| Term | Definition |
| abrogate | SYNONYMS: annul, revoke |
| asperity | SYNONYMS: rigor, harshness |
| burnish | SYNONYMS: shine, buff |
| cabal | SYNONYMS: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy |
| delectable | SYNONYMS: delicious, scrumptious |
| deprecate | SYNONYMS: deplore, frown upon |
| detritus | SYNONYMS: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble |
| ebullient | SYNONYMS: exhilarated, elated, exuberant |
| eclectic | SYNONYMS: selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose |
| flaccid | SYNONYMS: soft, flabby |
| impecunious | SYNONYMS: penniless, impoverished, indigent |
| inexorable | SYNONYMS: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate |
| moribund | SYNONYMS: obsolescent |
| necromancer | SYNONYMS: sorcerer, conjurer |
| onerous | SYNONYMS: oppressive, weighty |
| rudiments | SYNONYMS: fundamentals, basics |
| sequester | SYNONYMS: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
| winnow | SYNONYMS: sift, strain, filter, sort |
| abrogate | ANTONYMS: reaffirm, renew, ratify |
| asperity | ANTONYMS: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience |
| burnish | ANTONYMS: tarnish, dull, abrade |
| delectable | ANTONYMS: repugnant, repulsive, distasteful |
| deprecate | ANTONYMS: smile on, countenance, approve |
| ebullient | ANTONYMS: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé |
| eclectic | ANTONYMS: uniform, monolithic |
| flaccid | ANTONYMS: hard, firm, solid |
| impecunious | ANTONYMS: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich |
| inexorable | ANTONYMS: avoidable, yielding, pliant |
| moribund | ANTONYMS: flourishing, thriving |
| onerous | ANTONYMS: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing |
| rife | ANTONYMS: devoid of, lacking |