1. COMMEMORATE (VERB): pay tribute to
- Synonyms: salute, honour
- Antonyms: disregard, dishonour
- Usage: The victory is commemorated in songs.
2. TERRIFIC (ADJECTIVE): horrible
- Synonyms: terrible, awful
- Antonyms: wonderful, pleasant
- Usage: An enormous amount of dust was blown by the terrific volcanic eruption.
3. DOOMED (ADJECTIVE): ill-fated
- Synonyms: cursed, damned
- Antonyms: lucky, blessed
- Usage: Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.
4. EXORBITANT (ADJECTIVE): excessive
- Synonyms: immoderate, wasteful
- Antonyms: moderate, sensible
- Usage: The guard is being paid an exorbitant salary to sit only.
5. PIVOTAL (ADJECTIVE): important
- Synonyms: vital, crucial
- Antonyms: unimportant, uncritical
- Usage: Nice customer service is pivotal to a successful business.
6. FORETHOUGHT (NOUN): precaution
- Synonyms: wariness, prudence
- Antonyms: carelessness, carefree
- Usage: Kim had the forethought to book the tickets in advance.
7. OBSESS (VERB): engross
- Synonyms: involve, employ
- Antonyms: distract, eject
- Usage: Nimisha was obsessed in the process.
8. BOOM (NOUN): loud sound
- Synonyms: explosion, bang
- Antonyms: failure, collapse
- Usage: When the truth became known regarding the mines a wonderful boom began.
9. RAPT (ADJECTIVE): delighted
- Synonyms: ecstatic, enthralled
- Antonyms: unhappy, sorrowful
- Usage: Swastika was a rapt person.
10. RELEGATE (VERB): assign
- Synonyms: consign, entrust
- Antonyms: keep, hold
- Usage: Kritika had assigned the task to the agency.
