1. CONDIGN (ADJECTIVE): appropriate, proper
Synonyms: deserved, earned
Antonyms: unfair, inadequate
Example Sentence:
He had thought of raising the parish, of condign punishment of many sorts, but not this.
2. CONVICTION (NOUN): belief, opinion
Synonyms: faith, sentiment Antonyms: doubt, disbelief
Example Sentence:
Now he wants his conviction overturned and is seeking a new trial.
3. OBLIGE (VERB): require
Synonyms: compel, constraint Antonyms: delay, release
Example Sentence:
Thus intending to oblige only a single man you have acquired the gratitude of many.
4. RECEPTIVITY (NOUN): openness
Synonyms: acceptance, interest Antonyms: disagreement, disbelief
Example Sentence:
It thinks its system of concepts freely on the occasion of the affections of the
receptivity.
5. CONVOKE (VERB): meet
Synonyms: assemble, gather Antonyms: disperse, scatter
Example Sentence:
The Committee was assured that they intended to convoke the electors.
6. SHEER (ADJECTIVE): abrupt, steep
Synonyms: erect, arduous Antonyms: heavy, impermeable
Example Sentence:
The sheer number of people who need to be rehoused is itself an enormous issue.
7. OBLITERATED (ADJECTIVE): eliminated
Synonyms: destroyed, removed Antonyms: repaired, fixed
Example Sentence:
Both families struggle to find a way to continue in a world where everything is
obliterated by an act of random violence.
8. LACERATE (VERB): tear, cut; wound
Synonyms: hurt, injure Antonyms: cure, fix
Example Sentence:
These spurs do not lacerate the horse, as their points are blunt.
9. BEDRAGGLED (ADJECTIVE): unkempt, untidy
Synonyms: disordered, drenched Antonyms: fresh, neat
Example Sentence:
His relief was so great that, forgetting his own bedraggled condition, he laughed.
10. SCALDING (ADJECTIVE): hot
Synonyms: blazing, burning Antonyms: cool, freezing
Example Sentence:
The fire in his body, the scalding heat that had been quenched by the cold water.
