1. COMBAT (VERB): fight
- Synonyms: tackle, attack
- Antonyms: give in to
- Example Sentence: An effort to combat drug trafficking has been made by the police.
2. ANOMALY (NOUN): oddity
- Synonyms: peculiarity, abnormality
- Antonyms: conformity
- Example Sentence: There are a number of anomalies in the present system.
3. RALLY (VERB): recover
- Synonyms: improve, pick up
- Antonyms: deteriorate
- Example Sentence: He struggled for a moment, then rallied again.
4. FLOUNDER (VERB): struggle
- Synonyms: thrash, thresh
- Antonyms: make good progress
- Example Sentence: He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters.
5. SLUMP (VERB): plummet
- Synonyms: plunge, tumble
- Antonyms: rise, soar
- Example Sentence: Land prices slumped owing to the decrease in demand.
6. STRANDED (ADJECTIVE): helpless
- Synonyms: deserted
- Antonyms: accompanied
- Example Sentence: Two of the firm’s lorries are stranded in France.
7. PARTIAL (ADJECTIVE): incomplete
- Synonyms: limited, restricted
- Antonyms: complete
- Example Sentence: He asked a question to which we have only partial answers.
8. IMMINENT (ADJECTIVE): impending
- Synonyms: at hand, close
- Antonyms: remote
- Example Sentence: They were in imminent danger of being swept away.
9. FLOUT (VERB): defy
- Synonyms: go against, scorn
- Antonyms: observe
- Example Sentence: The advertising code is being flouted.
10. STAGGER (VERB): astonish
- Synonyms: amaze, nonplus
- Antonyms: rally
- Example Sentence: I was staggered to find it was six o’clock.
