1. WANTON (ADJECTIVE): wilful
Synonyms: deliberate, malicious
Antonyms: justifiable
Example Sentence:
It was nothing but sheer wanton vandalism.
2. BONA FIDE (ADJECTIVE): authentic
Synonyms: genuine, real
Antonyms: fake, bogus
Example Sentence:
She was a bona fide expert.
3. TRIVIALIZE (VERB): underplay
Synonyms: minimize, play down
Antonyms: make a big thing of
Example Sentence:
Meadows made a big thing of paying the bill.
4. INFLAMMATORY (ADJECTIVE): provocative
Synonyms: provoking, inflaming
Antonyms: uncontroversial
Example Sentence:
He passed some inflammatory remarks.
5. SUMMON (VERB): Ask
Synonyms: send for, call for
Antonyms: discharge, remit
Example Sentence:
A waiter was summoned.
6. PERVERSE (ADJECTIVE): difficult
Synonyms: contrary, unreasonable
Antonyms: accommodating, cooperative
Example Sentence:
Rita’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good.
7. QUASH (VERB): repeal
Synonyms: cancel, rescind
Antonyms: validate
Example Sentence:
His conviction was quashed on appeal.
8. PROCURE (VERB): obtain
Synonyms: acquire, find
Antonyms: abandon, fail
Example Sentence:
Food was procured for the rebels.
9. ENTRENCH (VERB): ensconce
Synonyms: establish, settle
Antonyms: dislodge, superficial
Example Sentence:
Ageism is entrenched in our society
10. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): apparently
Synonyms: seemingly, on the face of it
Antonyms: genuinely, really
Example Sentence:
The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health.
