1. UPBRAID (VERB): scold
- Synonyms: admonish, berate
- Antonyms: forgive, compliment
- Usage: The police officer did not hesitate to upbraid the man for driving without insurance.
2. VIABLE (ADJECTIVE): reasonable
- Synonyms: practicable, applicable
- Antonyms: impossible, unfeasible
- Usage: The two small bookstores see a merger as the only viable means of competing with online booksellers.
3. WREAK (VERB): avenge
- Synonyms: destroy, demolish
- Antonyms: construct, repair
- Usage: Terrorists love to wreak damage wherever they can.
4. WANE (VERB): to weaken
- Synonyms: weakened, loose
- Antonyms: attach, connect
- Usage: Her old talent gradually waned after her parents passed away.
5. UNEARTH (VERB): dig up
- Synonyms: discover, excavate
- Antonyms: conceal, cover
- Usage: “workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell”.
6. VENT (VERB): release
- Synonyms: emit, let out
- Antonyms: hold, retain
- Usage: I vented a shriek when the dog suddenly jumped on me.
7. DIMINUTIVE (ADJECTIVE): tiny
- Synonyms: petite, pint-sized
- Antonyms: big, enormous
- Usage: viruses are diminutive beings yet so powerful.
8. SINISTER (ADJECTIVE): evil
- Synonyms: dire, devilish
- Antonyms: angelic, divine
- Usage: He is a sinister person.
9. TURMOIL (NOUN): heavy disturbance in weather, emotions
- Synonyms: turbulence, ferment
- Antonyms: contentment, tranquility
- Usage: There was widespread turmoil in the city.
10. RIFT (NOUN): a flaw, fault
- Synonyms: breach, fissure
- Antonyms: closure, agreement
- Example Sentence: It is a great misfortune that an internal rift has moved inexorably towards a full-blown crisis.
