1. CONTORT (VERB): disfigure, distort
Synonyms: deform, writhe Antonyms: beautify, smooth
Example Sentence:
Government is not going to contort the refugee laws to suit some people's political agenda.
2. TRANSMOGRIFY (VERB): convert
Synonyms: alter, mutate Antonyms: preserve, stagnate
Example Sentence:
In the play, the actor suddenly transmogrified into a monster.
3. SHODDY (ADJECTIVE): in bad shape
Synonyms: inferior, shameful Antonyms: good, respectful
Example Sentence:
Low-quality housing and shoddy construction is often a primary cause of death and serious injury to the labourers.
4. INEBRIETY (NOUN): drunkenness
Synonyms: boozing, alcoholism Antonyms: sobriety
Example Sentence:
Police say he was in an advanced state of inebriety.
5. JANITOR (NOUN): person who cleans and maintains
Synonyms: attendant, custodian
Example Sentence:
He was obliged to bribe the janitor, too, because the laws of the house permitted neither animals nor babies within its precincts.
6. GAG (NOUN): practical joke
Synonyms: hoax, quip Antonyms: seriousness
Example Sentence:
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair.
7. OPINE (VERB): think
Synonyms: say, suggest Antonyms: calculate, measure
Example Sentence:
The reason is, I opine, that each doth wait for his neighbour to make a move.
8. EFFUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): gushing, profuse
Synonyms: lavish, exuberant Antonyms: economical, unexcited
Example Sentence:
On election night they shared a loving kiss, and his gratitude was effusive.
9. EPOCHAL (ADJECTIVE): irregular, sporadic
Synonyms: occasional, periodic Antonyms: regular, usual
Example Sentence:
His deficiencies and self-doubts, amid his epochal mission of liberation, are precisely
what make him interesting.
10. VORACITY (NOUN): ravenousness
Synonyms: edacity, greed Antonyms: generosity
Example Sentence:
He preys only on the smallest quadrupeds, and with all his voracity he is an arrant poltroon.
