1. FIDELITY (NOUN): Faithfulness to a person
Synonyms: devotion, obedience
Antonyms: treachery disloyalty
Example sentence:
For many fidelity to a religion creed is admirable.
2. GROVEL (VERB): lie or crawl
Synonyms: beseech, fawn Antonyms: ignore, answer
Example sentence:
They criticized leaders who grovelled for foreign patrons.
3. PALLIATE (VERB): to reduce the severity
Synonyms: abate, cover up Antonyms: enlarge expose
Example sentence:
The doctor trusted that the new medication would palliate her patient's discomfort.
4. AMBIVALENCE (NOUN): the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas
Synonyms: doubt irresolution Antonyms: sureness, decisiveness
Example sentence :
The judge's ambivalence about the defendant's guilt caused a delay in the penalty portion of the trial.
5. ORDEAL ( NOUN): unpleasant and prolonged expirience
Synonym: difficulty, trouble
Antonyms: comfort, peace
Example sentence:
This article had a gory description about the ordeals faced by players who came back after loosing a match.
6. RAMPANT (NOUN): flourishing or spreading unchecked
Synonyms: uncontrolled, unbridled Antonyms: restrained, moderate
Example sentence:
Corruption is rampant and government is trying its best to control it.
7. FATHOM (VERB): to understand after much thought
Synonyms: comprehend grasp Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand
Example sentence:
Since I have always scored good marks i cannot fathom why my teacher gave me poor grades.
8. SPAWN (VERB): to start something
Synonyms: create, generate
Antonyms: destroy, kill
Example sentence:
The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of New small businesses.
9. LIMPID (ADJECTIVE): clear, transparent
Synonyms: comprehensible, lucid Antonyms: muddy obscure
Example sentence:
The writer's limpid writing style greatly pleased readers who disliked complicated novels.
10. GRATIS (ADJECTIVE): free
Synonyms: complementary, chargeless Antonyms: costly, expesive
Example sentence:
Gratis distribution of net is already being applied successfully in several impoverished countries.
