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Zany
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1. ZANY (ADJECTIVE)
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crazy, funny
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Synonyms
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campy, comical
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Antonyms
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serious, sincere
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Example Sentence
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It's all very
madcap and zany, anarchic in a way familiar to any contemporary viewer of
late-night TV made decades later.
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2. NECROMANCY (NOUN)
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sorcery
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Synonyms
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charm, conjuring
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Antonyms
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ugliness, repulsion
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Example Sentence
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Saudi Arabia has
recently beheaded women for “necromancy” but has avoided apostasy trials
involving its few Christian converts.
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3. ESCULENT (ADJECTIVE)
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fit to be eaten
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Synonyms
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comestible, consumable
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Antonyms
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inedible, unpalatable
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Example Sentence
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Sure, we may come
for the recipes, but we stay to be entertained by the cook's own peculiar
passion for the world of the esculent.
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4. USURIOUS (ADJECTIVE)
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greedy
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Synonyms
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desirous, avaricious
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Antonyms
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generous, unselfish
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Example Sentence
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She made, so it
was said in business offices, usurious loans by means of her brother, who
appeared as a money-lender.
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5. COUNTERMAND (VERB)
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annul, cancel a command
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Synonyms
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repeal, rescind
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Antonyms
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permit, sanction
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Example Sentence
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I told thee my reasons
for not going in search of a letter of countermand.
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6. INCONGRUITY (NOUN)
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incompatibility
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Synonyms
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discrepancy, disparity
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Antonyms
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suitability, appropriateness
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Example Sentence
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How do you feel
when you see a picture like that, almost showing the incongruity of war and a
religious belief?
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7. BAPTIZE (VERB)
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initiate in church rite
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Synonyms
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immerse, cleanse
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Antonyms
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dirty, ignore
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Example Sentence
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A well-known
politician, who died only recently, was born in the village, and the old
rector was called on to baptize him.
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8. GROGGY (ADJECTIVE)
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dizzy, stunned
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Synonyms
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confused, dazed
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Antonyms
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steady, stable
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Example Sentence
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As I start to
make calls, groggy American colleagues walk into the newsroom.
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9. CONVIVIALITY (NOUN)
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a noisy drinking party
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Synonyms
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festivity, merriment
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Antonyms
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recluse, boredom
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Example Sentence
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He was often
melancholy, and wild conviviality and celebrity made no difference to that.
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10. BAROQUE (ADJECTIVE)
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decorative, especially architecture
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Synonyms
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florid, ornate
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Antonyms
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plain, undecorated
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Example Sentence
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Focused on
evening wear, the baroque richness and detailed workmanship reflected the
gilt-embossed walls of the venue.
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