1. OFFSET (VERB): balance
Synonyms: equalize, neutralize
Antonyms: disturb, disproportion
Example Sentence:
His speech offset the disturbances caused earlier.
2. TIP-OFF (NOUN): hint
Synonyms: prompt, suggestion
Antonyms: ignorance, carelessness
Example Sentence:
We have come across a tip-off from the Pakistanis regarding terror activities.
3. DIVERT (VERB): turn in a different directions
Synonyms: deflect, alter
Antonyms: maintain, straighten
Example Sentence:
We need to divert their attention towards the actual issues.
4. DAWN (NOUN): beginning of the day
Synonyms: daybreak, aurora
Antonyms: darkness, sundown
Example Sentence:
We need to wake up before dawn and get started with our day.
5. RUSTICATE (VERB): expel
Synonyms: dispel, ostracize
Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate
Example Sentence:
The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t
deserve to be taught in a healthy environment
6. DRAPE (VERB): cover
Synonyms: wrap, envelop
Antonyms: unwrap, uncover
Example Sentence:
The snow draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating.
7. PROMOTION (NOUN): advancement
Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement
Antonyms: hindrance, debasement
Example Sentence:
They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.
8. INDOLENT (ADJECTIVE): lazy
Synonyms: drony, lethargic
Antonyms: diligent, industrious
Example Sentence:
They are extremely indolent, they need to improve a lot.
9. ATHEIST (NOUN): non-believer
Synonyms: agnostic, skeptic
Antonyms: believer, pious
Example Sentence:
They are atheist but that doesn’t mean they don’t have self-belief.
10. LIBERATION (NOUN): freedom
Synonyms: emancipation, salvation
Antonyms: bondage, slavery
Example Sentence:
They have caused the liberation of all the prisoners.
