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1. ANNIHILATE (VERB): : destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:
A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
2. INHERENT (ADJECTIVE): : intrinsic
Synonyms: innate, immanent
Antonyms: acquired
Example Sentence:
Any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.
3. PROTRACT (VERB): : prolong
Synonyms: extend, draw out
Antonyms: curtail
Example Sentence:
He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:
A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
2. INHERENT (ADJECTIVE): : intrinsic
Synonyms: innate, immanent
Antonyms: acquired
Example Sentence:
Any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.
3. PROTRACT (VERB): : prolong
Synonyms: extend, draw out
Antonyms: curtail
Example Sentence:
He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.
4. ABREAST (ADVERB): : up with
Synonyms: up to date with, in touch with
Antonyms: out of touch with
Example Sentence:
In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.
5.RESTITUTION (NOUN): : return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:
The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.
Synonyms: up to date with, in touch with
Antonyms: out of touch with
Example Sentence:
In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.
5.RESTITUTION (NOUN): : return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:
The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.
6. WITHER (VERB): : wilt
Synonyms: droop, fade
Antonyms: thrive
Example Sentence:
The grass had withered to an unappealing brown.
7. ANTIPATHY (NOUN): : hostility
Synonyms: antagonism, animosity
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:
He certainly had antipathy to capitalism.
Synonyms: droop, fade
Antonyms: thrive
Example Sentence:
The grass had withered to an unappealing brown.
7. ANTIPATHY (NOUN): : hostility
Synonyms: antagonism, animosity
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:
He certainly had antipathy to capitalism.
8. LIBERAL (ADJECTIVE): : generous
Synonyms: magnanimous, open-handed
Antonyms: miserly
Example Sentence:
Sam was too liberal with the wine.
9.EMPATHY (NOUN): : affinity with
Synonyms: rapport with, togetherness
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:
She'd been incapable of empathy or remorse.
10. ACCEDE (VERB): : accept
Synonyms: endorse, go along with
Antonyms: refuse
Example Sentence:
He did not accede to his child’s demands.
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