Unconscious Mutterings: Week 423

I say ... and you think ... ?
1. Ugly :: hideous, repulsive, dreadful, unsightly
2. Shed :: hut, shack, cabin, cottage
3. Contrary :: opposing, different, unlike, rival
4. Yellow :: pale, pallid, sickly, sallow
5. New Jersey :: USA, state, place in America
6. Point :: direct, aim, end, tip
7. Actually :: truly, in fact, really, essentially
8. Endeavour :: try, effort, venture, attempy
9. Blondie :: fair-headed, pale, flaxen, light-coloured
10. Speck :: fleck, dot, spot, scrap

I had fun with words. Join us too!