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Gradient
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1. GRADIENT (NOUN)
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slope
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Synonyms
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declivity, leaning
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Antonyms
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upgrade, evenness
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Example Sentence
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He found the gradient nearly uniform for
heights up to 30 to 40 metres above the ground.
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2. PROPULSION (NOUN)
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force
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Synonyms
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drive, effort
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Antonyms
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ease,
inactivity
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Example Sentence
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It certainly cannot sail under its own
power, as 80 percent of the electricity generated on board is used for
propulsion.
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3. SLEW (NOUN)
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moving down; lowering
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Synonyms
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plunge, slide
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Antonyms
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increase, level
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Example Sentence
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Another occupant of that vehicle was
arrested that day on drug possession and a slew of outstanding warrants.
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4. EGRESS (NOUN)
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passage out
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Synonyms
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departure, doorway
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Antonyms
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arrival, entrance
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Example Sentence
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Here a heavy door barred the egress from the
house, and before this she stopped.
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5. EXCOGITATE (VERB)
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think
about seriously
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Synonyms
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consider, contemplate
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Antonyms
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disregard, neglect
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Example Sentence
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Here the little thinker is not often left to
excogitate a theory for himself.
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6. EXTRAVAGANZA (NOUN)
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spectacle
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Synonyms
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pageant, show
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Antonyms
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hiding, reality
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Example Sentence
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Other than the man accepting the nomination,
he will be the unquestioned star of the extravaganza.
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7. BLAHS (NOUN)
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low
spirits; despair
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Synonyms
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abasement, dreariness
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Antonyms
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liveliness, pleasure
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Example Sentence
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Soaring obesity rates are causing pets
terrible problems, heart disease, diabetes, the blahs.
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8. DISORIENT (VERB)
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confuse
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Synonyms
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baffle, bewildered
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Antonyms
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explain, clarify
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Example Sentence
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All this artful excess seems intended to
disorient and disinhibit guests descending from the busy theater district
above.
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9. DISQUISITION (NOUN)
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discourse
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Synonyms
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commentary, exposition
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Antonyms
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quiet, silence
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Example Sentence
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This is hardly the place for a disquisition
upon African Latin.
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10. ENSNARE (VERB)
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trap
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Synonyms
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embroil,
entangle
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Antonyms
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free,
liberate
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Example Sentence
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Instead, cops monitor such sites to ensnare
workers and their clients.
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