Rasp 

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Other Forms of the Word: Rasping, Rasps, Raspingly

Synonyms: Grate and Irritate

Antonyms: Please and Assist   

Definitions:

1. A harsh, grating noise.

2.  A course file or similar metal tool with roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material. 

3. Make a harsh, grating noise. 

4. Scrape something with a rasp in order to make it smmoother. 

Sentence: His voice consisted of a rasp in between the highnotes, due to overly large tounsils. 

Sunder

Part of Speech: Verb

Other forms of the word: Sundered, Sundering, Sunders

Synonyms: Split and Divide 

Anotonyms: Connect and Combine 

Definitions:

1. To Split Apart, espcially in a violent way

2. To break apart in two (an organization, two people.) 

3. To become parted, disunited, and severed. 

Sentence: After the severe argument between Emma's parents, they sundered into different homes.  

Listless

Part of Speech: Adjective 

Other forms of the word: Listlessly, Listlessness 

Synonyms: Drowsy and Lifeless

Antonyms: Animated and Active  

Definitions:

1. Characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit

2. Lacking energy or vitality and does not extend physical effort.

3. (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

Sentence: After running her 25th mile, she was so listless that she couldn't even walk her last mile out. 

Charlatan 

Part of Speech: Noun

Other forms of the word: Charlatanism, Charlatanry

Synonyms: Imposter and Fake 

Antonyms: Honesty and Uprightness

Definitions: 

1.  A person who falsely pretends to know. 

2. A person who pretends to be something in order to decieve people. 

3. A fraud who pretends to to have some skill. 

4. Person who fasley claims to have special knowledge or skill. 

Sentence: The charlatan was captured and arrested in Peru for pretending to be a rural citizen of the country.

Rout 

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb 

Other forms of the word: Routs, Routing, Routed 

Synonyms: Disaster and Overthrow 

Antonyms: Triumph and Win 

Definition:

1. A crowd of people, chaotic group.

2. A troop withdrawel and a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

3. An assebly of people who have made a move toward committing an illegal act that would constitute an offense of riot.

4. Defeat and cause to retreat in a disorder.

Sentence: The outnumbered army had to rout back to their lair so they won't be crushed by their opponents. 

Toothsome 

Part of Speech: Adjective

Other forms of the word: Toothsomeness, Toothsomely

Synonyms: Tasty and Attractive 

Antonyms: Nasty and Bland 

Definitions:

1. Having a pleasing taste.

2. (of a person) who is attractive and handsome-looking

3. Pleasing to taste.

Sentence: The main course was so toothsome that after eating a whole amount of it, Ana's stomach didn't have any room for dessert. 

Smidgen

Part of Speech: Noun 

Other forms of the word: Smidgeon and Smidgin 

Synonyms: Whiff and Tad  

Antonyms: Lot and Whole 

Definitions:

1. A small amount of something

 2. A very small quantity or portion; a bit or mite. 

3. Tiny amount 

Sentence: I prefer a smidgen amount of  that icecream because I despise the taste of peaches. 

Deplete 

Part of Speech: Verb 

Other forms of the word: Depleted and Depleting 

Synonyms: Decrease and Reduce 

Antonyms: Enlarge and Develop

Definitions:

1. To use most of or all of (something important) 

2. To greatly reduce the amount of. 

3. To make less by gradually using up resources, funds, strength, etc. 

4. Diminish in number or quantity

5. Use up the supply or resources of. 

Sentence: The girl depleted all her energy on her first lap, that she barely jogged her second lap. 

Morose

Part of Speech: Adjective 

Other forms of the word: Morosely and Moroseness

Synonyms: Gloomy and Cranky  

Antonyms: Bright and Cheerful 

Definitions:

1. Sullen and Ill-temepered. 

2. Having a gloomy attitude or character

3. Of a person: Very serious, unhappy, and quiet.

Sentence: In the play, Adam played a character named Count Olaf, a man who was morose and selfish. 

Cacophony

Part of Speech: Noun 

Other forms of the word: Cacophonous and Cacophonously 

Synonyms: Noise and Harshness 

Antonyms: Peaceful and Pleasant

Definitions: 

1. A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. 

2. Sounds that are loud , irritating, and out of tune. 

3. Harsh and unpleasant jarring sounds.

Sentence: When the girl dropped her plate on the concrete floor, the room filled with a cacophony noise. 

Splice

Part of Speech: Verb and Noun  

Other forms of the word: Spliced and Splicing  

Synonyms: Intertwine and Braid 

Antonyms: Disjoin and Disconnect 

Definitions:

1. Join or connect ( a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands. 

2. Joint made by twisting or overlapping the ends. 

3. Joining together the ends by weaving or overlapping. 

4. To unite or combine ropes.

Sentence: In order to make the waterfall bracelet, Hanna was required to splice the ends of the bands together in order to make the shape.

Makeshift

Part of Speech: Adjective and Noun 

Other forms of the word: Makeshifts

Synonyms: Substitute and Throwaway  

Antonyms: Complete and Finish and Ready 

Definitions:

1. Serving as a temporary substitute.

2. Sufficient for the time being. 

3. A temporary substitute or device Something improvised or serving as a substitute. 

4. A usually crude and temporary expedient. 

Sentence: Mr. Rogers was a makshift teacher in the mean time, due to Mrs. Smith's broken hip. 

Smattering

Part of Speech: Noun

Other forms of the word: Smatter and Smatters  

Synonyms: Smidgen and Modicum 

Antonyms: Considerable and Giant 

Definitions:

1. A slight, superficial knowledge of a language or a subject. 

2.  A small amount of something

3.  A slight, introductory knowledge of something 

Sentence: The teacher had a smattering bit of knowledge in biology, causing him to get fired from the principal from lack of understanding. 

