1. SKEW (VERB): distort
Synonyms: alter, bias
Antonyms: maintain, straighten
Example Sentence:
But the other thing we know about the uninsured is that they skew quite young.
2. IMPALE (VERB): stab
Synonyms: prick, transfix Antonyms: close, hold
Example Sentence:
He allowed us to go on without ordering his men to impale us.
3. APOCALYPSE (NOUN): mass destruction
Synonyms: annihilation, devastation Antonyms: happiness, wonder
Example Sentence:
His conclusion was that this was a rare but not unprecedented natural occurrence, and certainly not a sign of the apocalypse.
4. CHASTEN (VERB): correct, humiliate
Synonyms: penalize, abase Antonyms: approve, comfort
Example Sentence:
This business is going to chasten your soul, and make you mend your ways.
5. DISCOURSE (NOUN): dialogue; dissertation
Synonyms: discussion, speech Antonyms: quiet, silence
Example Sentence:
I could not follow his discourse well, and was very much fatigued by my days walk.
6. PROVOCATION (NOUN): incitement, stimulus
Synonyms: indignity, insult Antonyms: compliment, discouragement
Example Sentence:
One night in that year an Indian killed one of the habitués of the place, the provocation being unbearable.
7. ASSAULT (NOUN): attack
Synonyms: charge, offensive Antonyms: retreat, freeing
Example Sentence:
He had escaped, but two of his deputies were killed in the assault.
8. SWAY (VERB): move back and forth
Synonyms: bend, lean Antonyms: hold, remain
Example Sentence:
However, facts never seem to sway pageant naysayers from their point.
9. CONTENTION (NOUN): competition
Synonyms: conflict, dispute Antonyms: accord, harmony
Example Sentence:
The last point of contention is the ability of females to physically do the job.
10. CONDONE (VERB): make allowance for
Synonyms: excuse, forget Antonyms: attend, regard
Example Sentence:
She could even understand those facts, though she could not condone them.
