1. Tenet – a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
Synonyms: assumption, credo, creed, doctrine, dogma, precept, persuation
Antonyms: disbelief, doubt, reality, skepticism
Usage: Many people believe the tenet that parents should be responsible for the behaviors of their children.
2. Peril – expose to danger; threaten.
Synonyms: insecurity, jeopardy, menace, vulnerability, endangerment
Antonyms: certainty, protection, safety
Usage: Everyone knows drinking poison is an act that will put your life in peril.
3. Pugnacious – eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
Synonyms: antagonistic, argumentative, bellicose, brawling, cantankerous
Antonyms: easy-going, kind,
Usage: The pugnacious little boy constantly talks back to his mother.
4. Knack – an acquired or natural skill at doing something.
Synonyms: dexterity, ingenuity, propensity, savvy, adroitness
Antonyms: disinclination, inability, incapacity, ineptness
Usage: Cooking from scratch with no recipe was a knack for her.
5. Poach – to trespass, especially on another’s game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
Synonyms: smuggle, appropriate, encroach, filch, intrude, pilfer
Antonyms: give, receive
Usage: Poaching is not allowed in national parks.
6. Accolade – an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.
Synonyms: distinction, kudos, approval, award, badge
Antonyms: criticism
Usage: During the monthly meeting, the company president will present an accolade to the employee of the month.
7. Lunacy – extreme foolishness or an instance of it
Synonyms: absurdity, folly, insanity, mania, aberration, dementia
Antonyms: intelligence, judgment, sense, seriousness
Usage: When she started talking about the ghost living in her home, many people thought she suffered from lunacy.
8. Stern – firm, strict, or uncompromising
Synonyms: austere, harsh, steely, ascetic, astringent
Antonyms: flexible, bland, lenient
Usage: Stern measures to restrict vehicle growth
9. Condone – accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
Synonyms: disregard, allow, overlook, remit
Antonyms: respect, refuse, regard
Usage: The college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs
10. Labyrinth – a complex structure or path
Synonyms: tangle, coil, complication, convolution, entanglement, intricacy
Antonyms: ease, simplicity, line
Usage: The scientist was curious to learn which of the mice would reach the exit of the labyrinth first.