- DILATORY (ADJECTIVE): procrastinating
Synonyms: delay, laggard
Antonyms: diligent, eager
Example Sentence: Tenants say landlords are dilatory in making needed repairs.
- UNABASHED (ADJECTIVE): shameless
Synonyms: blatant, brash
Antonyms: shameful, guilty
Example Sentence: He seems unabashed by his recent defeat.
- CACHET (NOUN): distinctive and stylish elegance
Synonyms: prestige, stature
Antonyms: common, usual
Example Sentence: Amazon has the marketing power and cachet to provide that demo.
- NONPLUS (VERB): filled with bewilderment
Synonyms: confuse, perplex
Antonyms: clarify, enlighten
Example Sentence: He was nonplussed by the sudden announcement.
- PANOPLY (NOUN): display
Synonyms: array, arrangement
Antonyms: cover, concealment
Example Sentence: The film features a vast panoply of special effects.
- UNCANNY (ADJECTIVE): very strange, unusual
Synonyms: exceptional, astonishing
Antonyms: normal, conventional
Example Sentence: His movements are slow and deliberate, and his voice has an uncanny steadiness to it.
- PANACHE (NOUN): distinctive and stylish elegance
Synonyms: charisma, flamboyance
Antonyms: spiritlessness, dullness
Example Sentence: Only his few recipes in the new issue show a certain lack of panache.
- QUALM (NOUN): nagging doubt
Synonyms: remorse, reluctance
Antonyms: certainty, sureness
Example Sentence: My qualm with this article is the manner in which the author chooses to present his material.
- SATIATE (VERB): stuff, satisfy completely or excessively
Synonyms: satisfy, sate
Antonyms: dissatisfy, hunger
Example Sentence: There is enough fruit to satiate several children.
- SORDID (ADJECTIVE): nasty
Synonyms: dirty, mucky
Antonyms: clean, unstained
Example Sentence: His whole affair was rather sordid.
