1. ENTICE (VERB): allure
Synonyms: enchant, captivate
Antonyms: disenchant, repel
Example Sentence: Though she didn’t need a new dress, the offer was too enticing to pass up.
2. DECRY (VERB): criticize
Synonyms: condemn, belittle Antonyms: approve, flatter
Example Sentence: The people marched to decry the state police for their rude behaviour.
3. AMITY (NOUN): friendship
Synonyms: amicableness, comity Antonyms: hostility, hatred
Example Sentence: Because of the amity in the department, everyone looked out for each other.
4. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): dictatorial
Synonyms: autocratic, domineering Antonyms: democratic, rational
Example Sentence: If the company is enforcing arbitrary penalties, you should look for a new place to work at.
5. IMPASSE (NOUN): difficult situation
Synonyms: stalemate, predicament Antonyms: solution, breakthrough
Example Sentence: Because of the impasse between the workers, factory have been dysfunctional for more than a month.
6. GESTALT (NOUN): arrangement
Synonyms: composition, structure Antonyms: disarray, chaos
Example Sentence: Our cricket team should work as a gestalt as it has to work as a collective unit.
7. DISPARATE (ADJECTIVE): different
Synonyms: contrasting, distinct Antonyms: alike, similar
Example Sentence: As there was disparate information on the topic it took longer than expected to compile.
8. OSSIFY (VERB): become hard from aging.
Synonyms: fossilize, petrify Antonyms: soften, liquefy
Example Sentence: Deficiency of vitamin D causes early ossification of bones in children.
9. RECONDITE (ADJECTIVE): mysterious
Synonyms: obscure, abstruse Antonyms: straight forward, apparent
Example Sentence: The patients waited for the doctor to explain the recondite diagnosis.
10. INTREPID (ADJECTIVE): brave
Synonyms: courageous, nervy Antonyms: cowardly, jittery
Example Sentence: To be successful in business, one needs to be intrepid and willing to take risks.
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