1. REPLEVIN (NOUN): case brought to court
- Synonyms: accusation, dispute
- Antonyms: exculpation, relaxation
- Example Sentence: Another action is replevin which is used to recover specific goods.
2. TRITE (ADJECTIVE): silly, commonplace
- Synonyms: banal, dull
- Antonyms: desirable, impressive
- Example Sentence: It is a trite remark that diamonds can be polished only by diamond dust.
3. TRANSPIRE (VERB): occur, happen
- Synonyms: arise, chance
- Antonyms: cause, stop
- Example Sentence: What they thought—which might have been interesting—did not transpire.
4. PINNACLE (NOUN): top, crest
- Synonyms: apex, peak
- Antonyms: bottom, base
- Example Sentence: They look down on him as from the pinnacle of the sublimest elevation.
5. TOPPLE(VERB): fall or knock over; overthrow
- Synonyms: collapse, overturn
- Antonyms: hold, place
- Example Sentence: There was nothing to fling down upon him––no loose rock or stone to topple over and crush him.
6. FEND (VERB): defend
- Synonyms: oppose, cover
- Antonyms: disregard, face
- Example Sentence: There were six of them, and after the death of her husband she had to fend for all.
7. DEFLECT (VERB): bounce off; turn aside
- Synonyms: avert, bend
- Antonyms: stay, straighten
- Example Sentence: His inductive electrical machine could deflect a magnet and decompose iodide of potash.
8. DEFECTOR (NOUN): traitor
- Synonyms: turncoat, betrayer
- Antonyms: loyalist, supporter
- Example Sentence: But when the news broke, she didn’t want to be involved with anyone who had a son as a defector, so she asked me to leave.
9. OBDURATE (ADJECTIVE): pigheaded, stubborn
- Synonyms: adamant, dogged
- Antonyms: submissive, gentle
- Example Sentence: It happened because of massive and obdurate resistance to reasonable change.
10. QUALMISH (ADJECTIVE): not feeling well; not comfortable
- Synonyms: uneasy, sickly
- Antonyms: content, healthy
- Example Sentence: He could not think, but only felt that he was extremely uncomfortable and qualmish.
