1. LIBIDINOUS (ADJECTIVE): lustful
Synonyms: impure, lascivious
Antonyms: clean, decent
Example Sentence:
Rappers express their libidinous desires in the boring, one-note language of conquest.
2. WROUGHT (ADJECTIVE): made
Synonyms: constructed, elaborated Antonyms: disarrange, ruin
Example Sentence:
Of course, that doesn't really alter the havoc they've wrought.
3. SCRUPLE (NOUN): misgiving, doubt
Synonyms: caution, censor Antonyms: calmness, contentment
Example Sentence:
But the Secretary of State overruled this scruple, and the leave was to be given.
4. CONTEMPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): despicable, shameful
Synonyms: disgusting, hateful Antonyms: delightful, pleasant
Example Sentence:
That of course was contemptible and directly counter to every laudable value this country stands for.
5. MENIAL (ADJECTIVE): lowly, low-status
Synonyms: base, common Antonyms: elevated, superior
Example Sentence:
People get tired of applying for menial jobs and the changes.
6. SYNERGISTIC (ADJECTIVE): cooperative
Synonyms: harmonious, agreeing Antonyms: unshared, disjoint
Example Sentence
All these actions can add a synergistic spark to enliven your leadership.
7. JARRING (ADJECTIVE): discordant
Synonyms: shrill, rasping Antonyms: firm, steady
Example Sentence:
The book opens with what was surely the most jarring public moment in the history of this odd relationship.
8. EMOTE (VERB): express emotion
Synonyms: act, dramatize Antonyms: play down
Example Sentence:
I would have to say balancing my zombie-ness with my Beth-ness, and trying to emote as Beth, but through a monster body.
9. PESTILENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): virulent
Synonyms: baneful, deadly Antonyms: beneficial, helpful
Example Sentence:
And the worm which was beginning to fall asleep is roused again to pestilential fierceness.
10. GROUSE (NOUN): complaint
Synonyms: grievance, grumble Antonyms: flattery, praise
Example Sentence:
Some Republicans will grouse at the new data because it makes their economic-incompetence argument harder to make.
