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Week Nine
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10
English
9th Grade
04/27/2011

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Term
Confluence
Definition

A place of junction; a flowing together of two streams, rivers or the like of coming together of people or things

 

Syn.- Joining

Ant.-Divergence

Term
Effluent
Definition

Something that flows out or forth

 

Syn.- Outflow

Ant.- Still

Term
Fluctuate
Definition

To change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly

 

Syn.- Change

Ant.- Remain

Term
Fluent
Definition

Spoken or written with ease; capable of flowing; easy; graceful

 

Syn.- Chatty

Ant.- Hesitant

Term
Genuflect
Definition

To bend the knees or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship; to express a servile attitude

 

Syn.- Bow

Ant.-Straighten

 

Term
Inflexible
Definition

Not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid; unwilling to change

 

Syn.- Non flexible

Ant.- Flexible

Term
Influx
Definition

The act of flowing in; a coming in

 

Syn.- Inflow

Ant.- Outflow

Term
Mellifluous
Definition

Sweetly of smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding

 

Syn.- Soothing

Ant.- Harsh

Term
Reflex
Definition

To bend, turn or fold back; occurring in reaction

 

Syn.- Involuntary

Ant.- Voluntary

 

Term
Superfluous
Definition

Being more than is sufficient or required; excessive

 

Syn.- Unnecessary

Ant.- Necessary

 

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