1. Improvident too careless to save any money/prepare for the future Late Latin improvidens Sentence: now being the recession period, one needs to be the opposite of improvident to ensure sufficient funds for the future. Synonym: careless, wasteful Antonym: thrifty, stingy

2. Plaintive Sounding sad Etymology Sentence: noticing her destroyed den and missing babies, the lone wolf let out a plaintive howl. Synonym: depressed, mournful Antonym: rejoicing, celebrate

3. Incipient In its early stages Latin incipere “begin, take up” Sentence: the fetus was only in its incipient stages but the proud parents could not resist decorating the nursery. Synonym: beginning, embryonic Antonym: completed, just finalized

4. Brusqueness curt and offhand in manner Italian adj. brusco “sharp, tart” Sentence: he must have gone through some rough patches in his life for that perpetual brusqueness in his voice to have appeared there. Synonym: terseness, unfriendliness Antonym: jovial, cheerful

5. Benevolent wishing to do good; charitable Etymology Page number and context Sentence: a good leader rules his subjects with both benevolence and firm laws. Synonym: kind, compassionate Antonym: evil, stingy

6. Justifiable to be reasonable and correct Sentence: Suze was justifiably mad when she found out Anthony was cheating on her. Synonym: reasonable, right Antonym: unfair, misunderstood

7. Disquieting to be worrying or alarmed Sentence: Simon found it somewhat disquieting that Daphne had not phoned home since two nights ago. Synonym: alarming, troubling Antonym: reassuring, calm

8. Poignant heartrending or depressing Sentence: seeing the film hit so close to home, Max could not help feeling poignant as the heroine was forced to leave home. Synonym: heartrending, emotional Antonym: icy, unmoved