1. RECREANT (ADJECTIVE): cowardly
Synonyms: timid, yellow
Antonyms: bold, brave
Example Sentence:
"Why you should call him a recreant knight, I cannot for the life of me understand," she said.
2. SATE (VERB): satisfy
Synonyms: satiate, gratify Antonyms: abstain, starve
Example Sentence:
Verdict: Not that original, but it will sate the appetite of vampire-starved fans.
3. GLITCH (NOUN): error
Synonyms: bug, defect Antonyms: advantage, perfection
Example Sentence:
But nobody has yet delivered a cloud computing system that is glitch free.
4. SUFFRAGE (NOUN): legal right
Synonyms: assent, attestation Antonyms: disagreement, dispute
Example Sentence:
It is claimed that if the suffrage be given to women it is to protect them.
5. SUBTERFUGE (NOUN): cheating
Synonyms: deception, ploy Antonyms: fairness, sincerity
Example Sentence:
A book that will remain relevant as long as governments use ludicrous forms of subterfuge to disguise deviant behavior.
6. SOBRIQUET (NOUN): nickname
Synonyms: appellation, moniker Antonyms: name, signature
Example Sentence:
There is a report that some of his political foes, playing upon his initials, saddled him with the sobriquet of "Rat."
7. SMUG (ADJECTIVE): pleased with oneself
Synonyms: complacent, pompous Antonyms: humble, modest
Example Sentence:
A fat, smug undertaker was commissioned to arrange all the details.
8. SALUBRIOUS (ADJECTIVE): health-giving
Synonyms: beneficial, healthy Antonyms: unhealthy, unwholesome
Example Sentence:
Cases of auto-infection are in this country extremely rare, if not unknown altogether, in salubrious or rural districts.
9. SENTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): compact
Synonyms: concise, pithy Antonyms: lengthy, expansive
Example Sentence:
A proverb is a short, sententious saying, in the nature of a maxim, connoting a definite truth or suggestion by comparison.
10. SNARL (NOUN): complication, mess
Synonyms: chaos, clutter Antonyms: clarity, order
Example Sentence:
Something had to be done to bring order and system into the snarl of brotherly love.
