1. ETHOS (NOUN): ideology
Synonyms: mentality, mindset
Antonyms: body, physicality
Example Sentence:
Many adventurous people live by the ethos of YOLO, you only live once.
2. PENITENCY (NOUN): anguish
Synonyms: attrition, contriteness
Antonyms: delight, joyfulness
Example Sentence:
The book told of the survivor’s penitency during the kidnapping ordeal.
3. LAG (VERB): delay
Synonyms: dally, dawdle
Antonyms: develop, expand
Example Sentence:
The president got sick quickly after lunch, so he decided to lag the meeting until 5 p.m.
4. GLARINGLY (ADVERB): glitteringly
Synonyms: brilliantly, splendidly
Antonyms: darkly, dully
Example Sentence:
The error was glaringly obvious, yet nobody said anything about it.
5. TREASURY (NOUN): bank
Synonyms: cache, hoard
Antonyms: debt, credit
Example Sentence:
His chief innovation was the introduction of payment from the public treasury for state service.
6. UNSCATHED (ADJECTIVE): unharmed
Synonyms: unhurt, uninjured
Antonyms: hurt, harmed
Example Sentence:
Somehow, the lone soldier made it across enemy lines unscathed.
7. BOGUS (ADJECTIVE): fake
Synonyms: fictitious, counterfeit
Antonyms: actual, factual
Example Sentence:
The con artist is currently being sought for selling bogus stock shares for a non-existent company.
8. ROTE (NOUN): mechanically
Synonyms: automatically, mindlessly
Antonyms: ignorance, disregard
Example Sentence:
An eight year old was able to recite Newton's laws by rote.
9. RAMPANT (ADJECTIVE): uncontrolled
Synonyms: flagrant, prevalent
Antonyms: restrained, controlled
Example Sentence:
During the riots, crime was rampant in the streets.
10. DOCK (VERB): land on the waterfront
Synonyms: anchor, moor
Antonyms: divide, separate
Example Sentence:
The ship docked at Southampton.
