1. Wrangling (noun)
- Meaning: engagement in a long, complicated dispute or argument.
- Synonyms: altercation, argument,
- Antonyms: agreement, calm, harmony
- Usage: “weeks of political wrangling”
2. Chasm (noun)
- Meaning: a deep fissure in the earth’s surface.
- Synonyms: gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully
- Antonyms: closing, closure
- Usage: “a chasm a mile long”
3. Shrine (noun)
- Meaning: a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic, marked by a building or other construction.
- Synonyms: holy place, temple, church, chapel
- Antonyms: uncover unsheathe
- Usage: “the medieval pilgrim route to the shrine of St James”
4. Overture (noun)
- Meaning: an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, play, etc./an introduction to something more substantial.
- Synonyms: prelude, introduction, opening
- Antonyms: conclusion, ending, epilogue
- Usage: “the talks were no more than an overture to a long debate”
5. Intrigue (verb)
- Meaning: arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
- Synonyms: interest, be of interest to, fascinate
- Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness
- Usage: “I was intrigued by your question”
6. Lurk (verb)
- Meaning: be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
- Synonyms: skulk, loiter, lie in wait
- Antonyms: come out, materialize, show up
- Usage: “a ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness”
7. Desertion (noun)
- Meaning: the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
- Synonyms: abandonment, leaving
- Antonyms: allowance, approval
- Usage: “I resented what I saw as my parents’ desertion”
8. Unabashed (adjective)
- Meaning: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
- Synonyms: unashamed, shameless, unembarrassed
- Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, embarrassed
- Usage: “he was unabashed by the furore his words provoked”
9. Faction (noun)
- Meaning: a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
- Synonyms: coterie,
- Antonyms: individual, whole
- Usage: “the left-wing faction of the party”
10.Paradox (noun)
- Meaning: a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
- Synonyms: contradiction, contradiction in terms, self-contradiction, inconsistency
- Antonyms: normality, regularity, standard
- Usage: “the uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places at once”
