1. COMMEMORATE (VERB): honor, observe occasion
Synonyms: Salute, Memorialize
Antonyms: disregard, Overlook
Example Sentence:
To commemorate the food-rich holiday, we've compiled a few recipes to help you celebrate.
2. AUSTERE (ADJECTIVE): severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
Synonyms: Stringent, Sober
Antonyms: Flexible , Elaborate
Example Sentence:
In the past I was very good about working within an austere food budget.
3. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): menacing, foreboding
Synonyms: dark , Gloomy
Antonyms: bright , cheerful
Example Sentence:
Our attention was immediately drawn to the ominous warning signs of land mines.
4. ORACULAR (ADJECTIVE): prophetic
Synonyms: divining , foretelling
Antonyms: conceal , suppress
Example Sentence:
His rare pronouncements on art were treated as oracular in his time, and still are in ours.
5. AFICIONADO (NOUN): a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.
Synonyms: Fanatic, Devotee
Antonyms: Unskillful, Inept
Example Sentence:
The food magazine covered the ingredients that an aficionado would use to make a beautiful dish.
6. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): enthusiastic
Synonyms: ecstatic, passionate
Antonyms: dull , unexcited
Example Sentence:
These moments can cause irrational acts or imprint fervent memories on a wanton brain.
7. INSIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive
Synonyms: dangerous, subtle
Antonyms: fair, honest
Example Sentence:
Lisa’s insidious chocolate cake tastes so good but makes you feel so sick later on.
8. JUBILANT (ADJECTIVE): extremely joyful, happy
Synonyms: euphoric, exuberant
Antonyms: depressed, sorrowful
Example Sentence:
The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.
9. JUXTAPOSITION (NOUN): the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison.
Synonyms: nearness, proximit
Antonyms: distance, remoteness
Example Sentence:
The interior designer admired my juxtaposition of the yellow couch and green table
10. ABERRATION (NOUN) : state of abnormality
Synonyms: peculiarity, oddity
Antonyms: normality, usualness
Example Sentence:
Although there are no colors in the photograph, chromatic aberration will blur the image
