1. ERR (VERB): make a mistake; do wrong
Synonyms: misbehave, stumble
Antonyms: obey, behave
Example Sentence:
They tend to err heavily on the side of the government where kidnapping is concerned.
2. LARGESS (ADJECTIVE): generosity
Synonyms: benefaction, charity Antonyms: unkindness, selfishness
Example Sentence:
After all, she was the recipient of the largess at the center of this case, not a director or
perpetrator of it.
3. KAPUT (ADJECTIVE): ruined, wrecked
Synonyms: burned out, destroyed Antonyms: in vogue, present
Example Sentence:
When he emerged from his drunken stupor, his relationship with Methot was kaput.
4. PONTIFICATE (VERB): sermonize
Synonyms: address, dogmatize Antonyms: praise, applaud
Example Sentence:
Benedict may well want to cut short the time available for the cardinals to politick, posture, and pontificate, as it were.
5. PHILIPPIC (NOUN): denunciation
Synonyms: tirade, diatribe Antonyms: appreciate
Example Sentence:
He has also been lecturing on temperance, and delivering a Philippic against his brother.
6. STOOLIE (NOUN): informer
Synonyms: accuser, advisor Antonyms: repulsion, openness
Example Sentence:
But remember, if he's a stoolie, you're the bird that's going to get it.
7. STREPITOUS (ADJECTIVE): very loud and unharmonious in sound
Synonyms: rowdy, vociferous Antonyms: calm, restrained
Example Sentence:
An almost too vivacious rendering of the DJ music brought the scheme to a strepitous conclusion.
8. RETRACTION (NOUN): recantation
Synonyms: disclaimer, repudiation Antonyms: confirmation
Example Sentence:
He declined to comment on his apology and retraction but insisted his battle was still not lost.
9. TITTER (VERB): giggle
Synonyms: hee- haw, cackle Antonyms: serious
Example Sentence:
Some strange country girls on either side of me began to titter.
10. BROACH (VERB): bring up a topic
Synonyms: bring up, moot Antonyms: refuse, withdraw
Example Sentence:
Some of his supporters remain so passionate that the subject can be difficult to broach.
