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Chromacity
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1. CHROMATICITY (NOUN)
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pigment, shade
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Synonyms
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glow, undertone
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Antonyms
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white, colourless
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Example Sentence
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To save them from
yellow fever, nature gave them chromaticity and lost them friends.
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2. APERITIVE (ADJECTIVE)
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tasting very good
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Synonyms
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tempting, delicious
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Antonyms
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unpleasant, tasteless
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Example Sentence
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He discussed the
“efficacy” of millipedes, which he found to be “very diuretical and
aperitive.”
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3. ETCH (VERB)
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carve
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Synonyms
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depict, inscribe
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Antonyms
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build, neglect
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Example Sentence
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He could not
control the pattern of lines beginning to etch themselves into the skin of
that young face.
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4. PLENIPOTENTIARY (NOUN)
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spokesperson
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Synonyms
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ambassador, diplomat
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Antonyms
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receiver
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Example Sentence
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Several weeks
more elapsed before the British plenipotentiary allowed himself to be finally
disillusioned.
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5. STARK (ADJECTIVE)
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utter, absolute
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Synonyms
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simple, arrant
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Antonyms
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indefinite, covered
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Example Sentence
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The fun of the
episode, however, stands in stark contrast to its conclusion.
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6. EXPIATE (VERB)
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make amends for
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Synonyms
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remedy, rectify
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Antonyms
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injure, damage
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Example Sentence
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A hundred lives, taken one by one, would not
be sufficient to expiate such treason.
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7. CHASSIS (NOUN)
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framework
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Synonyms
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case, frame
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Antonyms
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disorganization
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Example Sentence
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A small trolley
was fitted to the chassis of the machine and this ran along the railway.
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8. DEIGN (VERB)
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lower oneself
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Synonyms
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stoop, consent
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Antonyms
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refuse, be proud
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Example Sentence
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Why need I stay
here when I have a voice which he used to deign to praise?
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9. FLIM-FLAM (NOUN)
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trick, mockery
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Synonyms
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prank, phony
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Antonyms
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honesty, reality
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Example Sentence
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Have the ticket
men and the entrance attendants been working a flim-flam game on us?
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10. ASTUTE (ADJECTIVE)
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perceptive
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Synonyms
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adroit, magnificent
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Antonyms
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foolish, inept
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Example Sentence
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An astute
politician would say something outlandish but easily dismissed by outsiders.
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