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1) Scupper (noun) —
Meaning:Prevent from working or succeeding;hole in a ship’s side to carry water overboard from the deck; prevent from working or succeeding;
Synonyms: expose, endanger
Antonyms: envelope, guard, shelter, shield
Usage: The minister fears that now even lesser frictions could scupper the new agreement.
2) Hawkish (noun)–
Meaning:advocating an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs.
Synonyms: warlike, combative, belligerent
Antonyms: peaceful, friendly, dovish
Usage: She is one of the most hawkish members of the team.
3) Overturn
Meaning: abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.); an act of overturning something.
Synonyms: overthrow, upset, reverse
Antonyms: build, allow, permit
Usage: He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government
4)Edify (noun) —
Meaning: instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
Synonyms: enlighten, inform, teach, educate
Antonyms: discourage, befuddle
Usage: Help me speak words of blessing to edify those around me today.
5) Credulity (noun)–
Meaning: a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true; A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof
Synonyms: gullibility, naivety, faith, certainty
Antonyms: disbelief, suspicion, caution, mistrust
Usage: It strained credulity to believe that a nuclear war would not lead to the destruction of the planet.
(it strained credulity = it seem very difficult to believe)
6) Heterodox (verb)–
Meaning: not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.
Synonyms: dissident, heretical, unorthodox
Antonyms: mainstream, orthodox
Usage: His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.
7) Ploy (adjective)-
Meaning: a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage.
Synonyms: trick, artifice, dodge
Antonyms: vitiate, idle, business
Usage: It was all a ploy to divert attention from his real purposes.
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8) Backstop (adverb) —
Meaning: a thing placed at the rear of something as barrier or support; an emergency precaution or last resort
Synonyms: fence, support, sustain, barrier
Antonyms: impose sanction/ restriction/ limitation
Usage: The governmentagreed to backstop companies thatinvested in oil exploration.
9) Recede –
Meaning: go or move back or further away from a previous position
Synonyms: retreat, withdraw, diminish, lessen, retire, subside
Antonyms: approach, advance, increase,
Usage: After the waters recede, extensive lagoons and marshes are formed as the ground gradually dries out.
10) Veer (verb) –
Meaning: change direction/ opinion suddenly
Synonyms: turn, deviate, change, shift, deflect, diverge
Antonyms: straighten, stay, solidify
Usage: But he doesn’t veer to the same extremes as Prince Charles.
