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Exodus – departure / evacuation / flight / withdrawal / outpouring / outflow

Antonym – arrival / stay / influx / inflow


It is a noun.


Reinstate– renew / re-establish / reintroduce/ bring back / revive


Antonym – destroy / fire / let – go


It is a verb.



Preoccupation – amusement / distraction / engrossment / daydreaming/ captivation / obsession

Antonym- indifference / insouciance

It is a noun.




Nonchalance – disregard / indifference

Antonym – concern / interest


It is a noun.



Adversary

As noun – enemy / foe /antagonist / opponent / rival


Antonym – friend / buddy / fellow / partner / assistant



As adjective –

Hostile / negative

Antonym – friendly / sympathetic




Improbable – fanciful / questionable /unlikely /doubtful / implausible


Antonym – probable / believable / real / ostensible / conceivable


It is an adjective.







Predator – carnivore / shark / vampire / vulture / wolf / hunter / killer

Antonym – Prey / nonhunter / victim

It is a noun.



Philanthropist – humanitarian / donor / benefactor / patron / do- gooder


Antonym – opponent / beneficiary / recipient / donee / misanthropist


It is a noun.



Naive – innocent / simple / immature / unsophisticated / experienced / ingenuous / honest / gullible / trusting / childlike


Antonym – sophisticated / cynical / experienced


It is an adjective.


Condemn – criticise / blame / denounce / castigate / censure / punish / reprimand / convict / sentence

Antonym – endorse / approve / bless / Praise / applaud / vindicate / pardon / exalt / compliment


It is a verb.





Victim – fatality / casualty / Prey / sacrifice / target / Martyr / sufferer / wounded

Antonym – winner / gainer / victor / defamer / killer

It is a noun.

##Home Task – 1 . Make sentences with these words. 2. Try to change the parts of speech of these words.