1. BRACE (VERB): fortify
- Synonyms: gird, prepare
- Antonyms: free, let go
- Example sentence: The posts were braced by timber.
2. TURGID (ADJECTIVE): swollen
- Synonyms: bloated, disintended
- Antonyms: plain, simple
- Example sentence: A turgid river was ahead his way.
3. TROVE (NOUN): accretion
- Synonyms: aggregation, agglomeration
- Antonyms: subtraction, dispersal
- Example sentence: I saw the cellar contained a trove of rare wine.
4. TURBID (ADJECTIVE): dense
- Synonyms: muddy, murky
- Antonyms: clear, neat
- Example sentence: It was a turbid weather.
5. TWINGE (NOUN): sharp pain
- Synonyms: ache, pang
- Antonyms: advantage, blessing
- Example sentence: I was feeling twinge in my heels.
6. TAWDRY (ADJECTIVE): tacky
- Synonyms: cheap, sleazy
- Antonyms: nice, tasteful
- Example sentence: His house was in a tawdry location.
7. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): urgent
- Synonyms: drastic, extreme
- Antonyms: calm, mild
- Example sentence: The dire need is there to save water.
8. SAVVY (ADJECTIVE): calculating
- Synonyms: cunning, impeachable
- Antonyms: blameless, innocent
- Example sentence: Why are you being so savvy?
9. CULPABLE (ADJECTIVE): guilty
- Synonyms: indictable, blameworthy
- Antonyms: upset, hurt
- Example sentence: He is a culpable minister.
10. CONCOMITANT (ADJECTIVE): contributing
- Synonyms: adjuvant, coefficient
- Antonyms: unrelated, accidental
- Example sentence: She loved mountaineering, with all its concomitant worries.