1. DIRE (ADJECTIVE): crucial
Synonyms: acute, critical
Antonyms: calm, mild
Example Sentence:
I am in a dire situation.
2. DILAPIDATION (NOUN): Ruin
Synonyms: decrepitude, destruction Antonyms: development, escalation
Example Sentence:
Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation.
3. DISSIPATE (VERB): Expend
Synonyms: deplete, spend Antonyms: collect, gather
Example Sentence:
The fog will eventually dissipate and allow the driver to view the path ahead.
4. CONDIGN (ADJECTIVE): Deserved
Synonyms: appropriate, earned Antonyms: inappropriate, incorrect
Example Sentence:
The activist felt that his raise was condign for all the work he had put into his position.
5. COUNTERMAND (VERB): Annul
Synonyms: override, repeal Antonyms: approve, permit
Example Sentence:
I can't countermand my mother’s orders.
6. CHARY (ADJECTIVE): Canny
Synonyms: careful, cautious Antonyms: incautious, heedless
Example Sentence:
Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.
7. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Detrimental
Synonyms: harmful, destroying Antonyms: helpful, aiding
Example Sentence:
Smoking is deleterious to health.
8. MOROSE (ADJECTIVE): Glum
Synonyms: grouchy, cranky Antonyms: cheerful, happy
Example Sentence:
Her father’s funeral was a morose event which left her and her family in tears.
9. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): Hidden
Synonyms: undercover, surreptitious Antonyms: open, public
Example Sentence:
This is a covert task.
10. CARPING (ADJECTIVE): Complaining
Synonyms: bellyaching, caviling Antonyms: complimentary, forgiving
Example Sentence:
She is a carping lady.
