1. NUDGE (VERB):a slight push

Synonyms: poke, prod                            Antonyms: emulate, pull

Example sentence:

He nudged my elbow when he saw his father enter the house.

2. BOLSTER (VERB):support

Synonyms: strengthen, boost                       Antonyms: hinder, undermine

Example sentence:

He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.

3. CONUNDRUM (NOUN):problem

Synonyms: difficulty, dilemma                   Antonyms: solution, key

Example sentence:

The result is a conundrum for the party where there is no clear middle ground.

4. FILLIP (NOUN):stimulus

Synonyms: boost, encouragement                      Antonyms: deterrence, disincentive

It was just a fillip to my enjoyment as I looked on and off my page alternately.

5. ARTICULATE (NOUN):express

Synonyms: communicate, announce                      Antonyms: inarticulate, mute

Example sentence:

He failed to articulate an overall vision.

6. SCUTTLE (VERB):make something fail

Synonyms: destroy, wreak                    Antonyms: fasten, continue

Example sentence:

Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.

7. RESILIENCE (NOUN):ability to recover from tough time

Synonyms: strength, flexibility     Antonyms: rigidness, weakness

Example sentence:

The resilience of human beings is awesome but they don’t know its value.

8. INNATE (ADJECTIVE):inherent

Synonyms: intrinsic, natural            Antonyms: accidental, extrinsic

Example sentence:

We all have an innate knowledge of right and wrong.

9. HEED (VERB):pay attention to

Synonyms: consider, observe             Antonyms: ignore, disregard

Example sentence:

Few at the conference heeded his warning.

10. PORTENT (NOUN):omen

Synonyms: sign, indication         Antonyms: doom, expectation  

Example sentence:

This is a frightening portent for the future.