1. Divergent (adjective)
- Meaning: tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- Synonyms: differing, varying, different
- Antonyms: similar
- Usage: “divergent interpretations”
2. Confront (verb)
- Meaning: come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent.
- Synonyms: challenge, square up to, oppose, resist, defy
- Antonyms: avoid
- Usage: “300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters”
3. Spike(noun)
- Meaning: a thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material.
- Synonyms: prong, barb, point, skewer
- Antonyms: burn out, debilitate, do in, drain
- Usage: “the oil price spike”
4. Shadow (verb)
- Meaning: follow and observe (someone) closely and secretly.
- Synonyms: follow, trail, track
- Antonyms: brightness, light
- Usage: “he had been up all night shadowing a team of poachers”
5. Faltering (adjective)
- Meaning: losing strength or momentum.
- Synonyms: speaking hesitantly
- Antonyms: budge, stir
- Usage: “his faltering career”
6. Prudent (adjective)
- Meaning: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
- Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious
- Antonyms: unwise, imprudent, incautious
- Usage: “no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose”.
7. Galvanized (verb)
- Meaning: shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
- Synonyms: jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod
- Antonyms: demotivate
- Usage: “the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action”
8. Dexterity (noun)
- Meaning: skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
- Synonyms: deftness, adeptness, adroitness, agility, nimbleness
- Antonyms: clumsiness, stupidity, insensitivity
- Usage: “her dexterity with chopsticks”
9. Incur (verb)
- Meaning: become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions.
- Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience
- Antonyms: avoid
- Usage: “I will pay any expenses incurred”
10. Inflow (noun) –
- Meaning: the movement of a large number of people or things or a large amount of money into a place.
- Synonyms: affluence, flux, income, influx
- Antonyms: retreat, departure
- Usage: “enormous inflows of foreign investment”.
