1. RUEFUL (ADJECTIVE): regretful
Synonyms: mournful, sad
Antonyms: happy, joyful
Example Sentence:
She bobbed like a beggar woman, with a rueful face.
2. BALK (VERB): stop short
Synonyms: hesitate, recoil Antonyms: accept, face
Example Sentence:
He says that half of it is mine, but he may balk on taking charge.
3. RUBBERY (ADJECTIVE): bouncy, flexible
Synonyms: supple, strong Antonyms: rigid, weak
Example Sentence:
Reaction set in at once, and his legs felt so rubbery he had to put a hand against the wall for support.
4. STAUNCH (ADJECTIVE): resolute, dependable
Synonyms: steadfast, reliable Antonyms: disloyal, unstable
Example Sentence:
These ornaments, as we have proved by experience, have the power to staunch bleeding at the nose.
5. CONVERSANT (ADJECTIVE): experienced, familiar with
Synonyms: acquainted, versed Antonyms: ignorant, silent
Example Sentence:
You will polish him up for me and make him conversant with everything.
6. BECKON (VERB): call, signal, or lure
Synonyms: attract, entice Antonyms: repel, repulse
Example Sentence:
They can beckon; it is not certain that they will, for they are not his servants.
7. CODDLE (VERB): indulge, pamper
Synonyms: caress, nurse Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Example Sentence:
They have stopped trying to coddle me now and I live rough, like the rest.
8. PERSIFLAGE (NOUN): teasing
Synonyms: banter, mockery Antonyms: seriousness
Example Sentence:
She was tall, beautiful, lively, gracious and learned in persiflage.
9. BROOD (NOUN): cluster of children
Synonyms: offspring, breed Antonyms: parent, child
Example Sentence:
An uncle and his family resided in another house and his aunt and her brood in a third.
10. GLUM (ADJECTIVE): sullen
Synonyms: morose, gloomy Antonyms: cheerful, glad
Example Sentence:
Spring is a time of new beginnings, but in the years that followed, I became inward and glum as those memories took me under.
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