VOCABULARY

[1] Word: Egocentric(Adjective)
Definition: Having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes.

Synonyms: Selfish, Pompous, Self-serving, Self-concerned

Antonyms: Unselfish,Reserved, Shy, Timid

Example Sentence:
He is hastily generalizing from his egocentric point of view.

[2] Word: Facile(Adjective)
Definition: moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers: a facile mind.

Synonyms: Effortless, Glib, Fast talk, Proficient, Slick

Antonyms: Confusing,Hard, Laborious, Complicated

Example Sentence:
Genetic explanations for this sort of behavior areoften facile.

[3] Word: Banal (Adjective)
Definition: Devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

Synonyms: Bland, Corny, Dumb, Mundane, Stupid

Antonyms: Intelligent, Original, Smart, Fresh

Example Sentence:
Background music never need be banal.

[4] Word: Imminent (Adjective) 
Definitions: close in time; about to occur

Synonyms: at hand, close at hand, impendent

Antonyms: Distant, Later, Far

Example Sentence:
Even though there were warnings that a storm was imminent, fisherman ventured into the sea

[5] Word: Bereavement (Noun)
Definitions: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

Synonyms: Sorrow, Distress, Tribulation

Antonyms: Comfort, Health, Happiness

Example Sentence:In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and hissympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words.