1.Segregation(N)-separation
synonyms-apartheid, isolation
use-The inference was clear that segregation was not only normal but best.
2.Ransacked(V)-turn inside out in search
synonyms-pillage, explore
use-They will ransack the entire boat; but they won't find you down there.
3.Invasion(N)-attack
synonyms-aggression,intrusion
use-As an island we may be, or should be, free from serious danger of invasion.
4.Reassert(V)-make known clearly
synonyms-acknowledge, maintain
use-But by degrees the evil spirits in some of the party began to reassert their power.
5.Evince(V)-manifest
synonyms-declare,attest
use-I shall be happy, on every occasion, to evince my regard for the Fraternity.
6.Adversary(N)-opponent
synonyms-antagonist, competitor
use-He tried to imagine the combat, his own attitude, and the position of his adversary.
7.Recrimination(N)-charge of wrongdoing
synonyms-allegation, denunciation
use-There is one case I must observe to you in which recrimination has peculiar poignancy.
8.Entail(V)-require
synonyms-encompass, involve
use-It follows that the slightest check might entail a serious disaster.
9.Atavism(N)-return to a former state
synonyms-lapse, backsliding
use-I used the word ' atavism ' to mean a reversion to the primitive.
10.Distrust(N)-lack of faith in something
synonyms-doubt,misgiving
use-Also, she had brought her niece up to hate and distrust them.
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