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Sacred – cherished / divine / holy / heavenly


Antonym – irreligious / blasphemous


It is an adjective.



Assuage – mitigate / allay / soothe / alleviate

Antonym – aggravate / increase / stimulate / exacerbate

It is a verb.



Clinch – As verb –

assure / seal / decide / determine / settle


Antonym – delay / put off / confuse / unsettle


As noun –

grab / hug


Antonym – release



Dreadful – horrible / terrifying / awful / scary / frightening / formidable


Antonym – comforting / reassuring



It is an adjective.




Amputee – a person has had a limb amputated


It is a noun .



Amputation – Cut away / cut off / sever / eliminate / yank

Antonym – join / reattach


It is a verb.



Apothecary – Pharmacist / Pharmacologist / druggist / chemist / dispenser


It is a noun.





Apotheosis – manifestation / elevation / zenith / classic / glorification / incarnation

Antonym – unworthy / imperfect

It is a noun.



Extradition – expulsion / deportation / banishment

Antonym – return

It is a noun.




Fugitive – Elusive / wanted / transient

Antonym – permanent / enduring / obtainable

It is an adjective.



Fencemending – make peace / to improve poor relation

It is a verb.




Mayhem – anarchy / violence / commotion / brutality


Antonym – calm / peace / nonviolence / pacifism


It is a noun.


Bastion – bulwark / citadel / fortress / stronghold


Antonym – weakness

It is a noun.




Goofup – fumble / bobble /stumble / blunder / mishandle / screw up


Antonym- improve / better / do well


It is a verb.





Quagmire – dilemma / entanglement / tangle / predicament / morass


Antonym – agreement / blessing


It is a noun .




Trailblazer – Pioneer / Pathfinder / avant – garde / groundbreaker / trendsetter



It is a noun.



Avantgarde – Ahead of it’s time / advance / experimental / cutting – edge / progressive / contemporary

Antonym – Behind the times / orthodox / traditional / conservative


It is a noun.

## Home Task – 1. Make sentences with these words and their synonyms and antonyms.

2. Change the parts of speech of these words .