1. ACQUAINT (VERB): inform oneself or another about something new
Synonyms: apprise, accustom
Antonyms: delude, conceal
Example Sentence:
You will need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.
2. APPROBATION (NOUN): approval or agreement
Synonyms: permission, consent Antonyms: disapproval, refusal
Example Sentence:
His bravery received the approbation of the whole town.
3. AVER (VERB): to state firmly and strongly that something is true
Synonyms: assert, declare Antonyms: deny, disclaim
Example Sentence:
She averred that she had never seen the girl before.
4. BEFOG (VERB): to make confused
Synonyms: dazzle, daze Antonyms: clarify, cleanse
Example Sentence:
My brain was befogged by lack of sleep.
5. BLANDISHMENT (NOUN): flattery
Synonyms: adulation, cajolery Antonyms: criticism, denunciation
Example Sentence:
The boss wasn’t impressed with the blandishments.
6. IMPERTURBABILITY (NOUN): balance
Synonym: aplomb, coolness Antonym: agitation, anxiety
Example Sentence:
His countenance had resumed its habitual imperturbability.
7. MERETRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Synonyms: gaudy, flashy Antonyms: genuine, real
Example Sentence:
He was thinking of his own self; he hankered after the meretricious glory of a showy performance.
8. REPINE (VERB): complain
Synonyms: grumble, lament Antonyms: dislike, praise
Example Sentence:
In that wish there can be no harm, for it is only wishing that you may not be tempted to repine.
9. GLIB (ADJECTIVE): slick, smooth-talking
Synonyms: artful, facile Antonyms: stuttering, inarticulate
Example sentence:
She advises women with similar issues not to settle for glib explanations.
10. OSTRACISM (NOUN): banishment
Synonyms: avoidance, boycott Antonyms: acceptance, allowance
Example Sentence:
In those days unmarried mothers suffered social ostracism.
