1. WITHER (VERB): wilt
- Synonyms: droop, fade
- Antonyms: thrive
- Example Sentence: The grass had withered to an unappealing brown.
2. INHERENT (ADJECTIVE): intrinsic
- Synonyms: innate, immanent
- Antonyms: acquired
- Example Sentence: Any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.
3. INCEPTION (NOUN): establishment
- Synonyms: institution, foundation
- Antonyms: end
- Example Sentence: She has been on the board since its inception two years ago.
4. EXTANT (ADJECTIVE): surviving
- Synonyms: remaining, abiding
- Antonyms: non-existent
- Example Sentence: Two fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still extant.
5. MISBELIEF (NOUN): unorthodoxy
- Synonyms: heresy, delusion
- Antonyms: orthodoxy
- Example Sentence: It is a misbelief that alcohol problems require a specialist response.
6. SCARCELY (ADVERB): rarely
- Synonyms: seldom, infrequently
- Antonyms: often
- Example Sentence: They could scarcely all be wrong.
7. OPPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): harsh
- Synonyms: cruel, brutal
- Antonyms: lenient
- Example Sentence: The country is ruled by an oppressive regime.
8. AUGMENT (VERB): increase
- Synonyms: add to, supplement
- Antonyms: decrease
- Example Sentence: His joys augmented after his promotion.
9. EQUITABLE (ADJECTIVE): fair
- Synonyms: just, impartial
- Antonyms: inequitable
- Example Sentence: This equitable arrangement was accepted by the estates directly.
10. FORTHWITH (ADVERB): immediately
- Synonyms: at once, instantly
- Antonyms: sometime
- Example Sentence: We forthwith paid the money required.
