- TRUCULENCE(NOUN): Fight
Synonyms: bellicosity, belligerency
Antonyms: affection, peace
Example Sentence:
He is in a habit of getting into truculence very easily.
- PANEGYRIC(NOUN): Praise
Synonyms: eulogy, encomium
Antonyms: animadversion, pejorative
Example Sentence:
I was overwhelmed by the panegyric of the crowd.
- FRISSON(NOUN): Quiver
Synonyms: shiver, shudder
Antonyms: dullness, stillness
Example Sentence:
At the steep hill the car was on a frisson.
- MAR(VERB): Bruise
Synonyms: impair, ruin
Antonyms: aid, assist
Example Sentence:
It was marred by wear and tear losses.
- MARE(NOUN): Woman
Synonyms: girl, female
Antonyms: man, boy
Example Sentence:
She is a goodly mare.
- BESET(VERB): Bedevil
Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege
Antonyms: clarify, explain
Example Sentence:
Many social problems beset the UK.
- BROOK(VERB): Countenance
Synonyms: tolerate, abide
Antonyms: disapprove, avoid
Example Sentence:
I was reluctant to brook the use of force.
- RAPACIOUS(ADJECTIVE): Greedy
Synonyms: acquisitive, avaricious
Antonyms: benevolent, generous
Example Sentence:
He is a rapacious boy.
- VIRTUOSO(NOUN): Magician
Synonyms: musician, prodigy
Antonyms: amateur, imbecile
Example Sentence:
He is a stupendous virtuoso.
- FORSAKEN(ADJECTIVE): Abandoned
Synonyms: deserted, desolate
Antonyms: nurtured, populated
Example Sentence:
I would like to visit the forsaken villages.