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Antagonistic

(Adjective)

Meaning:Hostile; acting against each other
Sounds Like:Ant_agonizing
Imagine This:A group of ants are agonized because they are driven away from their home by army ants, and they group together to protest (oppose) against the army ants
Other Forms:Antagonist (noun); Antagonism (noun); Antagonize (verb)

Antiquated

(Adjective)

Meaning:Out-of-date; old-fashsioned
Looks Like:Antique → old and outdated items
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Antithesis

(Noun)

Meaning:Exact opposite; contrast of ideas
Sounds Like:Anti_thesis
Imagine This:Professor X always has opposite views of his Ph.D. student’s thesis →people called him an anti-thesis
Remember This:Anti- → Opposite
Other Forms:Antithetical (adjective)

Apathy

(Noun)

Meaning:Absence of sympathy or interest
Looks Like:A_pathy → A_(smy)pathy A-→ Aprefix meaning without A_sympathy = without sympathy
Imagine This:ome people do not have (sym)pathy for the poor because they have a lack of interest or concern.
Other Forms:Apathetic (adjective)

Apex

(Noun)

Meaning:Highest point; a high point of achievement; a climax
Looks Like:Ape
Remember This:King Kong (the ape) climbs up to the top of the Empire State building, which is the highest point in New York.