1. INURE (ADJECTIVE): accustomed
Synonyms: familiarize, habituate
Antonyms: neglect, soften
Example Sentence: Twenty years in the salt mines inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.
2. DEIGN (VERB): lower oneself
Synonyms: condescend, consent
Antonyms: oppose, refuse
Example Sentence: Should we be grateful for whatever music they deign to release and grade them on a curve because of it?
3. TAMP (VERB): fill to overflowing; compress
Synonyms: shove, wedge
Antonyms: release, yield
Example Sentence:
To some degree, Washington colludes with China to tamp down the nuclear threat from North Korea.
4. QUIXOTIC (ADJECTIVE): unrealistic
Synonyms: impractical, dreamy
Antonyms: realistic, sensible
Example Sentence:
It was clearly a quixotic case against the defendant.
5. CONVIVIAL (ADJECTIVE): fun-loving
Synonyms: cheerful, jovial
Antonyms: gloomy, sad
Example Sentence:
In a convivial gathering, the people enjoy eating, drinking, talking and being in each other’s company.
6. CERISE (ADJECTIVE): bright red color
Synonyms: blooming, claret
Antonyms: dull
Example Sentence:
However much the cerise -capped and frocked crowd willed the black flash to catch the leader.
7. VAUNT (VERB): exhibit
Synonyms: boast, brag
Antonyms: deprecate, hide
Example Sentence:
He vaunted his many successes.
8. AGOG (ADJECTIVE): enthralled
Synonyms: excited, eager
Antonyms: unexcited, unenthusiastic
Example Sentence:
He was agog with joy and eagerness to tell her the good news.
9. LANCE (VERB): pierce
Synonyms: penetrate, bore Antonyms: close, mend
Example Sentence:
So thick is the skin, that a bayonet is almost the only weapon which can lance it.
10. SALLOW (ADJECTIVE): pale, unhealthy
Synonyms: dull, pasty
Antonyms: healthy, colourful
Example Sentence:
He is seeming dull and sallow, with his body lacking plasticity.