1.Startled (adjective)
- Meaning: shock
- Synonym: amused
- Antonym: indifference
- Usage: She was startled with the news that arrived.
2.Tangible (adjective)
- Meaning: something that can be touched or perceived
- Synonym: physical, palpable
- Antonym: intangible
- Usage: The particles in the solid are all tangible.
3.Voracious (adjective)
- Meaning: wanting for more.
- Synonym: insatiable, unquenchable
- Antonym: fastidious
- Usage: He has a voracious appetite for wealth.
4.Reprieve (verb)
- Meaning: cancelling punishment
- Synonym: pardon, spare
- Antonym: punish
- Usage: Under the new law, certain actions will be reprieved.
5.Dispossession (noun)
- Meaning: the action of depriving someone of land
- Synonym: dislodgement
- Antonym: return
- Usage: We are seeing dispossession on a massive scale.
6.Impinge (verb)
- Meaning: influence
- Synonym: infringe
- Antonym: recede
- Usage:He heard the rain impinge on the windows.
7.Garrulity (noun)
- Meaning: volubility
- Synonym: talkative
- Antonym: calm
- Usage: The garrulity of my neighbor gave me the idea of the secret plan.
8.Cumulative (adjective)
- Meaning: increasing in quantity
- Synonym: accumulative
- Antonym: subtracting
- Usage:This drug has a cumulative effect on the patients.
9.Inevitable (adjective)
- Meaning: inescapable
- Synonym: unavoidable
- Antonym: avoidable
- Usage:This incident is inevitable.
10.Astonish (verb)
- Meaning: amaze
- Synonym: astound
- Antonym: expect
- Usage: They were astonished to hear the outbreak of the fire.