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1) Taunt (noun) —
Meaning: a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.; provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.
Synonyms: tease, ridicule, gibe, insult
Antonyms: respect, compliment, praise, admire
Usage: It’s too cruel to tauntJim with his failure in the examination
2) Raucous (noun)–
Meaning:making or constituting adisturbingly harsh and loud noise.
Synonyms: harsh, rough, hoarse, cacophonous
Antonyms: peaceful, soft, quiet, calm, tranquil
Usage: He burst into raucouslaughter.
3) listless (verb)—
Meaning: (of a person or their manner)lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Synonyms: sluggish, lethargic,lackadaisical
Antonyms: active, energetic, spirited,
enthusiastic
Usage: She had to keepthinking up new ways to hold the attentionof her listlesspupils.
4) Riven (noun) —
Meaning: split or tear apart violently.
Synonyms: split, torn, ripped
Antonyms: united
Usage: The wood was rivenwith deep cracks.
5) Pleasantries (noun)–
Meaning: an inconsequential remark made as partof a polite conversation; a mild joke.
Synonyms: jocularities, jests, jokes
Antonyms: tragedies, insults
Usage: After exchangingpleasantries, the delegation revealed thepurpose of their visit.
6) Reprisal (verb)–
Meaning: an act of retaliation.
Synonyms: retaliation, revenge, retribution,vengeance
Antonyms: pardon, kindness, sympathy
Usage: Alfred was shot inreprisal for the killing of a rival gangmember.
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7) Epicentre (adjective)-
Meaning: the central point of something, typically adifficult or unpleasant situation; the point on the earth’s surface verticallyabove the focus of an earthquake.
Synonyms: centre, hotbed, core, locus
Antonyms: periphery, margin
Usage: The earthquake had itsepicentre two-hundred kilometres north-east
of the capital.
8) Implosion (adverb) —
Meaning: an instance of something collapsingviolently inwards; a sudden failure or collapse of anorganization or system.
Synonyms: explosion, burst, blast
Antonyms: collapse, failure, breakdown
Usage: Politicians tried tocalm the protesters in fear that the riotswould implodeand destroy the city.
9) Clutch –
Meaning: a tight grasp; denoting or occurring at acritical situation in which the outcome of agame or competition is at stake.
Synonyms: grasp, grip, hold, grab, seize
Antonyms: unfasten, abandon, release
Usage: The sudden sensationof falling made him clutch the door frame.
10) Stint (verb) –
Meaning: restrict (someone) in the amount ofsomething, especially money, given or
Permitted; a person’s fixed or allotted period of work; d. limitation of supply or effort
Synonyms: job, work, limit, restrain
Antonyms: free, exuberant
Usage: He has changed hisschedule to a three-day stint, which startsthis Friday.
