1. YEN (NOUN): strong want
Synonyms: desire, craving
Antonyms: indifference, hatred
Example Sentence:
Have you felt curiosity or a yen to find your natural parents?
2. DANK (ADJECTIVE): clammy
Synonyms: muggy, steamy Antonyms: parched, dry
Example Sentence:
They lay in the dank and chilly dawn as though death had reaped the field.
3. CADAVER (NOUN): dead body
Synonyms: carcass, corpse Antonyms: being, living
Example Sentence:
Cremate the cadaver together with the board upon which it is fixed.
4. BADGER (VERB): nag, bother
Synonyms: annoy, bully Antonyms: delight, please
Example Sentence:
Sleep is a necessity to a badger, and it was already long past bed-time.
5. BALLAST (NOUN): something giving balance
Synonyms: equilibrium, support Antonyms: instability, imbalance
Example Sentence:
I have a few guidelines that I try to use to help me keep things in ballast.
6. YANK (VERB): pull hard and fast
Synonyms: jerk, snatch Antonyms: fix, put in
Example Sentence:
He slammed open my bedroom door and tried to yank me out from my hiding place
7. DAUB (VERB): coat; make dirty
Synonyms: deface, smudge Antonyms: clean, purify
Example Sentence:
He told me it was the custom in England and other parts of the world to daub oil-paints on a piece of canvas.
8. DAPPER (ADJECTIVE): well-groomed, neat
Synonyms: classy, dashing Antonyms: plain, shabby
Example Sentence:
They went to where they found the dapper warriors standing in the court in a great press of welcoming knights.
9. YEOMAN (NOUN): worker
Synonyms: assistant, attendant Antonyms: boss, manager
Example Sentence:
The rise of the yeoman class in Britain was particularly critical in foreshadowing the evolution of America.
10. DISBAND (VERB): break up
Synonyms: destroy, disperse Antonyms: assemble, gather
Example Sentence:
One of the chief reasons that juvenile clubs often disband for lack of interest is because nothing is laid out for them to do.
