Question 1

allege

Accepted Answer

synonym: contend
antonym: prove, deny

The player tried to allege that the creeper explosion wasn't their fault.

Question 2

arrant

Accepted Answer

synonym: egregious, unmitigated;
shameless, blatant
antonym: N/A

Building a wooden house next to a lava flow is an arrant display of poor judgment.

Question 3

badinage

Accepted Answer

synonym: banter; light and playful
conversation
antonym: sermon

The players exchanged friendly badinage in the server chat while mining.

Question 4

conciliate

Accepted Answer

synonym: mollify, propitiate,
pacify
antonym: antagonize,
alienate, estrange

 He tried to conciliate the angry villagers by offering them emeralds.

Question 5

countermand

Accepted Answer

synonym: to cancel or reverse one
order or command with
another that is contrary
to the first; recall,
revoke
antonym: reaffirm, reassert

The admin had to countermand the order to ban the new player after realizing it was a mistake.

Question 6

echelon

Accepted Answer

synonym: rank
antonym: N/A

The different echelon of tools, from wood to diamond, determine a player's mining efficiency.

Question 7

exacerbate

Accepted Answer

synonym: intensify, worsen
antonym: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate

Punching the zombie piglin will only exacerbate the situation in the Nether.

Question 8

fatuous

Accepted Answer

synonym: silly, vapid, inane,
doltish, vacuous
antonym: sensible,
intelligent,
perceptive, bright

It was a fatuous decision to jump into the End portal without any armor.

Question 9

irrefutable

Accepted Answer

synonym: indisputable,
incontrovertible,
undeniable
antonym: disputable,
indefensible,
untenable

The diamond in the player's inventory was irrefutable proof that they had been mining.

Question 10

juggernaut

Accepted Answer

synonym:  
a massive and
inescapable force or
object that crushes
whatever is in its path
antonym: N/A

The iron golem acted as a juggernaut, pushing through the horde of zombies to protect the village.

Question 11

lackadaisical

Accepted Answer

synonym: indolent,
indifferent, lax
antonym: energetic,
vigorous

His lackadaisical approach to securing the base led to a total loss of items during a raid.

Question 12

litany

Accepted Answer

synonym: catalog, long list,
especially of
prayers
antonym: N/A

The player went through a litany of complaints about the new update in the forum.

Question 13

macabre

Accepted Answer

synonym: grim, ghoulish 
antonym: N/A

The abandoned mineshaft had a macabre atmosphere with all the cobwebs and monster spawners.

Question 14

paucity

Accepted Answer

synonym: lack, scarcity,
dearth
antonym: abundance,
glut, deluge

There was a paucity of iron in the cave, forcing the player to search elsewhere.

Question 15

portend

Accepted Answer

synonym: bode, foretell,
suggest
antonym: N/A

The dark storm clouds gathering overhead seemed to portend a difficult night in the game.

Question 16

raze

Accepted Answer

synonym: to tear down, pull down,
demolish, shave off.
antonym: build,
construct,
raise

The Wither began to raze the landscape, destroying everything in its path.

Question 17

recant

Accepted Answer

synonym: to withdraw a statement,
repudiate, disavow,
renounce, retract
antonym: reaffirm,
reassert

After seeing the evidence, the player had to recant their claim of finding a naturally-spawning diamond block.

Question 18

saturate

Accepted Answer

synonym: to soak thoroughly,
permeate, drench, flood
antonym: drain 

The rain began to saturate the ground, making farming easier.

Question 19

saturnine

Accepted Answer

synonym: sullen, morose, gloomy,
surly
antonym: lighthearted,
cheerful,
vivacious

The Enderman stood in the corner with a saturnine look, waiting for someone to make eye contact.

Question 20

slough

Accepted Answer

synonym: to cast off, shed, slog
antonym: take on,
acquire,
assume

The player had to slough off their old leather armor once they found a full set of iron.

Question	Answer
allege	synonym: contend antonym: prove, deny The player tried to allege that the creeper explosion wasn't their fault.
arrant	synonym: egregious, unmitigated; shameless, blatant antonym: N/A Building a wooden house next to a lava flow is an arrant display of poor judgment.
badinage	synonym: banter; light and playful conversation antonym: sermon The players exchanged friendly badinage in the server chat while mining.
conciliate	synonym: mollify, propitiate, pacify antonym: antagonize, alienate, estrange He tried to conciliate the angry villagers by offering them emeralds.
countermand	synonym: to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first; recall, revoke antonym: reaffirm, reassert The admin had to countermand the order to ban the new player after realizing it was a mistake.
echelon	synonym: rank antonym: N/A The different echelon of tools, from wood to diamond, determine a player's mining efficiency.
exacerbate	synonym: intensify, worsen antonym: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate Punching the zombie piglin will only exacerbate the situation in the Nether.
fatuous	synonym: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous antonym: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright It was a fatuous decision to jump into the End portal without any armor.
irrefutable	synonym: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable antonym: disputable, indefensible, untenable The diamond in the player's inventory was irrefutable proof that they had been mining.
juggernaut	synonym: a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path antonym: N/A The iron golem acted as a juggernaut, pushing through the horde of zombies to protect the village.
lackadaisical	synonym: indolent, indifferent, lax antonym: energetic, vigorous His lackadaisical approach to securing the base led to a total loss of items during a raid.
litany	synonym: catalog, long list, especially of prayers antonym: N/A The player went through a litany of complaints about the new update in the forum.
macabre	synonym: grim, ghoulish antonym: N/A The abandoned mineshaft had a macabre atmosphere with all the cobwebs and monster spawners.
paucity	synonym: lack, scarcity, dearth antonym: abundance, glut, deluge There was a paucity of iron in the cave, forcing the player to search elsewhere.
portend	synonym: bode, foretell, suggest antonym: N/A The dark storm clouds gathering overhead seemed to portend a difficult night in the game.
raze	synonym: to tear down, pull down, demolish, shave off. antonym: build, construct, raise The Wither began to raze the landscape, destroying everything in its path.
recant	synonym: to withdraw a statement, repudiate, disavow, renounce, retract antonym: reaffirm, reassert After seeing the evidence, the player had to recant their claim of finding a naturally-spawning diamond block.
saturate	synonym: to soak thoroughly, permeate, drench, flood antonym: drain The rain began to saturate the ground, making farming easier.
saturnine	synonym: sullen, morose, gloomy, surly antonym: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious The Enderman stood in the corner with a saturnine look, waiting for someone to make eye contact.
slough	synonym: to cast off, shed, slog antonym: take on, acquire, assume The player had to slough off their old leather armor once they found a full set of iron.

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