1.REVERENT (ADJECTIVE): showing great respect.
Synonyms: reverential, appreciative
Antonyms: impolite, rude
Example Sentence:
A reverent silence followed the professor’s lecture.
2.PREREQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): required or necessary as a prior condition
Synonyms: mandatory, expedient
Antonyms: inessential, voluntary
Example Sentence:
Young children can be taught the prerequisite skills necessary for reading.
3.QUINTESSENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): representing the perfect example of a class or quality.
Synonyms: classic, ideal
Antonyms: atypical, unique
Example Sentence:
Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker.
4.MORPH (VERB): to change into
Synonyms: transform, contort
Antonyms: sustain, stagnate
Example Sentence:
Cinematic special effects morphed the villain into a snake.
5.MONSTROUS (ADJECTIVE): shockingly devilish
Synonyms: atrocious, heinous
Antonyms: moral, sensible
Example Sentence:
It is monstrous how badly he is treated.
6.UNDAUNTED (ADJECTIVE): fearless
Synonyms: steadfast, undeterred
Antonyms: coward, timorous
Example Sentence:
David is an undaunted man.
7. SPUNKY (ADJECTIVE): spirited
Synonyms: energetic, courageous
Antonyms: inactive, lethargic
Example Sentence:
Natalie is a spunky girl.
8.ERUDITE (ADJECTIVE): scholarly
Synonyms: educated, learned
Antonyms: unintellectual, absent-minded
Example Sentence:
Ella is one of the erudite students of the class.
9.DISCRETION (NOUN): judgement
Synonyms: calculation, observation
Antonyms: carelessness, negligence
Example Sentence:
They will use their discretion in shifting to the new city.
10.STEAMROLLER (VERB): force someone into doing something, compel
Synonyms: forcibly pass (a rule), impose
Antonyms: aid, help
Example Sentence:
The government’s trying to steamroller a law through.
