1.CURB (NOUN): restrain
Synonyms: hold back, keep back
Antonyms: release
Example Sentence:
She promised she would curb her temper.
2.FLEE (VERB): run
Synonyms: run away, run off
Antonyms: stay
Example Sentence:
To escape the fighting, his family fled from their village.
3.PROCREATE (VERB): multiply
Synonyms: reproduce, breed
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
Many species procreate by copulation.
4.CEASE (VERB): end
Synonyms: halt, stop
Antonyms: begin
Example Sentence:
The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed.
5.CONGESTED (ADJECTIVE): jammed
Synonyms: full, crowded
Antonyms: clear
Example Sentence:
These streets are always congested.
6.PRECIPITATE (VERB): cause
Synonyms: give rise to, occasion
Antonyms: result from
Example Sentence:
The violence precipitated a wave of refugees to flee the country.
7.CONVOY (VERB): escort
Synonyms: accompany, attend
Antonyms: capture
Example Sentence:
American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917.
8.CONDEMN (VERB): criticize
Synonyms: censure, castigate
Antonyms: praise, commend
Example Sentence:
Most leaders roundly condemned the attack.
9.STICK (VERB): adhere
Synonyms: cling, linger
Antonyms: be forgotten
Example Sentence:
I have always stick to my beliefs and principles.
EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): quick
Synonyms: speedy, swift
Antonyms: slow
Example Sentence:
An expeditious investigation was required to find the killer.