1. PONTIFICATE (VERB): sermonize
- Synonyms: admonish, dogmatize
- Antonyms: praise, applaud
- Example Sentence: He loves to hear himself talk and will often pontificate on even the most trivial issues.
2. BROMIDE (NOUN): platitude
- Synonyms: cliché , banality
- Antonyms: coinage, original saying
- Example Sentence: Years of coal mining and natural gas extraction have elevated the concentration of bromides in the river.
3. DISTEMPER (NOUN): disorder
- Synonyms: affliction, ailment
- Antonyms: health, healer
- Example Sentence: Excessive distemper should not be practiced.
4. TINTINNABULATION (NOUN): loud ringing
- Synonyms: chime, jingle
- Antonyms: silence, peace
- Example Sentence: The tintinnabulation that could be heard throughout the village was from the church on the common announcing morning services.
5. SEPTENTRIONAL (ADVERB): polar
- Synonyms: northward, arctic
- Antonyms: southward, Antarctic
- Example Sentence: When he tired of the long, septentrional winters of New England, Grandfather retired to Florida.
6. PANGLOSSIAN (ADJECTIVE): optimistic
- Synonyms: assured, confident
- Antonyms: pessimistic, uncertain
- Example Sentence: This is simply a Panglossian idea.
7. ANABASIS (NOUN): forward movement
- Synonyms: advance, progress
- Antonyms: hinder, backward
- Example Sentence: Reluctantly, the general ordered a hasty anabasis in the face of overwhelming opposing forces.
8. CAITIFF (NOUN):coward
- Synonyms: scoundrel, louse
- Antonyms: brave, bold
- Example Sentence: A woman was killed by a caitiff.
9. CRENEL (NOUN): scrape
- Synonyms: indentation, incision
- Antonyms: increase, bulge
- Example Sentence: Leaning into a crenel between two square merlons , he took a deep breath of relief.
10. FLAPDOODLE (ADJECTIVE): ridiculous situation or behaviour
- Synonyms: craziness, foolishness
- Antonyms: intelligence, judgement
- Example Sentence: You’re the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.
