Vocabulary

1.  BENEVOLENT(adjective)
Meaning:  kind, generous
Synonyms : caring, benign
Antonym : cruel, hateful
Example: Many cultures believe in benevolent spirits.
2.  COUNTERACT(verb)
Meaning: to work in opposition to
Synonyms : halt, negate
Antonym : allow, aid
Example: This ingredient seems to counteract the other ones.
3.OUST(verb)
Meaning:   to remove
Synonyms : eject, evict
Antonym : give, allow
Example:  Sick and tired of putting up with his bad moods, the pirates ousted their captain.

4. REGNANT (adjective)
Meaning: reigning; ruling.
Synonyms :  dominant, governing, rampant, influential.
Antonyms : powerless, ineffectual, inadequate, ineffective.
Example: After all, a queen regnant sits on the throne and the monarchy must be feeling pressure from its seemingly more progressive neighbors.

5. BENIGNANT (adjective)
Meaninghaving or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.
Synonyms : benevolent, compassionate, humane, kindhearted.
Antonyms: atrocious, brutal, callous, fiendish.
Example:  The queen had a benignant reputation and was loved for her caring treatment of others.