Verb /prɪˈzəːv/
maintain (something) in its original or existing state

Synonyms: conserve, protect, maintain, care for, take care of, look after

Antonyms: damage, neglect, discontinue, abandon, consume, use

all records of the past were zealously preserved

Verb /rɪˈstreɪn/
prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits

Synonyms: control, keep under control, check, hold in check, keep in check, curb

Antonyms: provoke, encourage, force, compel

the need to restrain public expenditure

Verb /nɪˈɡeɪt/
make ineffective; nullify

Synonyms: invalidate, nullify, render null and void, render invalid, make ineffective, neutralize

Antonyms: confirm, support, validate, ratify

alcohol negates the effects of the drug

Verb /tʃaˈstʌɪz/
rebuke or reprimand severely

Synonyms: scold, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke

Antonyms: praise

he chastised his colleagues for their laziness

Adjective /ˈparəmaʊnt/
more important than anything else; supreme

Synonyms: most important, of greatest importance, of prime importance, of supreme importance

the interests of the child are of paramount importance

Verb /dɪˈpliːt/
use up the supply or resources of

Synonyms: exhaust, use up, consume, expend, spend, drain

Antonyms: augment, increase

reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought

Verb /dɪˈfʌɪ/
openly resist or refuse to obey

Synonyms: disobey, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against, flout, fly in the face of

Antonyms: obey, surrender

a woman who defies convention

Verb /rɪˈzɪst/
withstand the action or effect of

Synonyms: withstand, be proof against, hold out against, combat, counter, oppose

Antonyms: be harmed by, be susceptible to, accept, welcome, succumb to, give in to

antibodies help us to resist infection

Verb /mɒk/
tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner

Synonyms: ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, treat with contempt, treat contemptuously

opposition MPs mocked the government's decision

Adjective /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt/
failing to take proper care over something

Synonyms: careless, failing to take proper care, remiss, neglectful, lax, irresponsible

Antonyms: careful, attentive, conscientious

the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care

Noun /ɡlʌt/
an excessively abundant supply of something

Synonyms: surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, overabundance, superabundance

Antonyms: dearth, scarcity

there is a glut of cars on the market

Noun /ɪnˈtɒl(ə)r(ə)ns/
unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one's own

Synonyms: bigotry, narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness, parochialism, provincialism, insularity

a struggle against religious intolerance

Noun /ˈsəːpləs/
an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply

Synonyms: excess, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, oversupply

Antonyms: dearth, shortage, lack

exports of food surpluses

Verb /ˈpəːmɪeɪt/
spread throughout (something); pervade

Synonyms: pervade, spread through, fill, filter through, diffuse through, imbue

the aroma of soup permeated the air

Verb /pɪəs/
(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something)

Synonyms: make a hole in, penetrate, puncture, punch, perforate, riddle

a splinter had pierced the skin

Verb /ˈramb(ə)l/
walk for pleasure in the countryside

Synonyms: walk, take a walk, go for a walk, hike, tramp, backpack

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

Verb /ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/
go into or through (something), especially with force or effort

Synonyms: pierce, puncture, make a hole in, perforate, stab, prick

the shrapnel had penetrated his head

Verb /əˈfəːm/
state emphatically or publicly

Synonyms: declare, state, assert, aver, proclaim, pronounce

Antonyms: deny

he affirmed the country's commitment to peace

Verb /nɪˈɡlɛkt/
fail to care for properly

Synonyms: fail to look after, fail to care for, fail to provide for, leave alone, abandon, pay little attention to

Antonyms: cherish, look after, care for, concentrate on, attend, attend to

the old churchyard has been sadly neglected

Adjective /ˈhɔːti/
arrogantly superior and disdainful

Synonyms: proud, vain, arrogant, conceited, snobbish, stuck-up

Antonyms: modest, humble

a look of haughty disdain

Verb /ˈɪmɪteɪt/
take or follow as a model

Synonyms: emulate, copy, take as a model, model oneself on, take as a pattern, pattern oneself after

his style was imitated by many other writers

Verb /vaʊtʃ/
assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true or accurately so described

the explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency

Adjective /ˈplʌɪəb(ə)l/
easily bent; flexible

Synonyms: flexible, easily bent, bendable, pliant, elastic, supple

Antonyms: rigid, intractable, obdurate

quality leather is pliable and will not crack

Adjective /ˈdjʊərəb(ə)l/
able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing

Synonyms: long-lasting, hard-wearing, heavy-duty, tough, resistant, strong

Antonyms: flimsy, delicate, short-lived

porcelain enamel is strong and durable

Adjective /ˈnɪmb(ə)l/
quick and light in movement or action; agile

Synonyms: agile, lithe, sprightly, acrobatic, light-footed, nimble-footed

Antonyms: stiff, clumsy, lumbering, dull

with a deft motion of her nimble fingers