1. PIED (ADJECTIVE): mottled, freckled
Synonyms: discolored, motley Antonyms: uncolored, unspotted
Example Sentence:
He was the pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew.
2. ROSTER (NOUN): list of items, names
Synonyms: record, index
Example Sentence:
I think Rohan was thinking this guy would be the last guy on the roster.
3. CODA (NOUN): afterword
Synonyms: postscript, summation Antonyms: beginning, introduction
Example Sentence:
And then the joke in the last verse of watching Walter Cronkite deliver the coda.
4. COMMINGLE (VERB): blend
Synonyms: integrate, combine Antonyms: divide, separate
Example Sentence:
They commingle intimately, but each retains its original and intrinsic quality.
5. PIQUE (NOUN): anger, irritation
Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure Antonyms: delight, happiness
Example Sentence:
But like the committee hearing, it was just a nasty show of pique.
6. SERRATION (NOUN): bony object in mouth
Synonyms: canine, dent
Example Sentence:
These flakes were removed alternately from opposite faces, making the serration projections rather sharp.
7. SLIGHT (ADJECTIVE): insignificant, small
Synonyms: minor, negligible Antonyms: significant, major
Example Sentence:
She has a slight fever, but other than that I don't think she is very sick.
8. UNPREPOSSESSING (ADJECTIVE): unattractive
Synonyms: awful, grisly Antonyms: beautiful, pleasing
Example Sentence:
Every evening is spent in cleaning guns, rummaging for unprepossessing treasures of shooting and fishing equipment.
9. CANT (NOUN): hypocritical statement
Synonyms: deceit, humbug Antonyms: frankness, honesty
Example Sentence:
On the periphery, tents pitched under overpasses cant against the dirty wind.
10. MONOLITHIC (ADJECTIVE): massive
Synonyms: hulking, imposing Antonyms: small, tiny
Example Sentence:
The most striking thing about the latter, after all, is its monolithic conformity.
