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NJ norwood vocab 2
unit 2
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6th Grade
12/01/2011

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Term
adverse
Definition

adj- unfavorable

syn-difficult

ant- favorable

sen- Why are you so adverse?

 

Term
arid
Definition

adj- extremly dry; uninterestingly dull

syn- boring, waterless

ant- waterlogged, soggy

sen- The arid desert was hard to corss.

Term
assailant
Definition

n- a person who attacks violently

syn- mugger, attacker

ant- prey, victim

sen- It was 30 minutes before the woman found out she was being chased by the assailant.

Term
billow
Definition

n- a large wave v- to rise or swell

syn- (n) breaker (v) surge

ant-  (n) trough (v) collapse

sen-The ocean billow rising made the captain more frustrated.

Term
confront
Definition

v- to meet face to face

syn- face

ant- avoid, evade

sen- Confornt your enemy!

Term
constrain
Definition

v- to force, to restrain

syn- pressure, restrict

ant- loosen

sen- He constrained the victim to give him money.

Term
contemporary
Definition

adj- belonging in a same period of time

syn-modern

ant- prehistoric

sen- I think contemporary present for a boy will be iphone 4s.

Term
depict
Definition

v- to portray

syn- draw

sen- I depicted a mountain scene.

Term
disinterested
Definition

adj- fair-minded

syn- neutral

ant- omit, exclude

sen- The judge was disinterested and was fair.

Term
encompass
Definition

v- to encircle

syn- surround

ant- exclude

sen- They encompassed the enemies so enemies were powerless.

Term
groundless
Definition

adj- unjustified

syn-baseless

ant-justified

sen- The judge was groundless because he was paid.

Term
hypocrite
Definition

n- two faced person

syn- phony

sen- She is a hypocrite and always will be one.

Term
incomprehensible
Definition

adj- imposible to understand

syn- baffling

ant-plain

sen-  What the teacher said was incomprehensible.

Term
manipulate
Definition

vl to handle skillfully

syn- work

sen- He manipulated the lawn mower so easily.

Term
maximum
Definition

n- the greatestvpossible amount

syn- highest, largest

ant- least, lowest

sen- I reached the maximum level in 25 days.

Term
mimic
Definition

n- person who does imitations

syn(n) copycat

sen- The mimic earned fame and money for mimicing a movie star.

Term
ruffle
Definition

v- to wrinkle

syn- flill

ant- soothe

sen- I ruffled my test with a F on it.

Term
serene
Definition

adj- carm

syn- fair

ant- stormy

sen- The scene was serene.

Term
sheepish
Definition

adj- embarrased

syn- meek

ant- bold, blazen

sen- He was sheepish that he destroyed the sculpture.

Term
stamina
Definition

n- staying power

syn-endurance

sen- His stamina was good because he ran 8miles.

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