VOCABULARY
- SPLINTER (NOUN): flake
Synonyms: fragment, bit
Antonyms: entirety, lot
Example Sentence: That splinter of intelligence is substance.
- PORTENT (NOUN): omen
Synonyms: premonition, augury
Antonyms: doom, cataclysm
Example Sentence: She was not happy when the psychic told her the black cat represented a portent of bad luck.
- SLOVENLY (ADJECTIVE): bedraggled
Synonyms: botched, dingy
Antonyms: clean, organized
Example Sentence: Once the slovenly stray was cleaned, he looked quite adorable.
- SPASMODIC (ADJECTIVE): intermittent
Synonyms: fitful, irregular
Antonyms: resting, uninterrupted
Example Sentence: Days after the marathon, she had spasmodic muscle contractions that occurred without warning.
- LITERAL (ADJECTIVE): actual
Synonyms: authentic, true
Antonyms: counterfeit, dishonest
Example Sentence: She was making the literal translation.
- POACH (VERB): smuggle
Synonyms: pilfer, filch
Antonyms: give, receive
Example Sentence: They were poaching the animal’s skin.
- MAMMOTH (ADJECTIVE): huge
Synonyms: enormous, gigantic
Antonyms: common, ordinary
Example Sentence: There were mammoth islands.
- JOCUND (ADJECTIVE): cheerful
Synonyms: blithe, jocular
Antonyms: sad, depressed
Example Sentence: She was looking jocund.
- KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): troublesome
Synonyms: complicated, mystifying
Antonyms: easy, smooth
Example Sentence: They have done the knotty journey.
- LANGUOR (NOUN): lethargy
Synonyms: inactivity, tiredness
Antonyms: energy, vigour
Example Sentence: They set about the new task with languor.
