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)
Meaning: having 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.