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10 Imp. Vocab With Meaning & Antonyms Set 100
10 Imp. Vocab With Meaning & Antonyms Set 100
2) Denouement (noun)
– development, resultant, effect
Example: The film ended with a denouement that left the audience
speechless.
Antonyms: Denouement x beginning, commencement, start
3) Abrogation (noun)
–repudiation, revocation, abolition
Example: John was incensed about what he perceived as an
abrogation of his customary right as monarch to influence the
election.
Antonyms: Abrogationx institution, enactment, approval
5) Succumb (verb)
– yield, surrender, submit
Example: The siren was so seductive that all the sailors would
succumb to her song and leave their posts.
6) Grim (adjective)
–fierce, stern, ferocious
Example: I could tell from the police officer’s grim face something
had happened to my son.
Antonyms: Grim x pleasant, gentle, benign
7) Abate (verb)
–subside, decrease, lessen
Example: The firemen sprayed water on the burning house to abate
the structural damage
Antonyms: Abate xintensify, escalate, increase
8) Prelude (noun)
–foreword, preamble, preface
Example: The fast-paced musical prelude leads into the movie's police
chase.
Antonyms: Prelude x conclusion, end, final
9) Retaliation (noun)
–reprisal, retribution, revenge
Example: Several soldiers fired back at the enemy line in retaliation
for the initial shots discharged
Antonyms: Retaliation x forgive, pardon, sympathy