1. BEWILDERED (ADJECTIVE): perplexed and confused; very puzzled.
Synonyms: baffled, confused
Antonyms: clear, aware, oriented
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2. CLIFF (NOUN): a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea.
Synonyms: precipice, crag
Antonyms: bottom, nadir
Example Sentence:
A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs.
3. LEASE (VERB): grant (property) on lease; let.
Synonyms: hire, sublet
Antonyms: sell, vend
Example Sentence:
She leased the site to a local company.
4. ACQUISITION (NOUN): an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
Synonyms: purchase, addition,
Antonyms: loss, failure, dearth
Example Sentence:
The legacy will be used for new acquisitions.
5. PAROCHIALISM (NOUN): a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused on a local area; narrow-mindedness.
Synonyms: localism, insularity
Antonyms: standard, silence
Example Sentence:
We have been guilty of parochialism, of resistance to change
6. ARMOR (VERB): provide (someone) with emotional, social, or other defences.
Synonyms: defense, mail
Antonyms: destruction, harm
Example Sentence:
The knowledge armored him against her.
7. LANGUISH (VERB): deteriorate
Synonyms: dwindle, faint
Antonyms: develop, grow
Example Sentence:
If I don’t bother him, my cat will languish on the windowsill all day long.
8. PLAGIARISM (NOUN): the practice of taking someone else’s work
Synonyms: falsification, appropriation
Antonyms: return, originality
Example Sentence:
There were accusations of plagiarism.
9. EXTRADITE (VERB): abandon
Synonyms: apprehend, arrest
Antonyms: hold, keep
Example Sentence:
Until the country receives proof of Mark’s guilt, they refuse to extradite him to local authorities.
10 FOMENT (VERB): instigate
Synonyms: abet, arouse
Antonyms: finish, tranquilize
Example Sentence:
He fomented the innocent people.
