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Deify
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1. DEIFY (VERB)
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elevate, glorify
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Synonyms
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idealize, exalt
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Antonyms
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condemn, despise
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Example Sentence
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To do so is to
deify a celebrity for being what we need them to be, while willfully ignoring
who they really are.
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2. BYZANTINE (ADJECTIVE)
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complex
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Synonyms
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complicated, difficult
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Antonyms
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simple, easy
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Example Sentence
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Now they’ve
responded to our criticisms—with typical Byzantine bureaucracy and towering
ineptitude.
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3. ABORT (VERB)
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stop or cancel something
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Synonyms
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halt, interrupt
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Antonyms
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begin, start
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Example Sentence
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Ellen makes her
choice, and she throws herself down the stairs to abort the baby.
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4. EXTORTIONATE (ADJECTIVE)
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oppressive
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Synonyms
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greedy, exacting
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Antonyms
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libel, generous
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Example Sentence
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She took the
house at his own price; she accepted his terms, extortionate and grasping as
they were.
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5. COGENT (ADJECTIVE)
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effective
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Synonyms
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compelling, convincing
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Antonyms
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invalid, weak
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Example Sentence
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The author makes
a cogent argument as to why women should consider the long-term repercussions
of being on the pill.
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6. TENUOUS (ADJECTIVE)
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weak, thin
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Synonyms
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delicate, insubstantial
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Antonyms
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certain, strong
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Example Sentence
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Today Liberians
go to the polls in what will be a defining moment for their tenuous
democracy.
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7. CONFLUENCE (ADJECTIVE)
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coming together
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Synonyms
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assemblage, junction
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Antonyms
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division, separation
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Example Sentence
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This Garden is
located at the confluence of four rivers.
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8. ABADDON (NOUN)
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place of the condemned; bad situation
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Synonyms
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nightmare, purgatory
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Antonyms
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calm, contentment
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Example Sentence
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He is termed
Abaddon, the angel of the bottomless pit—the prince of darkness.
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9. BUCOLIC (ADJECTIVE)
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rural or rustic
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Synonyms
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pastoral, agrarian
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Antonyms
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urban, cultivated
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Example Sentence
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They are both in
the study of my old farmhouse, in a room that has three nice sized windows,
each with a lovely, bucolic view.
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10. BEQUEATH (VERB)
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give in a will
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Synonyms
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bestow, entrust
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Antonyms
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take, keep
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Example Sentence
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Which will, in
turn, mean they retire with less wealth, and bequeath less wealth to their
children
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