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(v.) to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the title character vows to avenge his father's death.
SYNONYM: retaliate |
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(v.) to give up, surrender; to hand over to another
Spain cede territory to France.
SYNONYMS: yield, deliver up, transfer |
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(n.) a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quantity (like a flood); (v.) to flood
Owners are hoping this sumer will bring a deluge of visitors to their new theme park in Minneapolis.
A torrential downpour deluge the entire town.
SYNONYMS: (v.) swamp, inundate
ANTONYMS: (n.) trickle, dribble |
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(n.) good judgment; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose
My teacher suggested I use discretion in dealing with my difficult classmate.
SYNONYMS: prudence, tact, discrimination |
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(adj.) dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness
After the long race, the marathoner felt giddy.
SYNONYMS: faint, frivolous, flighty
ANTONYMS: levelheaded, serious, earnest, sober |
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(n.) the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; (v.) to affect, especially forcefully
The impact of the car crash destroyed both vehicles, but miraculously no one was hurt.
Budget cuts will impact the number of hours the public library can stay open.
SYNONYMS: (n.) collision, blow, effect |
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(v.) to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do(or not to do) something
Bullies may try to intimidate us, but if we stick together, we can stand up to their threats.
SYNONYMS: bully, browbeat, hector |
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(v.) to free from bondage or domination; to release
The police liberate the anxious hostages after sixteen hours of confinement.
SYNONYMS: untie, unshackle
ANTONYMS: imprison, fetter, shackle, bind |
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(adj.) reasonable; making use of reasons and good sense
Our parents are constantly encouraging us to look for logical solutions to our problem.
SYNONYMS: rational, sensible
ANTONYMS: absurd, ridiculous, unsound, preposterous |
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(v.) to give a false or untrue idea
If witnesses misrepresent the facts, the defense attorney has proof to support our story.
SYNONYMS: distort, falsify, twist, exaggerate |
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(adj.) left to one's own choice; not required
The hotel will charge us for breakfast and dinner, but lunch is optional.
SYNONYMS: voluntary, elective, discretionary
ANTONYMS: required, mandatory, compulsory |
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(adj.) complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; (adv.) completely, instantaneously
When the teacher asked her why she didn't do her homework, she told a outright lie.
Even though they had already heard it several times, the hilarious joke made them laugh outright.
SYNONYMS: (adj.) total, out-and-out; (adv.) utterly, instantly
ANTONYMS: (adj.) partial, incomplete; (adv.) by degrees |
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(v.) to meet in accordance with a plan; (n.) a meeting ny agreement; a meeting place
Let's all agree to rendezvous by the fountain on Saturday afternoon.
They kept their rendezvous a secret.
SYNONYM: (n.) date, appointment, assignation |
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(adj.) rounded and plump; full or rich in sound
My friends like to display the largest and most rotund pumpkin outside their front door. |
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(v.) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; (n.) a stroll
The star saunter past his adoring fans, pretending not to notice their cries of joy.
It's such a beautiful day to take a saunter.
SYNONYM: (v.) ramble, amble; (n.) promenade
ANTONYM: (V.) speed, race, hurry, dash, scurry, rush |
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(adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull
After a big lunch, I feel sluggish.
SYNONYMS: unhurried, lethargic, leisurely
ANTONYMS: active, energetic, lively, rapid, brisk |
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(adj.) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n.) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v.) to put in a lower or secondary position
A corporal is subordinate to a sergeant.
Let's ask a subordinate to help us file.
Parents often subordinate their own wishes for the sake of their children's needs.
SYNONYMS: (n.) assistant, helper
ANTONYMS: (adj.) superior, higher;(n.) chief, supervisor |
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(n.) a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; (v.) to give color to something; to dye
He wants to paint his room a darker tint of blue.
I hope my ophthalmologist can tint my sunglass lenses pink.
SYNONYMS: (n.) shade, tone; (v.) color, stain
ANTONYMS: (v.) bleach, whiten |
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(adj.) likely to undergo change; changeable; (n.) a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such
Spring weather can be extremely variable.
In mathematics, the letter x can stand for a variable.
SYNONYMS: (adj.) fluctuating, shifting, inconstant
ANTONYMS: (adj.) constant, unchanging, steady |
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(n.) the point at which something begins or happens; a border; (v.) to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else
I was on the verge of tears today.
That chatter verge on baby talk.
SYNONYMS: (n.) brink, threshhold, edge |
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