Word
Synonym
Antonym
Word used in a sentence
Definition
100

to obliterate or erase completely.

expunge

100

catastrophe

debacle

100

fresh

hackneyed

100

Gypsy moths _____ many of the trees in the park, leaving bare branches in their wake.

defoliate

100

amnesia

a loss of memory, usually caused by shock or injury.

200

a gradual reduction in numbers or loss of strength.

attrition

200

rich ("rich soil," not like money rich)

verdant

200

congratulate

upbraid

200

The patient's _____ was so acute that his own children were strangers to him.

amnesia

200

vertex

the point opposite and furthest from the base; summit.

300

to soil, tarnish, or besmirch.

sully

300

codemnation

opprobrium

300

success

debacle

300

The Chowdry brothers accepted our invitation to dinner with the _____ that they allowed to reciprocate.

proviso

300

hackneyed

commonplace; trite, lacking force or significance because of overuse.

400
to strip a plant of leaves, thereby damaging or destroying it.

defoliate

400

reproach

upbraid

400

purify

sully

400

The burglar wiped the window sills, _____ any trace of his fingerprints.

expunge

400

attrition

a gradual reduction in numbers or loss in strength.

500

the point opposite and farthest from the base; summit.

vertex

500

satisfy

appease

500

barren

verdant

500

The principal's reassurances did little to _____ our concerns about the school's future.

appease

500

tactile

relating to or perceptible by the sense of touch.