* Correct pairs matched by color, not alignment
genuflection - The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence.
Usage: Whereupon the pony went down on its knees in the sawdust in a genuflection to the man with the whip.
animadversion - Strong criticism.
Synonyms: censure
Usage: I meant no animadversions against any one, and certainly intended no disrespectful allusions to your mother.
fatuity - Something that is utterly stupid or silly.
Usage: In his fatuity, the beggar believed the princess to be in love with him.
lachrymator - A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds.
Synonyms: teargas
Usage: When the demonstration turned violent, the police used a potent lachrymator to disperse the mob.
seafarer - A sailor or mariner.
Usage: Then he arose quickly, like a seafarer who all at once seeth the land; and he shouted for joy: for he saw a new truth.
