REVULSION (Noun)
Meaning: a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
Synonyms: aversion, disgust, distaste, horror
Antonyms: fondness, like, liking, love, partiality, penchant
Sentence: The publication of the autopsy photos prompted expressions of outrage and revulsion
EGALITARIAN (Noun)
Meaning: one who advocates or practices social equality.
Synonyms: democrat, leveler
Antonyms: snob, snoot
Sentence: As egalitarians, some people have always promoted policies for equal pay.
INSISTENCE (Noun)
Meaning: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
Synonyms: affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, declaration, profession, protestation
Antonyms: disavowal
Sentence: We got to know by the continued insistence that there was a massive cover-up by the government.
INURE (verb)
Meaning: accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
Synonyms: accustom, habituate, acclimatize, adapt.
Antonyms: enervate, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate.
Sentence: The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare.
REVERE (verb)
Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for (something)
Synonyms: respect, admire, cherish, appreciate.
Antonyms: blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate.
Sentence: If you want to achieve any goal, revere the process & success will follow.
RELENT (verb)
Meaning: to cease resistance (as to another’s arguments, demands, or control).
Synonyms: concede, give in, submit, succumb.
Antonyms: combat, confront, counter, defy.
Sentence: Because my mother is very angry, she won’t relent on my severe punishment.
Credence (noun)
Meaning: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
Synonym: acceptance, belief, faith, trust
Antonym: distrust, mistrust, suspicion, dubiety.
Sentence: Since you have a history of lying, I find it difficult to give credence to anything you tell me.
Pernicious (adjective)
Meaning: causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not easily seen or noticed.
Synonym: damaging, dangerous, lethal, malicious.
Antonyms: assisting, benevolent, beneficial, advantageous.
Sentence: These resolutions later acquired extraordinary and pernicious prominence in the historical elaboration of the states’-rights doctrine.
Rambunctious (adjective)
Meaning: uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of energy
Synonym: hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous, unruly.
Antonym: noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet.
Sentence: Our new puppy turned out to be more rambunctious than we bargained for.