1. BUMPTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): offensively self-assertive
Synonyms: arrogant, egotistic
Antonyms: humble, modest
Example Sentence:
I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation.
2. RESTORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): medicinal
Synonyms: corrective, curative Antonyms: harmful, injurious
Example Sentence:
For asthmatic and consumptive troubles its restorative influence is indisputable.
3. EMBOLDEN (VERB): encourage
Synonyms: energize, inspire Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Example Sentence:
Emboldened by his success, he started on a second novel.
4. MASQUERADE (NOUN): disguise
Synonyms: carnival, domino Antonyms: openness, reality
Example Sentence:
He claimed that the elections would be a masquerade.
5. STENTORIAN (ADJECTIVE): very loud
Synonyms: resounding, blaring Antonyms: soft, low
Example Sentence:
He bellowed in a stentorian voice.
6. CAREEN (VERB): tilt, move wildly down path
Synonyms: lurch, bend Antonyms: straighten, unbend
Example Sentence:
He saw his life as a car with no brakes careening down a dangerous mountain road.
7. MIRTH (NOUN): great joy
Synonyms: laughter, rejoicing Antonyms: sorrow, pain
Example Sentence:
His eyes twinkled with mirth, but he refused to let the rest of his face respond.
8. FAZE (VERB): embarrass
Synonyms: annoy, confound Antonyms: encourage, enlighten
Example Sentence:
Her slap didn't even faze him.
9. TORTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): very twisted
Synonyms: circuitous, winding Antonyms: direct, easy
Example Sentence:
The stable manure is taken into the tortuous passages of these cellars, and the spawn introduced from masses of dry dung where it occurs naturally.
10. GROTESQUE (ADJECTIVE): ugly, misshapen
Synonyms: eerie, absurd Antonyms: familiar, usual
Example Sentence:
We visited the principal church, also a curious old structure, with a tower like spire adorned with all sorts of grotesque images.
