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1. REIN (NOUN): restraint, control
Synonyms: curb, check
Antonyms: release, discharge
Example Sentence:
Parents don't medicate kids because they are lazy parents and think the pills will rein in unruly kids.
2. HONE (VERB): sharpen
Synonyms: whet, edge Antonyms: blunt, dull
Example Sentence:
Hunting and fishing to hone the skills my father and grandfather passed onto me.
3. GROPE (VERB): feel about for
Synonyms: flounder, examine Antonyms: leave alone, desert
Example Sentence:
It was not so easy to grope one's way to the tool-house and find the hamper and its contents.
4. APPRESSED (ADJECTIVE): condensed
Synonyms: solid, tight Antonyms: empty, loose
Example Sentence:
Leaf-buds small, short, pointed and with curved tips, appressed.
5. RECRUDESCENCE (NOUN): coming again
Synonyms: arrival, recovery Antonyms: departure, exit
Example Sentence:
They must have experienced a recrudescence of panic at thought of the dynamite they believed hidden.
6. SCALLYWAG (NOUN): rascal
Synonyms: fraud, cheater Antonyms: justice, fairness
Example Sentence:
The person who drew up the agreement is a great scallywag.
7. NUMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): spiritual
Synonyms: divine, sacred Antonyms: unholy, impure
Example Sentence:
A numinous experience involves being in the presence of someone or something holy.
8. IMPRIMATUR (NOUN): approval
Synonyms: permission, permit Antonyms: prohibition, veto
Example Sentence:
Without the imprimatur of the head, this drug will remain inaccessible to many who need it.
9. CONTRIVE (VERB): invent, design
Synonyms: manipulate, improvise Antonyms: destroy, dissuade
Example Sentence:
The conspirators contrived the overthrow of the ruler.
10. STINT (NOUN): period of responsibility
Synonyms: assignment, duty Antonyms: failure, passtime
Example Sentence:
It was after her stint teaching in Portugal that Rowling began to write the premise for Harry Potter.
