1. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): calamity
Synonyms: adversity, fiasco Antonyms: fortune, prosperity
Example Sentence:
The catastrophe caused a lot of damage.
2. EPIC (NOUN): long story
Synonyms: narrative, saga Antonyms: short story, small poem
Example Sentence:
Mahabharata is a legendary epic of India.
3. GORGE (VERB): eat greedily
Synonyms: gulp, guzzle Antonyms: fast, starve
Example Sentence:
He gorged 2 family size pizzas while waiting for us.
4. FAMINE (NOUN): hunger
Synonyms: starvation, dearth Antonyms: abundance, plenty
Example Sentence:
The land suffered a devastating famine.
5. CONSTERNATION (NOUN): distress
Synonyms: bewilderment, panic Antonyms: contentment, calmness
Example Sentence:
He experienced a lot of consternation in those days.
6. METAPHOR (NOUN): implied comparison
Synonyms: allegory, similitude Antonyms: plain speech, factual
Example Sentence:
The metaphor used by him was a well-known one.
7. WITHERING (ADJECTIVE): destructive
Synonyms: annihilating, devastating Antonyms: creative, developmental
Example Sentence:
We experienced a withering cyclone.
8. TRANSCEND (VERB): surpass
Synonyms: outdo, outshine Antonyms: surrender, be inferior
Example Sentence:
They transcended us all.
9. ELLIPTICAL (ADJECTIVE): oval-shaped
Synonyms: egg-shaped, ellipsoidal Antonyms: square-shaped, rectangular-shaped
Example Sentence:
The earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit.
10. EXONERATE (VERB): excuse
Synonyms: acquit, exempt Antonyms: condemn, convict
Example Sentence:
He was exonerated because this was his first crime.
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