1.BUFF (ADJECTIVE): open
Synonyms: uncovered, unclothed
Antonyms: clothed, covered
Example Sentence: Anyone who wanted to see the eclipse from buff eyes, must be avoided from doing so.
- CONSTRUE (VERB):deduce; explain
Synonyms: define, interpret
Antonyms: confuse, obscure
Example Sentence: It will be invigorating to construe knowledge off their writers and pattern a slight something from their keep.
- DISAVOWAL (NOUN):refusal of belief
Synonyms: declination, disapproval
Antonyms: allowance, approval
Example Sentence: It could be having to foot his own legal costs—or the sting of a disavowal that dates back to high school.
- CAUTERIZE (VERB):disinfect by burning
Synonyms: singe, sear
Antonyms: infect, pollute
Example Sentence: Diabetics have a slightly sweeter skin, which changes the microbial fauna and makes it harder for them to cauterize wounds.
- CROTCHETY (ADJECTIVE):irritable, often due to old age
Synonyms: fussy, eccentric
Antonyms: cheerful, pleasant
Example Sentence: Dhoni’s dad was a crotchety old crank who was never going to win the nomination, but Dhoni of course actually could.
- CHARLATAN (NOUN):a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.
Synonyms: fraud, phony
Antonyms: honesty, probity
Example Sentence: In our shock at the way things have turned out, we wonder if there is anyone left in charge who’s not a charlatan or a fool.
- CROSS (ADJECTIVE):very angry; in a bad mood
Synonyms: peeved, vexed
Antonyms: cheerful, happy
Example Sentence: With his crew-cut close, receding blond hair and stoic face, he looks like a cross between Daniel Craig and Vladimir Putin.
- CONDIGN (ADJECTIVE):appropriate, proper
Synonyms: fair, deserved
Antonyms: unsuitable, inadequate
Example Sentence: It is these statutes alone that make possible the very government of the army, the enforcement of the contract of enlistment, and the condign punishment of deserters.
- CONDONE (VERB):make allowance for
Synonyms: excuse, forgive
Antonyms: refuse, prevent
Example Sentence: I cannot condone the PA’s performance or its behavior—and I have told them so.
- EFFETE (ADJECTIVE) :spoiled, exhausted
Synonyms: burn out, obsolete
Antonyms: productive, useful
Example Sentence: When I went to basketball camp, the boys from the real West Virginia would make fun of us effete Morgantown kids.
