1. EERIE (ADJECTIVE): spooky
- Synonyms: bizarre, creepy
- Antonym: earthly, familiar
- Example Sentence: She made an eerie remark on me.
2. GUMPTION (NOUN): sagacity
- Synonyms: acumen, savvy
- Antonyms: ignorance, stupidity
- Example Sentence: The prime minister would hire almost any young man who had the gumption to ask for a job.
3. RETROGRADE (ADJECTIVE): Declining
- Synonyms: reverting, deteriorating
- Antonyms: forward, positive
- Example Sentence: The company is consistently facing the retrograde growth parameter this year.
4. HUNKY DORY (ADJECTIVE): Admirable
- Synonyms: commendable, exquisite
- Antonyms: imperfect, inferior
- Example sentence: He is a very hunky dory kid.
5. OBEISANCE (NOUN): Salutation
- Synonyms: bow, curtsy
- Antonyms: censure, condemnation
- Example Sentence: I paid obeisance to the Prince of Britain.
6. GORY (ADJECTIVE): Horrible
- Synonyms: murderous, bloody
- Antonyms: mild, pleasing
- Example Sentence: I hate the gory sight of killing.
7. ENTHRALL (VERB): Captivate
- Synonyms: beguile, bewitch
- Antonyms: disenchant, disgust
- Example Sentence: The surroundings were very enthralling.
8. WHET (VERB): Make sharp
- Synonyms: hone, sharpen
- Antonyms: blunt, dull
- Example Sentence: The thief whetted his knife.
9. ABSTEMIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Abstinent
- Synonyms: ascetic, austere
- Antonyms: hungry, gluttonous
- Example Sentence: Believe it or not I am a kind of abstemious person.
10. SATURNINE (ADJECTIVE): Gloomy
- Synonyms: dejected, cheerless
- Antonyms: gleeful, cheerful
- Example Sentence: He is a saturnine man who speaks with precision and pedantic care.
