1. ZONKED (ADJECTIVE): drunk, intoxicated; stunned
Synonyms: amazed, bashed
Antonyms: sober, straight
Example Sentence:
Two-thirds of her crew are zonked, other third are ashore or sick.
2. PROCURE (VERB): acquire, obtain
Synonyms: buy, solicit Antonyms: forfeit, hinder
Example Sentence:
Young described how he was ordered to procure a special cellphone so the lovers could secretly communicate.
3. TUBBY (ADJECTIVE): fat
Synonyms: beefy, broad Antonyms: lean
Example Sentence:
No man is ever too old to look at a woman, and no woman is ever too tubby to hope that he will look.
4. ARCHETYPE (NOUN): typical example
Synonyms: form, ideal Antonyms: disorganization, atypical
Example Sentence:
He had not, however, rid himself of the notion that the archetype was a property inherent in the group.
5. RENEGADE (ADJECTIVE): rebellious
Synonyms: reactionary, dissident Antonyms: passive, submissive
Example Sentence:
The Russian president mocked American and European claims that he was conducting some sort of renegade power play in Crimea.
6. REVERENT (ADJECTIVE): respectful
Synonyms: appreciative, gracious Antonyms: impolite, rude
Example Sentence:
The story of these and her sisters we must pass in reverent silence.
7. CONSPICUITY (NOUN): something that sticks out
Synonyms: eminence, height Antonyms: unimportance, nadir
Example Sentence:
The young man and the pulpit are therefore preeminent in conspicuity.
8. IMPETUS (VERB): stimulus, force
Synonyms: catalyst, impulse Antonyms: check, block
Example Sentence:
Perhaps the impetus may be given them by the pressure of the currents from the poles.
9. MEMOIR (NOUN): record of experiences
Synonyms: chronicle, journal Antonyms: ignorance
Example Sentence:
His most recent book is a memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution.
10. CARTEL (NOUN): group which shares business interest
Synonyms: conglomerate, corporation Antonyms: separate, single
Example Sentence:
And that conglomerate also owns nearly 70 percent of the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia.
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