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