VOCABULARY
- SOLILOQUY (NOUN): discourse
Synonyms: monologue, address
Antonyms: dialogue, discussion
Example Sentence: Preparing for his soliloquy, Shakespeare paced back and forth reading his monologue lines aloud.
- KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): troublesome
Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing
Antonyms: easy, facile
Example Sentence: It was his knotty idea.
- KNAVE (NOUN): fraud
Synonyms: miscreant, rogue
Antonyms: hero, angel
Example Sentence: He is known as a notorious knave of this area.
- LUDICROUS (ADJECTIVE): absurd
Synonyms: bizarre, comical
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Example Sentence: It was a ludicrous statement made by her.
- KUDOS (NOUN): praise
Synonyms: esteem, applause
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation
Example Sentence: When the football team won the state championship, they were given kudos during a celebratory pep rally.
- JOLT (VERB): convulse
Synonyms: disturb, jar
Antonyms: calm, comfort
Example Sentence: His statement jolted me in my mind.
- VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): wordy
Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory
Antonyms: concise, succinct
Example Sentence: He is a verbose man.
- HERETIC (NOUN): schismatic
Synonyms: apostate, pagan
Antonyms: believer, follower
Example Sentence: As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm.
- COVERT (ADJECTIVE): hidden
Synonyms: undercover, secret
Antonyms: above-board, known
Example Sentence: Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions.
- DEFILE (VERB): corrupt
Synonyms: degrade, desecrate
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence: He tried to defile the system.
