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English 10-WW Lesson 5
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10th Grade
01/05/2013

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Term

Acrimony

 

Noun.

1) Bitterness of sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility

 

 

 

Definition

Synonyms: Malice, Malevolence, Asperity

 

Antonyms: Polieness, Civility, Calmness

 

Term

Affinity

 

Noun.

1) Attraction for someone or something with which one feels a closeness or kinship

Definition

Synonyms: Penchant, Inclination, Affection

 

Antonyms: Dislike, Hatred, Antagonism

 

Term

Ambivalent

 

Adjective.

1) Havig mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive

Definition

Synonyms: Irresolutness, Tentativness, Incertainty

 

Antonyms: Certainty, Decisiveness, Resolutness

Term

Cessation

 

Noun.

1) A stopping, either final or temporary

Definition

Synonyms: Termination, Suspension, Standstill

 

Antonyms: Commencement, Onset, Emergence

Term

Emaciated

 

Adjective. 

1) Very thin or wasted away, especiall from lack of nourishment; scrawny

Definition

Synonyms: Decrepit, Gaunt, Starved

 

Antonyms: Portly, Plump, Chubby

Term

Encalve

 

Noun.

1) A distinct region or community enclosed withina a larger territory

Definition

Synonyms: Habitat, Territory, Sanctuary

 

Antonyms: NONE

Term

Engender

 

Verb.

1) To bring into being; to produce

 

Definition

Synonyms: Generate, Muster, Propagate

 

Antonyms: Destroy, Finsh, Kill 

Term

Exacerbate

 

Verb.

1) To make more sever, bitterm or violent

Definition

Synonyms: Escalate, Provoke, Intesify

 

Antonyms: Decelerate, Ruin, Undermine

Term

Illicit

 

 

Adjective.

1) Not allowed, improper, or unlawful 

 

Definition

Synonyms: Illegal, Unlawful, Prohibited

 

Antonyms: Legal, Licit, Moral

Term

Indigenous

 

Adjective.

1) Naturally living or growing in a certain area; native

Definition

Synonyms: Aboriginal, Natural, Domestic

 

Antonyms: Alien, Foreign, Nonnative

Term

Inexorable

 

Adjective.

1) Not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved entreaty or plea; relentless

Definition

Synonyms: Adamant, Determined, Inflexible

 

Antonyms: Compromising, Lenient, Yielding

Term

Infatuated

 

Adjective.

1) Filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire

 

Definition

Synonyms: Carried away, Intoxiccated, Spellbound

 

Antonyms: Despising, Neglect, Disdain

Term

Insatiable

 

Adjective.

1) Never satisfied; greedy

 

Definition

Synonyms: Voraccious, Unappeasable, Yearning

 

Antonyms: Satiable, Satisfied, Quenchable

Term

Poignant

 

Adjective.

1) Painfully moving, affecting, or touhing

 

Definition

Synonyms: Heartrending, Touching, Sentimental

 

Antonyms: Calm, Soothing, Joyous

Term

Proselytize

 

Verb.

1) To convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause

Definition

Synonyms: Sway, Assimilation, Persuade

 

Antonyms: Hold, Remain, Adamant

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