1. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): demanding
- Synonyms: analytical, fault-finding
- Antonyms: unimportant, trivial
- Example Sentence: It is a critical point of view.
2. SUBSTANTIVE (ADJECTIVE): real
- Synonyms: tangible, palpable
- Antonyms: impractical, insignificant
- Example Sentence: She knows about its substantive use.
3. INNOVATION (NOUN): addition
- Synonyms: alteration, contraption
- Antonyms: stagnation, custom
- Example Sentence: She is known for her innovation.
4. RESPONSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): accountable
- Synonyms: liable, culpable
- Antonyms: unaccountable, excused
- Example Sentence: You will be held responsible.
5. REBUFF (NOUN): rejection
- Synonyms: rebuke, reprimand
- Synonyms: praise, compliment
- Example Sentence: When my wife is angry with me, she will rebuff my attempts to get back in her favour.
6. RECONCILE (VERB): adjust
- Synonyms: accommodate, attune
- Antonyms: refuse, disobey
- Example Sentence: The church split into several factions after the leaders refused to reconcile their differences.
7. ADMONISH (VERB): exhort
- Synonyms: warn, chide
- Antonyms: permit, allow
- Example Sentence: Critics always admonish me for my pitchy singing.
8. DETAIN (VERB): confine
- Synonyms: constrain, restrain
- Antonyms: free, liberate
- Example Sentence: He was detained from giving the examination.
9. EXHUME (VERB): disclose
- Synonyms: resurrect, unearth
- Antonyms: bury, entomb
- Example Sentence: He exhumed the secret.
10. SUCCUMB (VERB): bow
- Synonyms: surrender, break down
- Antonyms: fight, defend
- Example Sentence: He succumbed before the enemy.
