revulsion
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonym: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence,
Sentence: "She was struck with revulsion at the sight of the dead animal."
6.Badinage
Meaning: humorous or witty conversation
Synonym: repartee
Sentence: "He developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader."
7.Banter
Meaning: the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
Synonym: wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay; More
Sentence: "There was much good-natured banter."
8. Sobriquet
Meaning: a person's nickname.
Synonym: alias, byname, cognomen, epithet
Sentence: "Sachin Tendulkar is also known by the sobriquet 'Master Blaster'."
9.Skulduggery
Meaning: secret, underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.
Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence
Sentence: "He runs a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery."
10. Sinister
Meaning: giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
Synonym: menacing, threatening, ominous
Antonym: auspicious, benign, bright, encouraging, favorable.
Sentence: "There was something sinister about that murmuring voice."
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