1.SCANDALOUS (ADJECTIVE) : discreditable
- Synonyms: disreputable, dishonourable
- Antonyms: seemly
- Example Sentence: The magazine published scandalous pictures of the movie star.
2.ACQUIT (VERB): absolve
- Synonyms: clear, exonerate
- Antonyms: convict
- Example Sentence: One was brought to trial on a charge of affray and was acquitted.
3.RETROGRADE(ADJECTIVE): regressive
- Synonyms: negative, downhill
- Antonyms: positive
- Example Sentence: To go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step.
4.PERSEVERANCE (NOUN): persistence
- Synonyms: tenacity, determination
- Antonyms: irresolution
- Example Sentence: His perseverance with the technique illustrates his single-mindedness.
5.BANKRUPT (ADJECTIVE): insolvent
- Synonyms: bankrupted, failed
- Antonyms: solvent
- Example Sentence: His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.
6.EXTRADITE (VERB): deport
- Synonyms: hand over, repatriate
- Antonyms: keep
- Example Sentence: India refused to extradite him to the Netherlands.
7.QUASH(VERB): suppress
- Synonyms: put an end to, finish
- Antonyms: prompt
- Example Sentence: A hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs.
8.VICE(NOUN): immorality
- Synonyms: wrongdoing, wickedness
- Antonyms: virtue
- Example Sentence: The center was often referred as an open sewer of vice and crime.
9.MOURN (VERB): deplore
- Synonyms: bewail, bemoan
- Antonyms: rejoice
- Example Sentence: Publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction.
10.PROLIFIC (ADJECTIVE): productive
- Synonyms: fertile, inventive
- Antonyms: non-productive
- Example Sentence: In captivity, tigers are prolific breeders.
