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EVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): deceptive
Synonyms: misleading, cagey
Antonyms: truthful, forthright
Example Sentence: The news anchor learned nothing from the politician’s evasive responses.
GODSEND (NOUN): gift
Synonyms:...
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DISPEL (VERB): allay
Synonyms: drive away thought, resolve
Antonyms: recall, take in
Example Sentence: The flowers from my husband do not dispel the fact I...
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WHIM (NOUN): sudden idea
Synonyms: inclination, vagary
Antonyms: truth, reality
Example Sentence: His instinct paid off as he picked the winning horse on a whim.
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ABRADE (VERB): scrape
Synonyms: chafe, grate
Antonyms: make happy, please
Example Sentence: The woollen blanket abraded my legs and gave me a rash.
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JIBE (VERB): conform
Synonyms: match, tally
Antonyms: differ, disagree
Example Sentence: She jibed all the details of the account.
BASTION (NOUN): bulwark
Synonyms: support, stronghold...
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AMENDMENT (NOUN): change
Synonyms: revision, correction
Antonyms: damage, hurt
Example Sentence: None of the senators think that an amendment would be approved.
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IMPARTIALLY (ADVERB): justly
Synonyms: honestly, reasonably
Antonyms: unfairly, unjustly
Example Sentence: She has impartially proofread the speed test.
PROGNOSTICATE (NOUN): forecast
Synonyms:...
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IMPARTIALLY (ADVERB): justly
Synonyms: honestly, reasonably
Antonyms: unfairly, unjustly
Example Sentence: She has impartially proofread the speed test.
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VAUNT (VERB): boast
Synonyms: brag, flaunt
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentence: He likes to vaunt whenever he is with his friends.
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PERJURY (NOUN): deception
Synonyms: falsehood, dishonesty
Antonyms: frankness, openness
Example Sentence: His friend who lied about his whereabouts will soon face...
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1. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): acrid
Synonyms: sharp, stinging
Antonyms: blunt, mild
Example Sentence: Some chemicals have a very pungent smell.
2. CHEEKY (ADJECTIVE): bold
Synonyms: brash, audacious
Antonyms: afraid, fearful
Example Sentence:...
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MAR (VERB): spoil
Synonyms: ruin, impair
Antonyms: repair, mend
Example Sentence: They tried to marred her image.
MANNED (ADJECTIVE): defended
Synonyms: barricaded,...
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1. BERSERK (ADJECTIVE): Insane
Synonyms: crazed, maniacal
Antonyms: rational, sensible
Example Sentence: Army went berserk with an arsenal of guns.
2. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): Asleep
Synonyms: comatose, sleeping
Antonyms: active, wakeful
Example...
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GNARLY (ADJECTIVE): different
Synonyms: extraordinary, unique
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Example Sentence: Ronit is my gnarly fellow.
SET OFF (VERB): redeem
Synonyms: compensate, propitiate
Antonyms: disagree, spoil...
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GNARLY (ADJECTIVE): different
Synonyms: extraordinary, unique
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Example Sentence: Ronit is my gnarly fellow.
SET OFF (VERB): redeem
Synonyms: compensate, propitiate
Antonyms: disagree, spoil...
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DENATURE (VERB): debase
Synonyms: deteriorate, depreciate
Antonyms: improve, upgrade
Example sentence: The excessive use of pesticides denatured the land.
COVERTLY (ADVERB): clandestinely
Synonyms: surreptitiously,...
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Abstemious
Meaning: not eating and drinking too much
Synonym: continent, self-abnegating
Sentence: “She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.”
Accoutre
Meaning: to...
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OVERTURN (VERB): invalidate
Synonyms: reverse, repeal
Antonyms: approve, permit
Example Sentence: The Ministry of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has overturned the...
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VOCABULARY
Repercussions
Meaning: something usually bad or unpleasant that happens as a result of an action, statement, etc.
Synonym: impact,influence
Sentence: “your decision not to go...
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1.Grapple
Meaning: fight without weapons
Synonym: clasp, clench
Sentence: “after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair”
Incongruous
Meaning: not appropriate for a particular...
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RIDICULOUS (ADJECTIVE): stupid
Synonyms: absurd, bizarre
Antonyms: credible, logical
Example Sentence: He was a ridiculous person.
PARODY (NOUN): spoof
Synonyms: burlesque, caricature
Antonyms:...
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COERCE (VERB): COMPEL, PRESS
SYNONYMS: INTIMIDATE, BULLY
ANTONYMS: ENCOURAGE, ALLOW
EXAMPLE SENTENCE: HE COERCED ME TO SIGN ON AN ILLEGAL DOCUMENT.
REFULGENT (ADJECTIVE):...