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📚Gds  Weekly vocabulary session📚 

12/03/2022 (Saturday-09:05 pm) 📰


1. QUINTESSENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): : Typical

Synonyms: Prototypical, Stereotypical

Antonyms: Average

Example Sentence:

He was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained.

2. MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): : Spiteful

Synonyms: Malevolent, Hostile

Antonyms: Benevolent

Example Sentence:

He took a sort of malicious pleasure in irritating the monks.

3. VIOLATE (VERB): : Contravene

Synonyms: Breach, Infringe

Antonyms: Comply with

Example Sentence:

They had violated all the terms of a ceasefire.

4. REPRIEVE (VERB): : Pardon

Synonyms: Spare, Acquit

Antonyms: Charge

Example Sentence:

Under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved.
5. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): : Disruptive

Synonyms: Inflammatory, Insurgent

Antonyms: Loyal

Example Sentence:

He is a a subversive creature.

6. VANDALIZE (VERB): : Destroy

Synonyms: Damage, Harm

Antonyms: Build

Example Sentence:

Stations have been vandalized beyond recognition.

7. RESTORE (VERB): (: Reinstate

Synonyms: Put back, Replace

Antonyms: Abolish

Example Sentence:

The government restored confidence in the housing market.

8. AID (NOUN): : Assistance

Synonyms: Support, Help

Antonyms: Hindrance

Example Sentence:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid.

9. COMPACT (ADJECTIVE): : Concise

Synonyms: Succinct, Condensed

Antonyms: Rambling

Example Sentence:

He gave a compact summary of the play.

10. SEIZE (VERB): : Grab

Synonyms: Grasp, Snatch

Antonyms: Let go of

Example Sentence:

She jumped up and seized his arm.

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