1.incessant [ in-ses -uhnt ]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: never-ending,persistent
Synonyms: ceaseless, constant,continual, continuous, day-and-night, endless, eternal, everlasting, interminable, interminate, monotonous, nonstop, perpetual, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless,unbroken, unceasing, unending,unrelenting, unremitting
Antonyms: broken, ceasing, ending, intermittent, interrupted
Explanation : Something incessant continues without interruption. When you're on a cross country flight, it's tough to tolerate the incessant crying of a baby.
2. morose [ muh- rohs ]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: depressed, pessimistic
Synonyms: acrimonious, blue,brusque, cantankerous, choleric,churlish, crabbed, crabby, cranky*,cross, dolorous, dour, down, down in the dumps, down in the mouth,frowning, gloomy, glum, grouchy,gruff, harsh, having blue devils,having the blahs, ill-humored, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, in a blue funk, irritable, low, melancholy, moody, moping, mournful, perverse, perversive, sad, saturnine, singing the blues, snappish, sour, splenetic, sulky, sullen, surly, taciturn, testy,troubled, ugly Antonyms: cheerful, friendly, happy, light-hearted, optimistic, uplifted
Antonyms :
bright, cheerful , cheering , cheery, comforting , cordial, festive , friendly , gay ,heartwarming, sunshiny
Explanation : A morose person is sullen,gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed not a happy camper.
3. fortitude [ fawr -ti-tood]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength of mind; guts
Synonyms: backbone, boldness,braveness, bravery, constancy,courage, courageousness,dauntlessness, determination,endurance, fearlessness, firmness,grit, gutsiness, hardihood, heart,intrepidity, mettle, moxie, nerve,patience, perseverance, pith, pluck, resoluteness, resolution, spine, spirit, spunk, stamina, starch, staying power, stick-to-itiveness, stomach,stoutheartedness, tenacity,true grit, valiancy, valor,valorousness, what it takes
Antonyms: cowardice,helplessness, weakness
Antonyms : spinelessness
Explanation : Fortitude refers to strength in the face of adversity or difficulty. Eating fried worms might require a lot of intestinal fortitude.
4.retrospective [ re-truh-spek-tiv]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: backward-looking
Synonyms: contemplative, pensive,recollective, reflective
Explanation : Retrospective means looking back. An art exhibit that cover an artist's entire career is called a retrospective because it looks back at the work the artist has produced over many years.
5. hassle [ has -uhl ]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: problem, fight
Synonyms: altercation, argument,bickering, bother, clamor, commotion, difficulty,disagreement, dispute,inconvenience, quarrel, row, run-in, squabble, struggle, trial, trouble, try, tumult, turmoil, tussle, uproar, upset, whirl, wrangle
Antonyms: agreement, peace
Explanation : Something that is bothersome orannoying can be called a hassle. It's a huge hassle to go back to the grocery story after unloading fifteen bags and realizing you forgot milk.
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: never-ending,persistent
Antonyms: broken, ceasing, ending, intermittent, interrupted
Explanation : Something incessant continues without interruption. When you're on a cross country flight, it's tough to tolerate the incessant crying of a baby.
2. morose [ muh- rohs ]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: depressed, pessimistic
Synonyms: acrimonious, blue,brusque, cantankerous, choleric,churlish, crabbed, crabby, cranky*,cross, dolorous, dour, down, down in the dumps, down in the mouth,frowning, gloomy, glum, grouchy,gruff, harsh, having blue devils,having the blahs, ill-humored, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, in a blue funk, irritable, low, melancholy, moody, moping, mournful, perverse, perversive, sad, saturnine, singing the blues, snappish, sour, splenetic, sulky, sullen, surly, taciturn, testy,troubled, ugly Antonyms: cheerful, friendly, happy, light-hearted, optimistic, uplifted
Antonyms :
bright, cheerful , cheering , cheery, comforting , cordial, festive , friendly , gay ,heartwarming, sunshiny
Explanation : A morose person is sullen,gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed not a happy camper.
3. fortitude [ fawr -ti-tood]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strength of mind; guts
Antonyms: cowardice,helplessness, weakness
Antonyms : spinelessness
Explanation : Fortitude refers to strength in the face of adversity or difficulty. Eating fried worms might require a lot of intestinal fortitude.
4.retrospective [ re-truh-spek-tiv]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: backward-looking
Explanation : Retrospective means looking back. An art exhibit that cover an artist's entire career is called a retrospective because it looks back at the work the artist has produced over many years.
5. hassle [ has -uhl ]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: problem, fight
Antonyms: agreement, peace
Explanation : Something that is bothersome orannoying can be called a hassle. It's a huge hassle to go back to the grocery story after unloading fifteen bags and realizing you forgot milk.
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