1. DEPLETE (VERB): use up the supply or resources of.
Synonyms: exhaust, consume
Antonyms: augment, increase
Example Sentence:
2. DETENTION (NOUN): the state of being detained in official custody.
Synonyms: custody, incarceration
Antonyms: liberation, assistance
Example Sentence:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention.
3. APPETITE (VERB): a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.
Synonyms: craving, proclivity
Antonyms: apathy, hate
Example Sentence:
“He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”
4. SUSTAINABLE (ADJECTIVE): able to be upheld or defended.
Synonyms: feasible, imperishable
Antonyms: untenable, fleeting
Example Sentence:
However, to be sustainable, agriculture must provide the farmer with a living.
5. SPORADIC (ADJECTIVE): occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
Synonyms: occasional, desultory
Antonyms: frequent, dependable
Example Sentence:
He has made sporadic appearances in my life.
6. HINDRANCE (NOUN): a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.
Synonyms: impediment, obstacle
Antonyms: advantage, aid, push
Example Sentence:
A hindrance to the development process.
7. CONTEMPLATE (VERB): look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Synonyms: regard, examine
Antonyms: neglect, discard
Example Sentence:
He contemplated his image in the mirrors.
8. PERVERSITY (NOUN): a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness.
Synonyms: obstinance, purpose
Antonyms: irresolution, qualm
Example Sentence:
She could whip a crowd into hysteria.
9. HEINOUS (ADJECTIVE): horrifying, monstrous
Synonyms: abhorrent, infamous
Antonyms: delightful, lovable
Example Sentence:
If you give the bully of your class a heinous moniker, he may eventually stop harassing you all.
10. FLAGRANT (ADJECTIVE): flaunting, blatant; without shame
Synonyms: blatant, obvious
Antonyms: concealed, obscure, mild.
