1.Contaminate (verb)
- Meaning: make impure / mix something
- Synonym: pollute, corrupt
- Antonym: clean, purify
- Usage: Some wells and springs are still contaminated with uranium and other toxic heavy metals.
2.Contemplate (verb)
- Meaning: consider as a possibility
- Synonym: regard, examine
- Antonym: overlook, ignorant
- Usage: He had never liked him in the old days, but he was far too good-natured to contemplate any serious bloodshed.
3.Converse (verb)
- Meaning: carry on a discussion
- Synonym: speak, conversation
- Antonym: silent, monologue
- Usage: They conversed in French, but the snake made no movement.
4.Cordial (adjective)
- Meaning: politely warm and friendly
- Synonym: friendly, genial
- Antonym: indifference, unfriendly
- Usage: My personal relations with Mr. Taft had of course always been most cordial and agreeable.
5.Criteria (noun)
- Meaning: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
- Synonym: standard, benchmark
- Antonym: intention, conjecture
- Usage: The doctor focused on the nutritional criteria of the food.
6.Configuration (noun)
- Meaning: an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination.
- Synonym: arrangement, organization
- Antonym: misconfiguration, unorganized.
- Usage: The system is showing configuration error.
7.Copyright (noun)
- Meaning: a legal means of protecting an author’s work
- Synonym: protection, exclusivity
- Antonym: plagiarism
- Usage: This publication is protected by company’s copyright law.
8.Adamant (adjective)
- Meaning: insistent; unwilling to change one’s mind or opinion
- Synonym: unshakable, firm
- Antonym: indecisive, wavering.
- Usage: Mr. Kors is adamant about keeping his personal life a secret.
9.Alienate (adjective)
- Meaning: arouse hostility or indifference in
- Synonym: indifference, aloof
- Antonym: familiarity, acceptance
- Usage: The mob decided to alienate the government opinion.
10.Anonymous (adjective)
- Meaning: having no known name or identity or known source
- Synonym: unspecified, uncertain
- Antonym: specified, known
- Usage: The researcher has decided to keep the data of the sample as anonymous.
