1. BILK (VERB): cheat
Synonyms: deceive, defraud
Antonyms: be honest, give
Example Sentence:
Con artists routinely hack into accounts to impersonate people and bilk money from strangers.
2. CHARY (ADJECTIVE): careful, cautious
Synonyms: canny, discreet Antonyms: careless, hasty
Example Sentence:
As a rule, I am chary about doling out diagnoses unless there is a clear indication to do so.
3. DUB (VERB): name, label something
Synonyms: designate, nickname Antonyms: remove, delete
Example Sentence:
To combat the malaise, fast food joints are pursuing a high-low strategy, or, as I prefer to dub it, the “Moms and Bros” strategy.
4. JUT (VERB): extend
Synonyms: bulge, elongate Antonyms: depress, shorten
Example Sentence:
Over the past 35 years, there has been an average of jut under 20 incidents per year.
5. ENLIVEN (VERB): inspire, vitalize
Synonyms: excite, rouse Antonyms: bore, dull
Example Sentence:
All these actions can add a synergistic spark to enliven your acting.
6. RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): reverting
Synonyms: declining, receding Antonyms: forward, positive
Example Sentence:
Negative manifestation of this retrograde is overindulgence in that which artificially stills your racing mind.
7. CELLULITE (NOUN): overweight, adipose tissue
Synonyms: flesh, fatness Antonyms: lack, scarcity
Example Sentence:
While slips can hide VPL and your backside on a windy day, Spanx can help hide a lot more, like cellulite or a protruding tummy.
8. POPPYCOCK (NOUN): nonsense
Synonyms: babble, foolishness Antonyms: sense, possession
Example Sentence:
It is all poppycock to say that education can make a gentleman; don't you think so?
9. ENGORGEMENT (NOUN): flood, inundation
Synonyms: torrent, deluge Antonyms: lack, necessity
Example Sentence:
The jury is still out on whether the tide will recede, stagnate or become an engorgement.
10. GABFEST (NOUN): convention, colloquium
Synonyms: discussion, forum Antonyms: silence, quiet
Example Sentence:
They were both disappointed that the old heads did not want to go into a gabfest.
