Last salt to sea vocab

monotonous

Something that lacks variety

pos: adjective

Synonyms: unvaried

Antonym: varied

Fastidious

Particular and hard to please

pos: adjective

Synonyms: meticulous

Antonym: easy going

Dregs

The sediment, grounds, or particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid.

pos: noun

Synonyms: Sediment

Antonyms: Peak

Asphyxiation

A life threatening condition caused by severe oxygen deprivation.

pos: noun

Synonyms: Suffocation

Antonyms: Breathing

Tantamount

Equivalent in value, significance, or effect.

pos: adjective

Synonyms: equivalent, equal

Antonyms: Unequal, unbalanced

Trite

Being boring or ineffective because it is used so much.

pos: adjective

Synonym: Stale

Antonym: Unique

Penchant

A strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.

pos: noun

Synonyms: Liking, fondness.

Antonyms: Aversion,Dislike

Quandary

A difficult situation that is hard to solve

pos: noun

Synonym: difficulty  

Antonym: certainty

Dendritic

Something with a branched, treelike, or aborescent nature

pos: adjective

Synonyms: Branched

Antonyms: Linear, simple

Sordid

something filthy, squalid, or morally degraded and dishonorable

pos: adjective

Synonyms:Immoral, Dishonorable

Antonym: Honorable, Decent

Ploy

Tactic, strategy used to gain advantage.

pos: noun

Synonym: conquer

Antonym: lost

Belabored

To explain, work at or attack repeatedly

pos: verb

Synonym: Tempered

Antonym: Calm

Labyrinth

A complex structure of intricate passageways 

pos: noun

Synonyms: Maze

Anytonym: Straight Path

Cordoned

An area restricted by a barrier to prevent access typically for security, safety, or investigation.

pos: adjective

Synonyms: Closed off, confined,

Antonyms: Open, accessable

Akin

Similar, or related by blood.

pos: adjective

Synonyms: similar, related

Antonyms: unrelated, unlike