depleted
The adjective depleted describes something that's been used up. A stressed-out mother of four little kids might find her patience depleted after a crazed birthday party at the roller rink.
The word depleted comes from the Latin deplere, "to empty," or literally "to un-fill." You may have seen depleted shelves where bread and milk used to be if you visit a grocery store before a big snow storm. If you tend to get sick a lot, it may be because your immune system is depleted, or worn out, and a river can become depleted, or dried up, after a long drought.
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The third and final presidential debate of this election took place on October 19, 2016 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Considering the large amount of ill will between the two campaigns, it was actually a pretty substantive debate. The audience got to hear the candidates' opinions on Supreme Court nominees, abortion, and each candidate's plan for economic growth. Here are twenty words from the third presidential debate.
President Trump delivered his second State of the Union Address on February 5, 2019. The President broadly outlined his agenda on both foreign and domestic issues. Here are 25 vocabulary words drawn from the President's address. The full transcript of the speech can be found here.