1. REEDY (ADJECTIVE): long and lean
Synonyms: leggy, skinny
Antonyms: chubby, fat
Example Sentence:
She is a reedy girl.
2. BLARNEY (NOUN): flattery
Synonyms: cajolery, overpraise
Antonyms: criticize, condemn
Example Sentence:
It took all my blarney to keep us out of court.
3. SLACK (ADJECTIVE): loose, baggy
Synonyms: feeble, sluggish
Antonyms: tight, rigid
Example Sentence:
Don’t wear your slack pants.
4. RENEGADE (NOUN): rebellious
Synonyms: reactionary, radical
Antonyms: passive, submissive
Example Sentence:
The person whom I trusted later turned out to be renegade.
5. SPUTTER (VERB): falter
Synonyms: stammer, stumble
Antonyms: persist, enunciate
Example Sentence:
While performing on stage he sputters a lot.
6. PROMULGATE (VERB): make known
Synonyms: declare, notify
Antonyms: conceal, repress
Example Sentence:
He promulgated the confidential data.
7. EXPIATE (VERB): make amends for
Synonyms: remedy, rectify
Antonyms: injure, damage
Example Sentence:
A hundred lives, taken one by one, would not be sufficient to expiate such treason.
8. DEIGN (VERB): lower oneself
Synonyms: stoop, consent
Antonyms: refuse, be proud
Example Sentence:
If one is wrong, one should be modest to deign.
9. ASTUTE (ADJECTIVE): perceptive
Synonyms: adroit, magnificent
Antonyms: foolish, inept
Example Sentence:
He is an astute leader.
10. APERITIVE (ADJECTIVE): tasting very good
Synonyms: tempting, delicious
Antonyms: unpleasant, tasteless
Example Sentence:
This pudding seems aperitive.
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