1. Eschew – deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Synonyms: abandon, forgo, forswear, renounce, shun, disavow
Antonyms: meet, embrace, face
Usage: Dalai Lama, has called upon the people to eschew violence and preserve spiritual values
2. Dubious – hesitating or doubting.
Synonyms: skeptical, equivocal, fishy, hesitant, improbable, reluctant
Antonyms: aboveboard, believable, unambiguous, determined
Usage: I had the feeling that her dubious plan would never work.
3. Adroit – clever or skilful.
Synonyms: adept, artful, deft, nimble, proficient, crackerjack, dexterous
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, ignorant, incompetent,inept
Usage: Their team consists of several adroit players.
4. Impregnable – (of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into.
Synonyms: impenetrable, indestructible, invincible, invulnerable, unassailable
Antonyms: breakable, destructible
Usage: The man hoped his home would be impregnable during the tornado.
5. Celibate – a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations.
Synonyms: chaste, continent, virtuous
Antonyms: active, promiscuous
Usage: Committing himself to a life of celibacy, the priest turned his focus to God.
6. Outmanoeuvre – evade (an opponent) by moving faster or with greater agility.
Synonyms: outflank, circumvent, bypass
Antonyms: fall behind, surrender
Usage: The YF-22 can outmanoeuvre any fighter flying today.
7. Recoil – suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
Synonyms: backfire, balk, blanch, blink, cringe, demur
Antonyms: steady, stay, remain
Usage: Even the experienced detective had to recoil from the bloody crime scene.
8. Quintessence – the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Synonyms: exemplar, prototype, stereotype, epitome, embodiment,
Antonyms: exteriority, outside
Usage: Babies are the quintessence of purity; if only we could preserve that sweetness for a lifetime.
9. Defiance – open resistance; bold disobedience.
Synonyms: confrontation, contempt, opposition, provocation, audacity
Antonyms: calm, harmony, modesty
Usage: Reports regarding defiance by the disqualified cricket officials.
10. Vociferous – expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.
Synonyms: boisterous, clamorous, noisy, shrill, strident, vehement
Antonyms: low, quiet, silent
Usage: Although I do not normally get involved in politics, I was a vociferous supporter of our new governor.