Synonyms: refinement, cultivation Antonyms: ignorance
Example Sentence:
Your lack of erudition as a college graduate indicates that you have acquired little knowledge.
2. SUBORN (VERB): incite to commit crime
Synonyms: bribe, instigate Antonyms: prevent, discourage
Example Sentence:
It is they who suborn our press and blind the eyes of our people.
3. TENDENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): biased
Synonyms: partial, prejudicial Antonyms: fair
Example Sentence:
Oh, at this distance almost any answer is likely to be tendentious.
4. VERBIAGE (NOUN): repetition, wordiness
Synonyms: circumlocution, floridity Antonyms: conciseness
Example Sentence:
Political correctness was not part of her vocabulary, but anti-Semitic verbiage was.
5. ATONEMENT (NOUN): compensation
Synonyms: penance, reparation Antonyms: dissatisfaction
Example Sentence:
If done, it could be offered as a partial atonement for her wastefulness in throwing away her inheritance of grand game.
6. COMPLAISANCE (NOUN): agreeableness
Synonyms: compliance, deference Antonyms: dishonor, disagreement
Example Sentence:
“Your complaisance does credit to your good nature, sir,” exclaimed the old man.
7. REPROOF (NOUN): censure
Synonyms: blame, criticism Antonyms: agreement, approval
Example Sentence:
There were tears in the poor girl's voice, and she evidently felt her brother's reproof keenly.
8. TUTELARY (ADJECTIVE): protecting
Synonyms: guardian, advisory Antonyms: careless, inattentive
Example Sentence:
It is commonly believed that the negro claims the power of coercing his tutelary deity.
9. IMPORTUNE (VERB): demand, insist
Synonyms: appeal, beseech Antonyms: refuse, please
Example Sentence:
I must obey you at the city gate; but I will importune you here.
10. TOADY (VERB): sycophant
Synonyms: adulator, bootlicker Antonyms: master
Example Sentence:
I guess they got you up here simply to make you toady to them.
