1. ANCON (NOUN): angular part of arm; angularly shaped item
Synonyms: joint, angle Antonyms: line, crack
Example Sentence:
On meeting an accident, she hurt her ancon.
2. ICICLE (NOUN): frozen water
Synonyms: crystal, glaze : water, liquid
Example Sentence:
The coldness of his body through the bag jolts me like an icicle through my heart.
3. CRAM (VERB): fill to overflowing; compress
Synonyms: pack, overcrowd Antonyms: uncompressed, let out
Example Sentence:
Families of four and five cram into one-room shares without running water or reliable electricity.
4. DOUSE (VERB): drench, extinguish with liquid
Synonyms: drown, quench Antonyms: dehydrate, dry
Example Sentence:
The halon-based fire-suppression systems used by commercial jets in these zones are not able to douse such fires.
5. FRINGE (NOUN): border, trimming
Synonyms: brink, flounce Antonyms: Centre, inside
Example Sentence:
We’re talking-to ourselves—or rather, to a fringe constituency within ourselves.
6. PROTRACT (VERB): extend, draw out
Synonyms: prolong, continue Antonyms: complete, shorten
Example Sentence:
He succeeded in interesting his little pupil, and did not protract his term of study so as to weary him.
7. HAMSTRING (VERB): disable
Synonyms: cripple, hinder Antonyms: assist, promote
Example Sentence:
What madness, then, for the ex-speaker to hamstring himself by pledging not to go negative.
8. AMBLE (VERB): walk casually
Synonyms: drift, loiter Antonyms: run, stay
Example Sentence:
Jenny was staked out for fear that she would take the notion to amble back to the ranch.
9. TORSO (NOUN): physique
Synonyms: carcass, frame Antonyms: abstract, concept
Example Sentence:
His torso was dark and his legs had been amputated by the locomotive engine.
10. GOOFY (ADJECTIVE): silly
Synonyms: crazy, foolish Antonyms: brainy, smart
Example Sentence:
So now he’s telling us through his spokespeople that he’s not going to see it, which I find kind of goofy.