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18/1/2021 ( Friday-09:05 pm) 📰


1.DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): : wicked

Synonyms: evil, iniquitous

Antonyms: noble

Example Sentence:

We all know the pirates and their dastardly deeds.

2. EVADE (VERB): : elude

Synonyms: avoid, dodge

Antonyms: confront

Example Sentence:

Friends helped him to evade my woes.

3. APPREHEND (VERB): : arrest

Synonyms: catch, capture

Antonyms: let go

Example Sentence:

A warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended.

4. ONGOING (ADJECTIVE): : in progress

Synonyms: under way, going on

Antonyms: finished

Example Sentence:

Negotiations are ongoing right now.
5. ABSOLVE (VERB): : exonerate

Synonyms: discharge, acquit

Antonyms: blame

Example Sentence:

The pardon absolved them of all the crimes.

6. PREJUDICIAL (ADJECTIVE): : detrimental

Synonyms: damaging, injurious

Antonyms: beneficial

Example Sentence:

The proposals were considered prejudicial to the city centre.

7. IMPOVERISH (VERB): : weaken

Synonyms: sap, exhaust

Antonyms: strengthen

Example Sentence:

The soil was impoverished by annual burning.

8. RELIABLE (ADJECTIVE): : dependable

Synonyms: good, well founded

Antonyms: unreliable

Example Sentence:

Newspapers are no more a reliable source of information.
9. REVIVE (VERB): : reinvigorate

Synonyms: revitalize, refresh

Antonyms: torpefy

Example Sentence:

The cool, refreshing water revived us all.

10. OPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): : in force

Synonyms: effective, in effect

Antonyms: invalid

Example Sentence:

The transmitter is operative.

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