►-EPHEMERAL (ADJECTIVE): short-lived, fleeting
Synonyms: Temporary, Brief Antonyms: Permanent, perpetual
Example Sentence:
She promised she’d love me forever, but her “forever” was only ephemeral: she left me after one week.
►-EVINCE (VERB): to show, reveal
Synonyms: manifest, demonstrate Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentence:
Christopher’s hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming English test.
►-EXIGENT (ADJECTIVE): urgent, critical
Synonyms: crucial, acute Antonyms: easy, facile
Example Sentence:
The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he will lose his sight.
►-FERAL (ADJECTIVE) wild, savage
Synonyms: ferocious, brutal Antonyms: domesticated, cultivated
Example Sentence:
That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.
►-FECUND (ADJECTIVE): fruitful, fertile
Synonyms: productive, prolific Antonyms: infertile, sterile
Example Sentence:
The fecund tree bore enough apples to last us through the entire season.
►-EXPIATE (ADJECTIVE): to make amends for, atone
Synonyms: correct, rectify Antonyms: charge , punish
Example Sentence:
To expiate my selfishness, I gave all my profits to charity.
►-INVETERATE (ADJECTIVE): stubbornly established by habit
Synonyms: addicted, habitual Antonyms: short-lived, temporary
Example Sentence:
I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveterate coffee drinker—I drink four cups a day.
►-INVECTIVE (NOUN): an angry verbal attack
Synonyms: denunciation, epithet Antonyms: praise, approval
Example Sentence:
My mother’s irrational invective against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.
►-ORDEAL (NOUN): A very unpleasant and prolonged experience.
Synonyms: Torture, Difficulty Antonyms: Comfort, Contentment
Example Sentence:
This book had a gory description about the ordeals faced by soldiers who came back defeated from the battle.
►-KNACK (NOUN): An acquired or natural skill at doing something.
Synonyms: Dexterity, Flair Antonyms: Ineptness, Inability
Example Sentence:
Although she has a knack for portrait painting, she takes to it only when she is in a good mood.
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