1. OVERRIDE (VERB):
abrogate
Synonyms: annul, nullify
Antonyms: sanction,
validate
Example Sentence:
The president has decided to override his advisors’
decision.
2. INVIOLABILITY
(NOUN): sanctity
Synonyms: devotion, divinity
Antonyms: impiousness, irreverence
Example Sentence:
The strongest
statement regarding the inviolability of many dogmas is mentioned in his book.
3. POSIT
(VERB):
suppose
Synonyms: assume, consider
Antonyms: neglect, ignore
Example Sentence:
Since no other venue is
available, I will posit my condominium as a place for the company holiday
party.
4. UNPRECEDENTED
(NOUN): extraordinary
Synonyms: bizarre, exceptional
Antonyms: regular, common
Example Sentence:
The Internet has erased
distance and given people unprecedented access to each other.
5. CITY
DWELLERS (NOUN): townie
Synonyms: urbanite,
city boy
Antonyms: immigrant, foreigner
Example Sentence:
Many city dwellers live in
rented apartments.
6. BYSTANDAR (NOUN): observer
Synonyms: onlooker, witness
Antonyms: participant, associate
Example Sentence:
As the drivers’ argument
became physical, a bystander had to intervene.
7. CHICANERY
(NOUN): deception
Synonyms: trickery, duplicity
Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness
Example Sentence:
He is up to his old
chicanery, blaming all democrats for the recession.
8. AGITATE (ADJECTIVE): disturb
Synonyms: churn, concuss
Antonyms: calm, soothe
Example Sentence:
As his younger brother is
a troublemaker, he likes to agitate his sister by hiding her dolls.
9. CEREMONIAL
(ADJECTIVE): ritual
Synonyms: solemn, august
Antonyms: unimpressive, unceremonial
Example Sentence:
The tribe has
different ceremonial dance
for each ceremony.
10. GRUELING (ADJECTIVE): arduous
Synonyms: exhausting, laborious
Antonyms: easy, facile
Example Sentence:
In between work and
school, the medical student managed a very grueling schedule.
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