1.ERECT (VERB): build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: spoil
Example Sentence:
The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
2.INTROSPECTION (NOUN): brooding
Synonyms: self-analysis, soul-searching
Antonyms: extrospection
Example Sentence:
Quiet introspection can be very valuable.
3.STOKE (VERB): fuel
Synonyms: mend, add fuel to
Antonyms: dimnish
Example Sentence:
He stoked up the barbecue.
4.VETERAN (NOUN): old-hand
Synonyms: old-timer, old stager
Antonyms: novice
Example Sentence:
He is a veteran sitar player.
5.PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): brazen
Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant
Antonyms: timid
Example Sentence:
If I offer some advice, I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous.
6.PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): conjectural
Synonyms: speculative, tentative
Antonyms: definitive
Example Sentence:
His was a presumptive diagnosis.
7.CUMULATIVE (ADJECTIVE): increasing
Synonyms: accumulative, growing
Antonyms: subtractive
Example Sentence:
The cumulative effect of two years of drought.
8.OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): insulting
Synonyms: rude, derogatory
Antonyms: complimentary
Example Sentence:
The allegations made are deeply offensive to us.
9.THREATEN (VERB): menace
Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:
To threaten someone is something that should be avoided.
10.TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): firm
Synonyms: tight, strong
Antonyms: loose
Example Sentence:
He had a tenacious grip on the rope so as to win.
