1. RADICALIZATION (NOUN): process of making someone more extreme in religious belief
Synonyms: fanaticism, infatuation
Antonyms: secondary, unimportant
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2. SEGREGATION (NOUN): keeping apart, separation
Synonyms: discrimination, seclusion
Antonyms: connection, relation
Example Sentence:
The community fought to end segregation in schools and housing.
3. HACKLES (VERB/NOUN): erectile hairs which rise when angry or alarmed.
Synonyms: chop, clip
Antonyms: raise, assist
Example Sentence:
The dog continued to growl, its hackles raised.
4. ABROGATION (NOUN): repeal or abolition of a law or agreement.
Synonyms: annulment, ending
Antonyms: introduction, commencement
Example Sentence:
Article 371 was abrogated in 2019.
5. SPURT (NOUN/VERB): gush out in a sudden forceful stream, spray, fountain.
Synonyms: outburst, eruption
Antonyms: peace, continuity
Example Sentence:
He cut his finger and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes.
6. INVOKED (VERB): call a deity or spirit in prayer, pray to
Synonyms: appeal to, conjure
Antonyms: answer, reply
Example Sentence:
Their scared dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
7. REVULSION (NOUN): a sense of disgust, loathing
Synonyms: dislike, distaste
Antonyms: like, love
Example Sentence:
He expressed his revulsion against whale hunting.
8. TRUCE (NOUN): agreement between enemies to stop fighting for sometime.
Synonyms: amnesty, detente
Antonyms: persistence, war, disagreement
Example Sentence:
After years of rivalry the two countries have agreed a truce.
9.TOUTED (VERB): persuade people to buy goods or services, to talk about
Synonyms: praise, proclaim
Antonyms: blame, condemn, conceal
Example Sentence:
There were hundreds of taxis at the airport all touting for business.
10. PUNITIVE (ADJECTIVE): intended as punishment, penal, disciplinary
Synonyms: missing, deprived of
Antonyms: abundant, enough
Example Sentence:
The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.