Eating large amounts of sugar every day can have a deleterious effect on your health.
2. emulate – to imitate or try to equal
He tried to emulate Lebron on the court.
3. intrepid – fearless
Shackleton was one of the most intrepid explorers of our time.
4. longevity – length of life or service
My great aunt’s longevity was impressive; she lived to be more than 105 years old.
5. parched – to make extremely dry
My mouth was totally parched after running through the desert with little water.
6. sagacity – having good judgement
Our teacher is a person of great sagacity. At least he thinks so!
7. apathy – absence of emotion; not caring about things
Since I had great apathy for my grades during the first semester, I’ve got to study even harder during the second semester.
8. dolt – a dull, stupid person
The bank robber was quite a dolt. He locked himself inside the bank vault.
9. flout – to mock or treat with disrespect
The three students decided to flout the school rules. As a result, they had detention for a week.
10. knave – A dishonest person
The thief was quite a knave and even stole from his friends.