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• • flourish(v)-->to grow or develop successfully
  • synonyms = grow, prosper
  • antonyms = cease, fail 
  • Ex : The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.
  • ivory(n)--> the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks of an elephant
  • ancestor(n)--> a person related to you who lived a long time ago
  • synonyms = antecedent, antecessor, ascendant
  • antonyms = descendant
  • Ex : There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.
  • vague(adj)--> not clearly expressed, known, described or decided
  • synonyms = perplexing, problematic, misunderstood
  • antonyms = certain, clear, definite, sure
  • Ex : The patient had complained of vague pains and backache
  ·       Agriculture(n)--> farming
  o   synonyms = agronomy, cultivation, culture
  o   antonyms = Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
  o   Ex : Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries
  ·       Assertion(n)à a statement that you strongly believe is true
  o   Synonyms =  allegation, asservation, attestation,
  o   Antonyms = denial, rejection
  o   Ex : I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.
  ·       Fertile(adj)à describes land that can produce a large number of good quality crops
  o   Synonyms = abundant, arable, bearing,
  o   Antonyms = barren, fruitless, impotent
  o   Ex : 800 acres of fertile cropland
  ·       Swamp(n)à (an area of) very wet soft land
  o   Synonyms = bog, bottoms, everglade,
  o   Ex  : The Everglades are an area of swamp in southern Florida.
  ·       Legacy(n) àmoney or property that you receive from someone after they die       
  o   Synonyms = inheritance, heritage
  o   Antonyms =  devise, endowment, estate,
  o   Ex : An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy
  ·       Lure(n)à the quality or power that something or someone has that makes them attractive
  o   Synoyms = ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe
  o   Antonyms = deterrent, warning
  ·       innate (adj) existing in one from birth; inborn
  o   synonyms = elemental, essential, hereditary
  o   antonyms =acquired, extrinsic, learned
  o   Ex :     Cyril's most impressive quality was his innate goodness.
  ·       eager(adj) à wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable
  o   synonyms = anxious, enthusiastic
  o   antonyms = apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate
  o   Ex : They crowded round the spokesperson, eager for any news.
  ·       Ludicrous(adj) à stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
  o   Synonyms = wildly, fiercely
  o   Antonyms = calmly, normally
  o   Ex : He looked ludicrous in that suit!
  ·       Proximity(n)à the state of being near in space or time
  o   Synonyms = adjacency, appropinquity, closeness,concurrence
  o   Antonyms = distance, remoteness
  o   Ex : The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.
  ·       debatable(n)à (a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
  o   synonyms =agitation, altercation, argument,
  o   antonyms =agreement
  o   Ex : Education is the current focus of public debate.
  ·       heir(n)à a person who will legally receive money, property or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies
  o   synonyms =beneficiary, crown prince, devisee
  o   antonyms = heiress
  o   Ex : Despite having a large family, they still had no son and heir.
  ·       exploit(v)à to use something for advantage
  o   synonyms = accomplishment, adventure, attainment, 
  o   Ex : We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
  ·       irrigate(v)à to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
  o   synonyms =  amalgamate, attenuate, blend, 
  o   antonyms =clarify, clean, cleanse, 
  ·       elevation(n) à specialized the front or side of a building as shown on a drawing
  o   synonyms = acclivity, altitude, ascent, boost,
  o   antonyms = depression, lowness
  o   Ex : This plan shows the front, side and back elevations of the new supermarket.
  ·       nomadic(n)à a member of a group of people who move from one  place to another rather than living in one place all of the time   
  o   synonyms =drifting, gypsy, itinerate
  o   antonyms =native, settled
  ·       withhold(v)à to refuse to give something or to keep back something
  o   synonyms =abstain, bridle, check,
  o   antonyms = let go, release
  o   Ex : She withheld her rent until the landlord agreed to have the repairs done.