1. (verb) – to shorten by cutting off Examples: The teacher decided to truncate the detailed explanations. Synonyms : Abridge, shorten, abbreviate Antonyms : Increase, augment, boost, lengthen truncate

2. (adj.) – characterized by a noisy uproar (adv.) - tumultuously Examples: Hemingway’s tumultuous life was made into a movie. Chris Brown and Rhianna had a tumultuous relationship. Synonyms : turbulent, chaotic, noisy, vociferous Antonyms : Peaceful, tranquil tumultuous

3. (adj.) – without prejudice Examples My unbiased opinion is that Asian students are very good at Math. I am not Asian. Judges have to be unbiased. Synonyms : Impartial, fair, unprejudiced, neutral Antonyms : Partial, biased unbiased

4. (adj.) – being everywhere at the same time Examples: The ubiquitous fog conquered the whole valley in seconds. Synonyms : ever-present, everywhere, omnipresent Antonyms : not present, invisible Ubiquitous [oo-bik-wi-tuh s]

5. (noun) – complete agreement (adj.) – unanimous (adv.) - unanimously Examples: The students decided in unanimity that the class president should be Jackson. Synonyms : Agreement, harmony, accord, unity Antonyms : Discord, disagreement, conflict unanimity

6. (verb) – to injure or destroy; to weaken Examples: The vice-president was trying to undermine the president’s power. In many countries, women’s power is undermined by the men. Synonyms : dent, destabilize, emasculate Antonyms : bolster, boost, strengthen, reinforce undermine

7. (adj.) – having bad morals, principles (adv.) - unethically Examples: It is unethical to steal someone’s work and pretend it is yours. Synonyms : immoral, wrong, bad, unscrupulous Antonyms : moral, ethicalunethical