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UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 124

1. ACQUIESCE (VERB): agree with some reluctance
Synonyms: comply, accede Antonyms: disagree, refuse
Example Sentence:
He seemed to acquiesce in the decision.
2. LAX (ADJECTIVE): careless
Synonyms: negligent, derelict Antonyms: strict, careful
Example Sentence:
One of the problems is lax security for airport personnel.
3. SUCCUMB (VERB): surrender
Synonyms: submit, give in Antonyms: overcome, conquer
 
Example Sentence:
The Prime Minister has stated that our country will not succumb to fear and terror.
 
4. TATTERDEMALION (ADJECTIVE): badly dressed
Synonyms: tattered, shoddy Antonyms: sophisticated, refined
Example Sentence:
Yesterday I met a tatterdemalion person near the bank.
 
5. IDEATE (VERB): contemplate
Synonyms: resolve, ponder Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Example Sentence:
We all should ideate deeply before taking any decision.
6. REMONSTRATE (VERB): argue against
Synonyms: dissent, disapprove Antonyms: consent, praise
Example Sentence:
He remonstrated with the referee.
7. TENET (NOUN): belief
Synonyms: assumption, doctrine Antonyms: disbelief, doubt
Example Sentence:
Non-violence is the central tenet of their faith.
8. EXHUME (VERB): dig out
Synonyms: unearth, disinter Antonyms: bury, entomb 
Example Sentence:
His remains have been exhumed from their resting place.
 
9. DOGFIGHT (NOUN): physical encounter 
Synonyms: altercation, riot Antonyms: calm, truce
Example Sentence:
They had a dogfight because of a minor misunderstanding and now they are in jail.
10. DELINEATE (VERB): To describe or characterize
Synonyms: depict, portray Antonyms: distort, confuse
Example Sentence:
The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.

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