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Word Meaning Synonym Antonym

conceit Importance,
imagination, fancy
Amour-propre,
arrogance,
complacence,
consequence,
narcissism, vanity, self-
love
Humility, meekness,
modesty, shyness,
timidity
conceal to hide, cover or keep
from sight
Beard, burrow, bury,
cloak, couch, cover,
stow, tuck away, mask,
obscure, masquerade,
ditch, duck, harbor,
lurk.
Disclose, divulge,
expose, let out, open
reveal , show, tell ,
uncover.
preamble Preface, Introduction Opening, beginning,
foreword, prologue,
prelude
Epilogue, appendix,
conclusion, afterword,
closing
Engendered To produce, cause, to
beget, procreate

veteran A person who has had
long service or
experience.
Adept, been around,
worldly, trained, old,
skilled, sophisticated.
Amateur, green,
inexperienced.
blighting Disease, plague, Any
cause of impairment,
destruction, ruin,
frustration, the state or
result of being blighted
or deteriorated, decay.
Affliction, bane, canker,
corruption, curse,
decay, dump, evil,
eyesore, fungus,
infestation.
Blessing, boon, health,
prosperity.
instigate To urge, provoke, incite
to some action or
course
Abet, actuate, egg on,
encourage, fire up,
foment, goad, hint,
impel, inflame, initiate,
kindle, move, needle,
persuade, plan, plot,
suggest.
Halt, prevent, stop
overt Open to view or
knowledge, not
concealed or secret
Apparent, clear,
definite, manifest,
observable, open,
patent, plain, public,
visible.
Concealed, hidden,
private, secret.
verdict A judgement, decision Adjudication, answer,
arbitrament,
conclusion, decree,
sentence
Accusation,
avarice Inordinate, extreme
greed
Thrift, greediness,
avidity, cupidity,
frugality, stinginess,
rapacity
Generosity,
philanthropy,
set off To put in particular
place, to put or apply

gruesome Causing great horror,
horribly repugnant,
grisly, distressing,
awful
Abominable, appalling,
daunting, fearful,
ghastly, grimly, lurid,
macabre, morbid, ugly,
weird
Beautiful, pleasant,
pretty
vent An opening, outlet Aperture, avenue,
chimney, drain, exit,
hole, orifice, spout,
ventilator.
Closure, door.
instigate
Discreet

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