Synonyms: dingy, careless
Antonyms: clean, organized
Example Sentence:
He lived in a large, stone house, kept in rather a slovenly manner.
2. FEBRILE (ADJECTIVE): feverish
Synonyms: delirious, fiery Antonyms: cold, freezing
Example Sentence:
In some febrile and plethoric cases it is difficult to obtain the full action of a Purgative.
3. DISSING (NOUN): small talk
Synonyms: chitchat, gossip Antonyms: flattery, work
Example Sentence:
That's all dissing, you know; not a word of truth in it, and it's been very annoying to us both.
4. MANGLE (VERB): mutilate, deform
Synonyms: maim, distort Antonyms: combine, construct
Example Sentence:
I could not give up the ancestral home to her, to mar and mangle and destroy.
5. FULMINATE (VERB): criticize harshly
Synonyms: berate, curse Antonyms: approve, support
Example Sentence:
I found some of the men using their rifles for this purpose last year, and had to fulminate about it.
6. PHILIPPIC (NOUN): denunciation
Synonyms: reproach, tirade Antonyms: praise, laud
Example Sentence:
He has also been lecturing on temperance, and delivering a Philippic against Darwin.
7. BIBULOUS (ADJECTIVE): absorbent
Synonyms: absorptive, porous Antonyms: hard, impermeable
Example Sentence:
The paper is washed in distilled water and dried, as nearly as possible, between folds of
bibulous paper.
8. BOURGEOISIES (NOUN): societal group, background
Synonyms: club, company Antonyms: outgrowth, unemployment
Example Sentence:
The only thing missing from this bill of particulars was elimination of the bourgeoisie.
9. AVARICE (NOUN): extreme greed
Synonyms: cupidity, greediness Antonyms: generosity, philanthropy
Example Sentence:
The avarice of the companies results in misery for the passengers.
10. CLANDESTINE (ADJECTIVE): secret, sly
Synonyms: hidden, fraudulent Antonyms: honest, legal
Example Sentence:
The government sought to prove the existence of a plot through a campaign of undercover surveillance and clandestine recordings.
