1. REVUE (NOUN): bawdy show; vaudeville
Synonyms: farce, spoof
Antonyms: tragedy, solemnity
Example Sentence:
If it is a revue, I have all of the skits and numbers with me.
2. ABSTEMIOUS (ADJECTIVE): restraining behavior or appetite
Synonyms: austere, continent Antonyms: greedy, hungry
Example Sentence:
My father was an abstemious man, and although invited to stop and liquor, declined doing so.
3. SYBARITE (NOUN): hedonist
Synonyms: epicure, sensualist Antonyms: puritan, strict
Example Sentence:
The Sybarite seemed unnecessarily large for a pleasure boat.
4. AU REVOIR (NOUN): goodbye
Synonyms: adios, bye-bye Antonyms: hello, welcome
Example Sentence:
If you will excuse us, therefore, we will bid you au revoir and go forthwith.
5. AWE (NOUN): amazement
Synonyms: admiration, astonishment Antonyms: disregard, expectation
Example Sentence:
He stopped and listened a moment in awe at the strange effects.
6. ARSON (NOUN): intentional burning
Synonyms: torching, firing Antonyms: obedience, conformity
Example Sentence:
Well, I may tell you that I have a warrant to arrest him on a charge of arson.
7. ARRANT (ADJECTIVE): flagrant
Synonyms: blatant, glaring Antonyms: meek, obscure
Example Sentence:
To doubt what they believed could only be ascribed to arrant folly or to wickedness.
8. STRAPPING (ADJECTIVE): big and strong
Synonyms: hulking, sturdy Antonyms: skinny, thin
Example Sentence:
He is a strapping 20-year-old with dark intense eyes but flashed a friendly smile.
9. CHINOOK (NOUN): violent storm
Synonyms: tornado, windstorm Antonyms: harmony, in order
Example Sentence:
The chinook was hundreds of miles wide and it was whipping up winds as high as 100 mph.
10. GAWK (VERB): stare at in amazement
Synonyms: glare, ogle Antonyms: overlook, ignore
Example Sentence:
She gave him the letter, and a fee that made him gawk, and was gone.