Loiter

 Part of Speech: Verb

Other forms of the word: Loiterer

Synonyms: Linger and Slaken

Antonyms: Rush and Carry on

Definitions:

1. Stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.

2. Travel indolently and with frequent pauses. 

3. To remain in an area for no reason

4. To linger in an ailmless way, spend time idly, often with about

5. To walk or move slowly with frequent pauses or stops.

Sentence: Many shops don't allow loiterers, due to safety issues and suspected actions that could harm people.  

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Cheeky:

Part of Speech: Adjective  

Other forms of the word: Cheekily and Cheeckness

Synonyms: Disrespectful and Insulting  

Antonyms: Afraid and Fearful 

Definitions:

1. Impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way. 

2. (of someone) who is sassy, brash, or bold. 

3. Rude and showing a lack of respect often in a way that seems playful or amusing.

Sentence: The teacher did not find the joke told by the cheeky child, amusing nor clever. 

Downfall

Part of Speech: Noun

Other forms of the word: Downfalls and Downfalling

Synonyms: Breakdown or Collapse

Antonyms: Improvement and Ascent

Definitions:

1. A loss of power, prosperity, or status

2. A sudden, havy fall, such as snow or rain. 

3. Something that causes a downfall

4. A loss of wealth, rank, status, reputation, happinness, or cause of ruin. 

Sentence: After the downfall of Rome, people from the empire fleed to make life somewhere else. 

Splay

Part of Speech: Verb and Noun and Adjective 

Other forms of the word: Splays, Splaying, Splayed 

Synonyms: Expansive and Deep  

Antonyms: Narrow and Limited 

Definitions:

1. Verb: Thrust or spread (things like limbs) apart and out

2. Noun: A widening or outward tapering of something

3. A surface making an oblique angle with another. 

4. Turned outwards or widened. 

5. To slant or slope.

Sentence: The little girls played a game of  hot-potato with their legs splayed. 

Acrid

Part of Speech: Adjective 

Other forms of the word: Acridity and Acridly  

Synonyms:Pungent and Acid 

Antonyms: Savory and Sweet 

Definitions:

1. Having an irritatingy strong and unpleasant taste or smell. 

2. Angry or bitter in speech or a peron's personality. 

3. Sharp or harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor.  

Sentence: The taste of her tone was so acrid that it caused his eyes to water in despair and shame. 

Fray

Part of Speech: Verb

Other forms of the word: Fraien and Fraying 

Synonyms: Conflict and Brawl  

Antonyms: Peace and Agreement

Definitions:

1. (of a fabric, rope, cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typpically through constant rubbing. 

2. A noisy quarrel or fight. 

3. To show signs of strain. 

Sentence: As the rope got tighter and strudier, we could hear the man's pants of fray through his breathing. 

Mar

Part of Speech: Verb

Other forms of the word: Marred and Marring 

Synonyms: Harm and Injure 

Antonyms: Create and Build 

Definitions:

1. Impair the appearance of, disfair

2. Impair the quality of ; soil.

3. Damage or disfigure

4. To hurt or damage the good condition.

5. To ruin the perfection and beauty

Sentence: The scar marred on his face ruined the sweet smile behind it.  

Riven

Part of Speech: Verb 

Other forms of the word: Rived, Riven, Riving  

Synonyms: Divide and Break 

Antonyms: Cure and Give 

Definitions:

1. Split or tear apart violently

2. To split or crack (a piece of wood or stone.) 

3. To break or dismay (the heart or spirit.)

4. Divide into pieces. 

Sentence: When the professor rejected the student's essay, it riven her heart because she spent so much time on it. 

Harmony

Part of Speech: Noun

Other forms of the word: Harmonies and Harmonic  

Synonyms: Unity and Tranquility 

Antonyms: Disagreement and Discord

Definitions:

1.  The combination of stimultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.

2. Agreement or concord. 

3. A relationship in which various components exist together. 

4. A pleasing combination or arrangement of different things. 

Sentence: The girl band created a harmony that was perfect and was in sync during the whole time. 

Chisel

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Other forms of the word: Chiseler and Chiseller  

Synonyms: Blade and Knife  

Antonyms: Put together, Connect 

Definitions:

1. A long-bladed hand tool with a beveled cutting edge and a plain handle that is stuck with a hammer or a mallet (used to cut wood, stone, and other hard materials.) 

2. Cheat or swindle out of something 

3. To cut or shape with a chisel. 

Sentence: The woodcutter used a chisel in order to not only chop the wood into pieces, but to shape the wood in its desired form. 

Dulcet

Part of Speech: Adjective 

Other forms of the word: Dulcetly 

Synonyms: Agreeable and Pleasuable 

Antonyms: Unacceptable and Horrible

Definitions:

1. (espcially of a sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically) 

2. Sweet to hear, taste, and smell. 

3. Generally pleasing and agreeable. 

Sentence: The dulcet sound of the violen was heard through miles away, bringing peace and happiness to the village. 

Roughhewn

Part of Speech: Adjective  

Other forms of the word: Roughhewn

Synonyms: Incomplete, Sketchy 

Antonyms: Pleasant and Sophisticated 

Definitions:

1. Denoting wood or stone that has been cut with a tool such as an ax,, so that its surface is not smooth. 

2. Not sophisticated, polished or elegant. 

3. Denoting or possessing attractivley strong or bony facial expressions. 

4. Give crude (rude) shape to. 

Sentence: The usual, prim Mr. Thomas looked roughhewn today, due to forgetting to turn on his alarm.