1. NETTLE (VERB): provoke
Synonyms: annoy,
chafe
Antonyms: appease,
calm
Example Sentence:
The politician nettled the multitude
yesterday.
2. PEDANTIC (ADJECTIVE): bookish
Synonyms: learned, academic
Antonyms: informal, imprecise
Example Sentence:
He looks pedantic by face.
3. MELEE (NOUN): brawl
Synonyms: brouhaha, fracas
Antonyms:
harmony,
peace
Example Sentence:
Don’t make such a melee out of a trivial issue.
4. PELLUCID (ADJECTIVE): clear
Synonyms: bright, explicit
Antonyms:
dull,
implicit
Example Sentence:
He is pellucid in his visions.
5. OFFERING (NOUN): donation
Synonyms: contribution, beneficence
Antonyms: withdrawal, retreat
Example Sentence:
He made the offering of his kids.
6. NUMSKULL (NOUN): idiot
Synonyms: buffoon, dimwit
Antonyms:
genius, wise
Example Sentence:
You are such a numskull boy.
7. LAMBASTE
(VERB): punish
Synonyms: assail, castigate
Antonyms: laud,
praise
Example Sentence:
Don’t
lambaste him.
8. OSSIFY (VERB): congeal
Synonyms: fossilize,
freeze
Antonyms: melt, soften
Example Sentence:
The dream-catcher became ossified.
9. PHALANX (NOUN): multitude
Synonyms: horde, throng
Antonyms: individual, one
Example Sentence:
He addressed phalanx.
10. NOSTALGIA (NOUN): pleasant remembrances
Synonyms: longing, yearning
Antonyms: indifference, hatred
Example Sentence:
My grandmother says the
jazz music triggers nostalgia for her youth.
