1.OUTRAGE (NOUN): violate
Synonyms: infuriate, enrage
Antonyms: Compliment
Example Sentence:
The public were outraged at the brutality involved.
2.AMELIORATE (VERB): improve
Synonyms: enhance, better
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
3.SHUN (VERB): avoid
Synonyms: evade, eshew
Antonyms: accept, welcome
Example Sentence:
He shunned fashionable society.
4.INCUMBENT (ADJECTIVE): present
Synonyms: current, existing
Antonyms: past, future
Example Sentence:
The incumbent President was defeated.
5.RECUMBENT (NOUN): flat
Synonyms: lying, horizontal
Antonyms: erect, standing
Example Sentence:
They are not recumbent, and the hair falling from the head is curled.
6.SPURT (NOUN): spray
Synonyms: squirt, spout
Antonyms: contain
Example Sentence:
A brief spurt of tears gushed into her eyes.
7.CONVALESCE (VERB): recover
Synonyms: recuperate, get well
Antonyms: deteriorate
Example Sentence:
He spent eight months convalescing after the stroke.
8.APATHY (NOUN): indifference
Synonyms: unconcern, passivity
Antonyms: enthusiasm, interest
Example Sentence:
Widespread apathy among students was hard to witness.
9.PROXIMITY (NOUN): closeness
Synonyms: nearness, presence
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:
His close proximity sent her heart racing.
10.ONSLAUGHT (NOUN): attack
Synonyms: assault, onset
Antonyms: defense, repulsion
Example Sentence:
The onslaught was unleashed on the day that G8 world leaders met at Gleneagles.
