Synonyms

Unctuous means greasy or oily in texture, but also refers to insincerely smooth behavior (like an unctuous salesman who is overly flattering). In the context of texture, 'greasy' is the closest meaning.

Thrall literally means slave, bondage, or servitude. A person in thrall is completely controlled by another or by an obsession. Freedom and liberty are antonyms, while venture means to undertake a risky journey.

Trauma means a deeply distressing or disturbing experience - physical injury or psychological shock. 'Misery' captures the distress/suffering aspect. Happiness and calmness are antonyms, while humbleness is unrelated.

Splenetic describes someone who is irritable, bad-tempered, or easily annoyed. 'Peevish' captures this exact meaning - someone who shows annoyance or impatience. The other options don't match: weak implies lack of strength, timid means shy, and active means energetic.

Succor means assistance, help, or aid given to someone in need or difficulty. 'Help' is the direct synonym. The other options are unrelated: construct means build, reject means refuse, and destroy means damage.

A scruple is a feeling of doubt, hesitation, or reservation about whether something is morally right or appropriate. 'Hesitation' best captures this meaning. The distractors are unrelated: greediness, achievement, and suffering don't relate to moral uncertainty.

Sagacious means having keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or showing wisdom. 'Wise' is the perfect match. Beautiful refers to appearance, gentle means mild-mannered, and sympathetic means showing empathy - none capture wisdom.

A qualm is an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct. 'Apprehension' captures this anxiety or unease perfectly. Coolness, boldness, and confidence all suggest calmness or assurance - the opposite of a qualm.

Predilection means a preference, special liking, or bias toward something. 'Preference' is the direct synonym. Sadness refers to emotion, dislike is the opposite, and aversion means strong dislike - none match predilection.

Obesity is the state of being grossly fat or overweight. 'Fatness' directly describes this condition. Tenderness, kindness, and rudeness refer to personality traits or behaviors, not physical condition.

Remission refers to the cancellation of a debt, penalty, or punishment - essentially a pardon or forgiveness. 'Pardon' captures this legal/financial relief. Destruction, collection, and allocation don't relate to cancellation or forgiveness.

Peroration is the concluding part of a speech or discourse, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm. 'Oration' relates to speech-making. Poem, song, and story are different literary forms - a peroration specifically belongs to rhetoric/speeches.

 Ossify means to harden, particularly into bone. Therefore rigid is the closest in meaning to ossify.

A lampoon is a piece of writing, speech, or drawing that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize someone or something - essentially to ridicule publicly. Cry means weep, elevate means raise, and magnify means enlarge - none capture the critical satire aspect.

Inveigh means to speak or write about something with great hostility or disapproval; to protest strongly or complain vehemently. Inform means to tell, instruct means to teach, and argue is more neutral - none capture the strong disapproval of inveigh.

An incubus is a male demon believed to lie upon sleeping individuals. In medieval folklore, it represents an evil spirit. 'Demon' is the correct match. Angel, alien, and god don't represent this evil entity.

Incognito means having one's true identity concealed or disguised. 'Disguised' directly matches this meaning. 'Recognized' and 'revealed' are opposites of incognito.

Foible refers to a minor weakness, quirk, or failing in someone's character. 'Failing' is the closest match. 'Perfection' is the opposite meaning.

Idyllic describes something extremely pleasant, peaceful, or picturesque, often associated with rural or pastoral scenes. 'Pastoral' directly captures this rural, peaceful imagery. 'Harmful' and 'sophisticated' are opposite meanings.

Gyrate means to spin, rotate, or revolve in a circular motion. 'To spin' is the correct meaning. 'To construct' and 'to approve' are completely unrelated actions.

Histrionic refers to overly dramatic, theatrical, or exaggerated behavior and performance. 'Theatrical' is the exact meaning. 'Natural', 'genuine', and 'real' are opposite in meaning.

Facile means appearing easily achieved, done without much effort, or superficially clever. 'Effortless' is the correct meaning. It doesn't mean 'silly' or 'awkward'.

Polemics refers to controversial arguments, disputes, or contentious debates about a specific topic. 'Dispute' is the correct meaning. 'Agreement' is the opposite.

Militate against something means to be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing or opposing it. 'Oppose' is the correct meaning. It doesn't mean 'collect', 'destroy', or 'erase'.

Lucre refers to money or profit, especially when regarded as sordid, distasteful, or dishonorable gain. 'Profit' is the correct meaning. 'Material' and 'product' are related but not the primary meaning.