1. INEBRIATED (ADJECTIVE): drunk
Synonyms: intoxicated, boozy
Antonyms: sober, straight
Example Sentence:
Ever seen two inebriated off-duty firemen at a local pub about to come to blows?
2. PLAUDITORY (ADJECTIVE): flattering
Synonyms: appreciative, polite Antonyms: insulting, unmannerly
Example Sentence:
I am so plauditory for the ability to be able to provide services, as every affiliate is.
3. MURKY (ADJECTIVE): gloomy, obscure
Synonyms: dark, dismal Antonyms: bright, apparent
Example Sentence:
The massacre has been transformed, without a shred of proof or evidence, into a shady skirmish in a murky secret war.
4. YORE (NOUN): time gone by
Synonyms: history, antiquity Antonyms: future, present
Example Sentence:
In days of yore, blood on screen was to be feared: think the trickle of blood signaling defilement in old vampire movies.
5. QUERULOUS (ADJECTIVE): grouchy, hard to please
Synonyms: carping, captious Antonyms: cheerful, happy
Example Sentence:
All the pride is there still, but it is cramped, querulous, and undignified.
6. PAROXYSM (NOUN): seizure, spasm
Synonyms: attack, furor Antonyms: inactivity, dullness
Example Sentence:
The crowd, delirious, cries and sobs in a paroxysm of despair.
7. RECLAME (NOUN): promotion of something, someone
Synonyms: attention, fame Antonyms: obscurity, secret
Example Sentence:
So he really foresaw you getting tons of reclame for hosting?
8. INCARCERATE (VERB): put in jail, confinement
Synonyms: detain, imprison Antonyms: release, liberate
Example Sentence:
A magistrate gave orders to the constables to arrest and incarcerate the rest of the Spanish Negroes.
9. BESPANGLE (VERB): embellish
Synonyms: adorn, decorate Antonyms: hurt, leave plain
Example Sentence:
If the actual facts are so repugnant to you, then why bespangle them?
10. QUARANTINE (NOUN): isolation
Synonyms: detention, segregation Antonyms: connection, attachment
Example Sentence:
Inside the quarantine zone, even more specific procedures were outlined to keep those within the bounds of it safe.
