1. QUIRKY (ADJECTIVE): eccentric
Synonyms: bizarre, peculiar
Antonyms: familiar, regular
Example Sentence:
I'm amazed, as quirky, individual and selfish as most of us are, that anyone stays married for long.
2. WONDROUS (ADJECTIVE): remarkable
Synonyms: amazing, astonishing Antonyms: boring, expected
Example Sentence:
Maybe keeping us all gently, comfortably, gratifyingly in our place is the purpose of all this wondrous new technology, after all.
3. ASSAILANT (NOUN): attacker
Synonyms: aggressor, mugger Antonyms: ally, friend
Example Sentence:
Police have advised women to walk in pairs until the assailant is caught.
4. BLITZKRIEG (NOUN): charge
Synonyms: assault, attack Antonyms: defense, protection
Example Sentence:
Fueled by atrocity and a blitzkrieg of gains in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State has enjoyed a meteoric climb to notoriety.
5. GLITCHED UP (ADJECTIVE): wrong; defective
Synonyms: improper, untoward Antonyms: suitable, right
Example Sentence:
Our mission is not punishment, but the rectification of glitched up.
6. STULTIFY (VERB): make a fool of
Synonyms: mock, ridicule Antonyms: excite, agitate
Example Sentence:
Have I ever done anything to stultify, degrade you, or impair your self-respect?
7. ECCLESIASTICAL (ADJECTIVE): churchly
Synonyms: holy, sectarian Antonyms: unreligious, corrupt
Example Sentence:
These are of her own institution, and form her ecclesiastical discipline.
8. ACCEDE (VERB): agree or consent
Synonyms: accept, admit Antonyms: disallow, forbid
Example Sentence:
It is entirely the government's prerogative to accede to these requests or not.
9. PROPITIATION (NOUN): satisfaction; pacification
Synonyms: easing, moderation Antonyms: difference, provocation
Example Sentence:
The first passage tells of the propitiation he made for the sins of the people.
10. UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): unrestrained
Synonyms: unchecked, uncontrolled Antonyms: restrained, subdued
Example Sentence:
New studies show that unbridled hateful speech can cause emotional harm.
