Libidinous
|
1. LIBIDINOUS (ADJECTIVE)
|
lustful
|
Synonyms
|
impure, lascivious
|
Antonyms
|
clean, decent
|
Example Sentence
|
Rappers express their
libidinous desires in the boring, one-note language of conquest.
|
|
|
2. WROUGHT (ADJECTIVE)
|
made
|
Synonyms
|
constructed, elaborated
|
Antonyms
|
disarrange, ruin
|
Example Sentence
|
Of course, that
doesn’t really alter the havoc they’ve wrought.
|
|
|
3. SCRUPLE (NOUN)
|
misgiving, doubt
|
Synonyms
|
caution, censor
|
Antonyms
|
calmness, contentment
|
Example Sentence
|
But the Secretary of
State overruled this scruple, and the leave was to be given.
|
|
|
4. CONTEMPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE)
|
despicable, shameful
|
Synonyms
|
disgusting, hateful
|
Antonyms
|
delightful, pleasant
|
Example Sentence
|
That of course was
contemptible and directly counter to every laudable value this country stands
for.
|
|
|
5. MENIAL (ADJECTIVE)
|
lowly, low-status
|
Synonyms
|
base, common
|
Antonyms
|
elevated, superior
|
Example Sentence
|
People get tired of
applying for menial jobs and the changes.
|
|
|
6. SYNERGISTIC (ADJECTIVE)
|
cooperative
|
Synonyms
|
harmonious, agreeing
|
Antonyms
|
unshared, disjoint
|
Example Sentence
|
All these actions can
add a synergistic spark to enliven your leadership.
|
|
|
7. JARRING (ADJECTIVE)
|
discordant
|
Synonyms
|
shrill, rasping
|
Antonyms
|
firm, steady
|
Example Sentence
|
The book opens with
what was surely the most jarring public moment in the history of this odd
relationship.
|
|
|
8. EMOTE (VERB)
|
express emotion
|
Synonyms
|
act, dramatize
|
Antonyms
|
play down
|
Example Sentence
|
I would have to say
balancing my zombie-ness with my Beth-ness, and trying to emote as Beth, but
through a monster body.
|
|
|
PESTILENTIAL (ADJECTIVE)
|
virulent
|
Synonyms
|
baneful, deadly
|
Antonyms
|
beneficial, helpful
|
Example Sentence
|
And the worm which was
beginning to fall asleep is roused again to pestilential fierceness.
|
|
|
10. GROUSE (NOUN)
|
complaint
|
Synonyms
|
grievance, grumble
|
Antonyms
|
flattery, praise
|
Example Sentence
|
Some Republicans will
grouse at the new data because it makes their economic-incompetence argument
harder to make.
|