1. TRIBULATION (NOUN): pain, unhappiness
Synonyms: grief, misfortune
Antonyms: delight, pleasure
Example Sentence:
For those holding these beliefs, the main curb to violent action rests in their understanding of how the tribulation begins.
2. GUILLOTINE (VERB): decapitate
Synonyms: behead, execute Antonyms: create, ignore
Example Sentence:
Maybe the Republicans will attempt to guillotine the federal government by leaving it without major cabinet officials.
3. BUTCHER (NOUN): meat killer, seller
Synonyms: boner, slaughterer Antonyms: meat buyer
Example Sentence:
He dropped out of school and worked as a butcher in a small town and his mother worked as a substitute teacher.
4. MUDDLE-HEADED (ADJECTIVE): confused
Synonyms: abashed, baffled Antonyms: clear up, explicate
Example Sentence:
Why are we all so muddle- headed about the difference between revenge and justice?
5. ROMP (NOUN): fun; caper
Synonyms: lark, rout Antonyms: work, seriousness
Example Sentence:
After a “hot affair” on set, they set off together for a romp around Europe.
6. PROTRUDE (VERB): stick out
Synonyms: bulge, poke Antonyms: contract, shrink
Example Sentence:
The femur occasionally tends to protrude at the wound, and hence may require to be counter-extended by splints.
7. RESPLENDENT (ADJECTIVE): bright, radiant
Synonyms: blazing, glittering Antonyms: ugly, dark
Example Sentence:
The house was deserted, he was certain of that—the melancholy wreckage of a vanished and resplendent time.
8. AMAROIDAL (ADJECTIVE): bitter, sour to taste
Synonyms: pungent, stinging Antonyms: delicious, savory
Example Sentence:
Its sharp white teeth gleamed in the gaping red mouth, and I could feel its hot breath fierce and amaroidal upon me.
9. FRENZIED (ADJECTIVE): uncontrolled
Synonyms: agitated, rabid Antonyms: happy, pleased
Example Sentence:
They lived, and were animated with the frenzied fear of trapped things.
10. SEQUESTER (VERB): isolate, seclude
Synonyms: segregate, secret Antonyms: tell, uncover
Example Sentence:
And the overall funding levels, while better than the sequester, are still awfully low.
