1. PENANCE (NOUN): repentance
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2. INFILTRATE (VERB): penetrate
3. STRENOUS (ADJECTIVE): arduous
Synonyms: demanding, exhausting
4. REPRIEVE (NOUN): relief of blame
Synonyms: abatement, clemency
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5. HAUNT (VERB): annoy
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6. CURT (ADJECTIVE): succinct
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Synonyms: bring to life, excite
Synonyms: emphatic, exemplify
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Synonyms: grieve, sulk
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10. AVANT GARDE (ADJECTIVE): unconventional
Synonyms: liberal, progressive
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Synonyms: retribution, penitence
Antonyms: happiness, joy
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The man gave away all of his money to charity as penance for his greed.
2. INFILTRATE (VERB): penetrate
Synonyms: permeate, percolate
Antonyms: evaporate, dry
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Cold air would infiltrate the foyer due to a draft caused by a space under the front door.
3. STRENOUS (ADJECTIVE): arduous
Synonyms: demanding, exhausting
Antonyms: easy, facile
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Writing thousands of sentences is a very strenuous task.
4. REPRIEVE (NOUN): relief of blame
Synonyms: abatement, clemency
Antonyms: charge, punish
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To everyone’s surprise, the convict received a reprieve from the governor of his state.
5. HAUNT (VERB): annoy
Synonyms: appall, terrify
Antonyms: comfort, settle
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She started haunting me in the middle of nowhere.
6. CURT (ADJECTIVE): succinct
Synonyms: brusque, concise
Antonyms: lengthy, long winded
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She made a curt statement in the meeting.
7. LIVENING (VERB): enliven
Synonyms: bring to life, excite
Antonyms: stop, dead
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Things really started livening up at about 11pm.
8. INSISTENT (ADJECTIVE): demanding
Synonyms: emphatic, exemplify
Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant
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His insistent nature would cost him fatal retribution someday.
9. BROOD (VERB): agonize over
Synonyms: grieve, sulk
Antonyms: neglect, ignore
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He was brooding over such a trivial issue.
10. AVANT GARDE (ADJECTIVE): unconventional
Synonyms: liberal, progressive
Antonyms: conservative, conventional
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When the designer introduced his avant-garde fashion line made out of yarn, he puzzled quite a few critics.
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