- DISTRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): Worried
Synonyms: distressed, upset
Antonyms: balanced, calm
Example Sentence: His distraught parents were comforted last night.
- HYSTERIC (ADJECTIVE): Mentally maladjusted
Synonyms: disturbed, aberrant
Antonyms: normal, balanced
Example Sentence: My sister was a hysteric patient but now she is fine.
- INDECIPHERABLE (ADJECTIVE): Unreadable
Synonyms: unintelligible, indistinguishable
Antonyms: unclear, explicable
Example Sentence: Her writing is virtually indecipherable.
- HERETICAL (ADJECTIVE): Revisionist
Synonyms: iconoclastic, heterodox
Antonyms: orthodox, traditional
Example Sentence: She made a heretical suggestion.
- COAGULATE (VERB): Congeal
Synonyms: compact, condense
Antonyms: disperse, melt
Example Sentence: The blood coagulates to stop wounds bleeding.
- STULTIFY (VERB): To cause to lose interest
Synonyms: frustrate, repress
Antonyms: elevate, excite
Example Sentence: The audience was stultified by the speaker’s unchanging monotone.
- FARCE (NOUN): Mockery
Synonyms: nonsense, sham
Antonyms: seriousness, sobriety
Example Sentence: The election was a farce, as only 22% of voters cast their ballots.
- CHURLISH (ADJECTIVE): Rude
Synonyms: harsh, sullen
Antonyms: civil, pleasant
Example Sentence: It seemed churlish to refuse an offer meant so kindly.
- LANGUISH (VERB): Deteriorate
Synonyms: decline, weaken
Antonyms: thrive, flourish
Example Sentence: He continues to languish in prison.
- QUIRKY (ADJECTIVE): Odd
Synonyms: unusual, peculiar
Antonyms: familiar, common
Example Sentence: We’ve developed a reputation for being quite quirky and original.
