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- Intervene (verb)
Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved, interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in
Antonyms: combine, unite, leave alone, ignore
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute
2. Woes (noun)
Definition: great sorrow or distress
Synonyms: misery, sorrow, distress, wretchedness, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak
Antonyms: happiness, joy, peace, calm
Usage: to add to his woes, customers have been spending less
3. Latter (adjective)
Definition: denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things.
Synonyms: last-mentioned, second-mentioned, second of the two, second, last, later
Antonyms: first, beginning, first of two, first-mentioned
Usage: Russia chose the latter option
4. Awash (adjective)
Definition: containing large numbers or amounts of someone or something
Synonyms: flooded, covered with, a lot of, large number
Antonyms: not many, few, single, one
Usage: the city was awash with journalists
5. Erstwhile (adjective)
Definition: former, formerly
Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was, ex-, late
Antonyms: current, present, new, ongoing, present-day
Usage: Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America’s stage has made a comeback.
6. Culpable (adjective)
Definition: deserving blame.
Synonyms: to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, blameworthy, blameable, censurable
Antonyms: not guilty, correct, not to blame, free of guilt, free of blame
Usage: mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders
7. Pecuniary (adjective)
Definition: relating to or consisting of money.
Synonyms: financial, monetary, money, fiscal, economic, capital, commercial, budgetary
Antonyms: non-financial, unmaterialistic, not monetary
Usage: he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception
8. Illicit (adjective)
Definition: forbidden by law, rules, or custom
Synonyms: illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law
Antonyms: legal, lawful, legitimate
Usage: The illicit drug market was growing at a rapid pace.
9. Lurch (verb)
Definition: make an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll
Synonyms: stagger, stumble, sway, reel, roll, weave, totter, flounder, falter, wobble, slip
Antonyms: stable, controlled, intentional, firm, steady, secure
Usage: the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing
10. Redress (verb)
Definition: remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)
Synonyms: rectify, correct, amend, remedy, repair, fix, cure, heal
Antonyms: break, ruin, worsen, dismantle
Usage: some ambitious Architect is being called to redress a leaning Wall
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