1. TRESSING (VERB): braid
Synonyms: flute, fold
Antonyms: unfold, smoothness
Example Sentence:
She would smooth it out, wipe it off, tress it up and use it again and again until it eventually fell apart.
2. EMBOLDEN (VERB): encourage
Synonyms: energize, inspire Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Example Sentence:
Embolden your will, hone your mind, and speak the truth as it speaks to you.
3. RAFFISH (ADJECTIVE): unmindful of social conventions
Synonyms: bohemian, disreputable Antonyms: behaved, couth
Example Sentence:
His popularity has always owed more to his raffish, well-rounded personality than to his views.
4. GLEAN (VERB): pick out, collect
Synonyms: deduce, extract Antonyms: divide, spread
Example Sentence:
However, an intelligent reader will glean the important information from this possibly-biased article.
5. BEREAVEMENT (NOUN): death; loss
Synonyms: sorrow, misfortune Antonyms: health, comfort
Example Sentence:
In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words.
6. DEEM (VERB): regard, consider
Synonyms: allow, assume Antonyms: disbelieve, misinterpret
Example Sentence:
I had always deemed her a friend, but now I can see I was deceiving myself.
7. GRANDSTAND (VERB): show off
Synonyms: prance, showboat Antonyms: be modest, sober
Example Sentence:
One player always grandstands after he scores a goal.
8. STIGMA (NOUN): shame
Synonyms: scar, stain Antonyms: esteem, exaltation
Example Sentence:
He was never able to overcome the stigma of having been impeached.
9. PALAVER (NOUN): empty talk
Synonyms: babble, cajolery Antonyms: quiet, silence
Example Sentence:
He seemed at first much pleased of the situation, but after examining the captives closely he called a palaver.
10. TORTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): very twisted
Synonyms: convoluted, meandering Antonyms: direct, simple
Example Sentence:
Under these clauses of the new act, only when people are committing or threatening to commit a criminal or tortuous act can be prosecuted.
