1.HALT (NOUN): stop
Synonyms: pull up, draw up
Antonyms: start
Example Sentence:
Pressure is growing to halt the bloodshed.
2.PERPETUATE (VERB): continue
Synonyms: preserve
Antonyms: discontinue
Example Sentence:
The confusion was perpetuated through unwillingness.
3.UNDERSCORE (VERB): emphasize
Synonyms: highlight
Antonyms: understate
Example Sentence:
These failures underscore the difficulty of what we’re attempting to do.
4.DELIBERATION (NOUN): care
Synonyms: caution, slowness
Antonyms: haste
Example Sentence:
He replaced the glass on the table with deliberation.
5.CULMINATE (VERB): peak
Synonyms: come to a head, climax
Antonyms: begin
Example Sentence:
Weeks of violence culminated in murder.
6.SACK (VERB): dismiss
Synonyms: get rid of, lay off
Antonyms: take on, hire
Example Sentence:
Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot.
7.DISTRACTION (NOUN): diversion
Synonyms: interruption, disturbance
Antonyms: attention
Example Sentence:
The firm found passenger travel a distraction from the main business.
8.VIGILANT (ADJECTIVE): watchful
Synonyms: observant, sharp-eyed
Antonyms: negligent, inattentive
Example Sentence:
The thief was spotted by vigilant neighbours.
9.FLATTER (VERB): compliment
Synonyms: praise, commend
Antonyms: insult
Example Sentence:
She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted.
10.ERRONEOUS (ADJECTIVE): wrong
Synonyms: incorrect, mistaken
Antonyms: correct, right
Example Sentence:
Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions.
