1. COERCE (VERB):COMPEL, PRESS

SYNONYMS: INTIMIDATE, BULLY 

       

 ANTONYMS: ENCOURAGE, ALLOW

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

HE COERCED ME TO SIGN ON AN ILLEGAL DOCUMENT.

2. REFULGENT (ADJECTIVE): GLOWING

SYNONYMS:  BRIGHT, RADIANT       

ANTONYMS: DULL, DARK

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

IT WAS PAST NOON; THE GREAT SUN SHONE OUT WITH REFULGENT GLORY.

3. CANONICAL (ADJECTIVE):ACCEPTED, RECOGNIZED

SYNONYMS: AUTHORITATIVE, ORTHODOX  

ANTONYMS: UNACCEPTABLE, UNAUTHORIZED

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

THE CANONICAL COMPOSER ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT HIS HYMNS FIT IN WITH THE CHURCH’S REGULATIONS.

4. UNTOWARD (ADJECTIVE): INDECENT

SYNONYMS: ADVERSE, IMPROPER         

ANTONYMS: ACCEPTABLE, SUITABLE

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

 

MY MOTHER TOLD ME NEVER TO ACCEPT DRINKS FROM STRANGERS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE UNTOWARD INTENTIONS.

5. VERISIMILAR (ADJECTIVE):TRUTHFUL, LIKELY

SYNONYMS: INCLINED, SENSITIVE           

ANTONYMS: UNSUSCEPTIBLE, UNLIKELY

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

GOSSIP MAGAZINES APPEAR VERISIMILAR BUT ARE OFTEN MADE UP STORIES DESIGNED TO SELL MORE COPIES.

6. SOLICITOUS (ADJECTIVE): ANXIOUS OR CONCERNED

SYNONYMS:  LOVING, ATTENTIVE        

ANTONYMS: HEEDLESS, INATTENTIVE 

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

HE IS SOLICITOUS TOWARDS ME.

7. 
   OSTRACISM (NOUN):BANISHMENT

SYNONYMS: AVOIDANCE, BOYCOTT    

ANTONYMS:  ACCEPTANCE, ALLOWANCE

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

HE WONDERED IF HE WAS UNDERGOING SOME KIND OF OSTRACISM. 

8. REPINE (VERB): REGRET

SYNONYMS: GRUMBLE, LAMENT      

 ANTONYMS:  REJOICE, SATISFIED

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

WHILE IN PRISON THE MAN DID NOTHING BUT REPINE FOR HIS FREEDOM.

9. FEINT (NOUN):PRETENCE

SYNONYMS: RUSE, BLUFF   

ANTONYMS:  HONESTY, TRUTH

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

DURING THE CHESS MATCH, THE CRAFTY PLAYER USED A FEINT TO DISTRACT HIS OPPONENT FROM HIS REAL INTENTIONS.

10. INURE (VERB):ACCUSTOM

SYNONYMS: FAMILIARIZE, HABITUATE        

 ANTONYMS:  NEGLECT, SOFTEN

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

 

SOON, THE GIRLS BECAME INURE TO THE CRUEL TREATMENT OF THEIR TEACHER.