10 IMPORTANT VOCABULARY WORDS 
1. Elude = Evade
Synonyms = Avoid , Dodge
Antonyms = Be caught by
Example = He managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into a river.
2. Outlay = Expenditure
Synonyms = Expenses , spending
Antonyms = Income
Example = This project require a little financial outlay .
3. Pinnacle = Beak
Synonyms = Height , Summit
Antonyms = Nadir , Trough
Example = "He attained the pinnacle of success he has always dreamed".
4. Delineate = Set out
Synonyms = Describe, Set forth
Antonyms = Confuse, twist
Example = "They help delineate the limits of governmental power".
5. Coercive = Persistance
Synonyms = Insistent , Pressing
Antonyms = Powerless
Example = He is not trained in Coercive techniques.
6. Exaggerate = To make something seem larger , better , more important or worse than it really is
Synonyms = Emphasize
Antonyms = Downplay
Example = Don't exaggerate , I was only two minutes late not twenty.
7. Anarchist = A person who believes that laws and govt. are not necessary
Synonyms = Agitator
Antonyms = Courtly
8. Apathy = The feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic
Synonyms = Unconcern
Antonyms = Interest , Passion
Example = Hate is not the opposite of love , apathy is .
9. Archipelago = Large body of water with many Islands
Synonyms = Atoll , Isle
Antonyms = Continent
Example = The archipelago is a scattering of about fifty islands.
10. Recluse = A person who lives alone and likes to avoid other people
Synonyms = Hermit , Solitary
Antonyms = Social , Extrovert
Example = The old man became a recluse after the death of his son.
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