1. VIRILE (ADJECTIVE): energetic or forceful
Synonyms: vigorous, manly
Antonyms: unmanly, effeminate
Example Sentence:
He was a man of action, a virile director who brought out the best in the screenplay.
2. VINDICATE (VERB): free from blame
Synonyms: exonerate, exculpate Antonyms: blame, incriminate
Example Sentence:
The director said he had been vindicated by the expert's report.
3. UNCOUTH (ADJECTIVE): very strange-looking
Synonyms: uncultured, boorish Antonym: refined, urbane
Example Sentence:
He ate in a ravenous way that was very disagreeable, and all his actions were uncouth, noisy, and greedy.
4. INSUPERABLE (ADJECTIVE): incapable of being passed over
Synonyms: unconquerable, unsurmountable Antonyms: passable, assailable
Example Sentence:
If I meet with no insuperable difficulties therefore, consider that point as settled.
5. INTRANSIGENT (ADJECTIVE): incapable of change
Synonyms: obstinate, stubborn Antonyms: flexible, pliable
Example Sentence:
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
6. INTERIM (NOUN): an intervening time
Synonyms: interval, meanwhile Antonym: continuation, permanence
Example Sentence:
He was to remain in jail in the interim.
7. SURFEIT (NOUN): the state of being more than full
Synonyms: excess, plethora Antonyms: lack, shortage
Example Sentence:
Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
8. SPARSE (ADJECTIVE): not dense
Synonyms: scarce, light Antonyms: lavish, dense
Example Sentence:
Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
9. FASTIDIOUS (ADJECTIVE): excessively particular, critical, or demanding
Synonyms: punctilious, overnice Antonyms: casual, sloppy
Example sentence:
He was fastidious about his appearance.
10. PERFIDY (NOUN): treachery
Synonyms: betrayal, falseness Antonyms: fidelity, faithfulness
Example Sentence:
He cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries.
