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11) Ostracize (verb) - spurn, reject, avoid 5) Spurt (verb) – spray, surge, eruption
Example: Bill knew his community would Example: Growth spurts and shrinking budgets
ostracize him after his release from prison so he are just two of the reasons why frugal parents sh op
moved to another town. for kids discount clothing.
Ostracize x accept, include, welcome Antonyms: Spurt x gather, collect, conceal
Antonyms: Inevitable x prevent, avoid, avert the bucolic of butterflies into a dangerous sport.
Antonyms: Bucolic x urban, municipal,
Antonyms: Coax x allow, disenchant, disgust from the police to keep stalkers away from his
property.
horrified
Example: The thought of the federal government 3) Prudent (adjective) –wise, discerning,
Antonyms: Aghast x apathetic ,fearless, everything with cash so he will not build up a pile
unagitated of debt.
Antonyms: Prudent x impolitic, careless, hasty
strife between the two gangs. Example: A lack of alacrity to serve caused
Antonyms: Strife x harmony, peace, unwilling men to be drafted into the war.
Example: The judge ignored the recrimination Example: We can’t allow that corporation to
the convicted child molester made against his vitiate the purity of our drinking water by building
commendation, compliment
6) Intrigue (verb) –drew, excited, engrossed
measured with all the precision necessary for th e Example: The relentless marshal pursued the
Example: The daredevil likes to take undue acquiesce and let the students have a dance.
risks and keeps himself in trouble. Antonyms: Acquiesce x resist, oppose, forbear
Example: The troops were shocked by their Antonyms: Shatter x erect, build, construct
vigilant combative
Example: You make more friends being nice than
special provision
more songs at the behest of her audience. Example: The park ranger warned the campers to
Antonyms: Behest x appeal, requisition, petition watch out for venomous snakes.
Antonyms: Venomous x benevolent, gentle,
moral
Example: Scrupulous landscapers are careful 2) Exorcise (verb) – discarded, dumped,
Example: My professor spoke so rapidly that his entrench himself in his studies as the deadline
10) Battered (adjective) – abused, injured, Example: My daughter often tells me I wear
Example: Rockets and shells continued to hit the Antonyms: Antediluvian x modish,
7) Jettison (verb) – discard, reject, abandon Example: Convalescent people are comparatively
Example: The company president’s decision to sensitive when they convalesce in a new
8) Rupture (noun) – separation, parting, breach 2) Baffle (verb) – confuse, perplex, bewilder
Example: The missile launch is sure to rupture Example: The magician makes a living with his
the relationship between the two countries. skills to baffle the untrained and easily
out that a prototype was already being patented by Example: People who do not sleep well are often
their rival company. worn out during the day because of lassitude.
depression energy
prayer heedful
Example: The coronation ceremony will include Example: Most doctors are circumspect about
an invocation during which the priest asks for recommending the new drug to their patients.
divine favor for the new king. Antonyms: Circumspect x reckless, hasty,
concession, demand
2) Modicum (noun) –drop, fragment, grain
Example: His cruel abuse showed a dissonance Antonyms: Modicum x abundance, bundle,
7) Loquacious (adjective) –voluble, talkative, Example: The immature singer was arrested for
Example: There is nothing worse than having a Antonyms: Flamboyant x restrained, calm,
8) Defiance (noun) –opposition, resistance, Example: People hate being around Harry
privilege damaged
Antonyms: Accolade x censure, silence, Example: The comedian’s jokes were egregious
augmentation definite
wounded. dismay
8) Ameliorate (verb)
3) Scathing(Adjective) Synonym: improve, better, enhance
Synonym: devastating, withering, blistering Antonym: aggravate, decrease and worsen
Antonym: mild, gentle, praising Sentence: A centralized policy would compound
Sentence: The scathing criticism did not inspire not ameliorate the problem.
the employees to work efficiently.
9) Beleaguered (verb)
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