1. COERCE (VERB): COMPEL, PRESS
SYNONYMS: INTIMIDATE, BULLY
ANTONYMS: ENCOURAGE, ALLOW
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
HE COERCED ME TO SIGN ON AN ILLEGAL DOCUMENT.
2. REFULGENT (ADJECTIVE): GLOWING
SYNONYMS: BRIGHT, RADIANT
ANTONYMS: DULL, DARK
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
IT WAS PAST NOON; THE GREAT SUN SHONE OUT WITH REFULGENT GLORY.
3. CANONICAL (ADJECTIVE): ACCEPTED, RECOGNIZED
SYNONYMS: AUTHORITATIVE, ORTHODOX
ANTONYMS: UNACCEPTABLE, UNAUTHORIZED
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
THE CANONICAL COMPOSER ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT HIS HYMNS FIT IN WITH THE CHURCH’S REGULATIONS.
4. UNTOWARD (ADJECTIVE): INDECENT
SYNONYMS: ADVERSE, IMPROPER
ANTONYMS: ACCEPTABLE, SUITABLE
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
MY MOTHER TOLD ME NEVER TO ACCEPT DRINKS FROM STRANGERS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE UNTOWARD INTENTIONS.
5. VERISIMILAR (ADJECTIVE): TRUTHFUL, LIKELY
SYNONYMS: INCLINED, SENSITIVE
ANTONYMS: UNSUSCEPTIBLE, UNLIKELY
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
GOSSIP MAGAZINES APPEAR VERISIMILAR BUT ARE OFTEN MADE UP STORIES DESIGNED TO SELL MORE COPIES.
6. SOLICITOUS (ADJECTIVE): ANXIOUS OR CONCERNED
SYNONYMS: LOVING, ATTENTIVE
ANTONYMS: HEEDLESS, INATTENTIVE
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
HE IS SOLICITOUS TOWARDS ME.
7. OSTRACISM (NOUN): BANISHMENT
SYNONYMS: AVOIDANCE, BOYCOTT
ANTONYMS: ACCEPTANCE, ALLOWANCE
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
HE WONDERED IF HE WAS UNDERGOING SOME KIND OF OSTRACISM.
8. REPINE (VERB): REGRET
SYNONYMS: GRUMBLE, LAMENT
ANTONYMS: REJOICE, SATISFIED
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
WHILE IN PRISON THE MAN DID NOTHING BUT REPINE FOR HIS FREEDOM.
9. FEINT (NOUN): PRETENCE
SYNONYMS: RUSE, BLUFF
ANTONYMS: HONESTY, TRUTH
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
DURING THE CHESS MATCH, THE CRAFTY PLAYER USED A FEINT TO DISTRACT HIS OPPONENT FROM HIS REAL INTENTIONS.
10. INURE (VERB): ACCUSTOM
SYNONYMS: FAMILIARIZE, HABITUATE
ANTONYMS: NEGLECT, SOFTEN
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
SOON, THE GIRLS BECAME INURE TO THE CRUEL TREATMENT OF THEIR TEACHER.
