Adjective /ˈbʌɪəst/
unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something

Synonyms: prejudiced, partial, partisan, one-sided, blinkered, subjective

Antonyms: unbiased, impartial, fair

we will not tolerate this biased media coverage

Noun /əˈkjuːzd/
a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime

the accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges

Verb /dɪˈprʌɪv/
prevent (a person or place) from having or using something

Synonyms: dispossess, strip, divest, relieve, bereave

the city was deprived of its water supplies

Verb /ˈkɒd(ə)l/
treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way

Synonyms: pamper, cosset, mollycoddle, wait on someone hand and foot, cater to someone's every whim

Antonyms: neglect, treat harshly, be strict with

I was coddled and cosseted

Verb /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/
to satisfy to the full

Synonyms: fill, fully satisfy, sate

Antonyms: starve, deprive, dissatisfy

he folded up his newspaper, his curiosity satiated

Verb /əˈblʌɪdʒ/
make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something

Synonyms: require, compel, bind, make, constrain, obligate

doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

Noun /dʌsk/
the darker stage of twilight

Synonyms: twilight, nightfall, sunset, sundown, evening, close of day

Antonyms: dawn, daylight

dusk was falling rapidly

Adjective /ˈtɛpɪd/
(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm

Synonyms: lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm, unenthusiastic, apathetic, half-hearted

Antonyms: hot, cold, enthusiastic, passionate

she soaked a flannel in the tepid water

Verb /rɪŋ/
squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it

Synonyms: twist, squeeze, screw, scrunch, knead, press

she wrung the cloth out in the sink

Verb /səbˈtrakt/
take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference

Synonyms: take away, take from, take off, deduct, debit, abstract

Antonyms: add

subtract 43 from 60

Noun /əˈpəʊnənt/
someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument

Synonyms: rival, adversary, opposer, the opposition, fellow contestant, competitor

Antonyms: ally, partner, colleague, supporter

he beat his opponent by a landslide margin

Noun /ˈkrɪtɪsɪz(ə)m/
the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

Synonyms: censure, reproval, condemnation, denunciation, disapproval, disparagement

he received a lot of criticism

Verb /ˈsɛɡrɪɡeɪt/
set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide

Synonyms: separate, set apart, keep apart, sort out

Antonyms: amalgamate

apprehensions about groups segregated from the rest of society

Adjective /suːˈpəːb/
very good; excellent

Synonyms: excellent, superlative, first-rate, first-class, superior, supreme

Antonyms: poor, inferior

a superb performance

Adjective /ˈrɪdʒɪd/
unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible

Synonyms: stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, non-flexible, unbending

Antonyms: flexible, plastic, lenient

a seat of rigid orange plastic

Adjective /ɪnˈfɪərɪə/
lower in rank, status, or quality

Synonyms: lower in status, lesser, second-class, second-fiddle, minor, subservient

Antonyms: superior, senior, first-rate, high quality

schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country

Adjective /ˈɡluːmi/
dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening

Synonyms: dark, ill-lit, poorly lit, shadowy, sunless, dim

Antonyms: bright, sunny, well lit, happy, cheerful, optimistic

a gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

Noun /krɒp/
a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable

Synonyms: harvest, year's growth, yield, produce, vintage, gathering

the main crops were oats and barley

Adjective /ˈrandəm/
made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision

Synonyms: unsystematic, arbitrary, unmethodical, haphazard, unarranged, unplanned

Antonyms: systematic, planned

apparently random violence

Adjective /ˈhjuːmɪd/
marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere

Synonyms: muggy, close, sultry, sticky, steamy, oppressive

Antonyms: fresh, arid

a hot and humid day