By Sachin Jain Block 6
• Definition: Mumbled
quietly or make low
continuous sounds
• Synonym: muttered
• Antonym: bellow
• The nomad murmured so
quietly that John had to
lean in to hear what the
nomad was saying.
• Definiton: To give in, give
up, or let up
• Synonym: concede
• Antonym: fight
• Sentence: Despite John’s
pleads for him to talk,
the nomad didn’t relent
and stayed silent.
• Definition: To be brief or to
the point; said in few
words
• Synonym: frank
• Antonym: wordy
• Sentence: Finally, when
John persuaded the nomad
to talk, the nomad only
said a few terse phrases
that were difficult to
decipher.
• Definition: Become less or
smaller; cause to be
smaller or littler
• Synonym: reduce
• Antonym: increase
• Sentence: When John
thought he had finally
gotten the nomad to talk,
the amount that the nomad
spoke began to diminish,
frustrating John.
• Definition: A place one
wants to go to; a goal
• Synonym: endpoint
• Antonym: start
• Sentence: As John’s journey
with the nomad reached its
destination, John felt
strangely indebted to the
nomad for being the sole
reason for John’s amazing
expedition.
• Definition: Concerning
business or marketing
• Synonym: trading
• Antonym: spirituality
• Sentence: When Bob was
told to sell chocolate
bars, he became a very
mercantile person.
• Definition: A strategic
plan to get something
done
• Synonym: method
• Antonym: gambit
• Sentence: Bob’s effective
mercantile tactics while
selling chocolate bars
produced a large profit.
• Definition: Frowned with
disapproval
• Synonym: glared
• Antonym: smiled
• Sentence: The business man
scowled at Bob as he
trapped the man into a
position where the entire
chocolate bar economy
would be in Bob’s control.
• Definition: Hesitated; to go
back and forth on
something; be indecisive
• Synonym: dithered
• Antonym: remain
• Sentence: Bob’s business,
Bob’s Chocolate Bars,
wavered as the media
found out that the main
ingredient of Bob’s
chocolate bars was a
factory produced substitute
of chocolate.
• Definition: Pictured in
your mind
• Synonym: anticipated
• Antonym: ignore
• Sentence: Many
marketing newspapers
envisioned the downfall
of Bob’s Chocolate Bars
after this recent scandal.
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Definition: Evil or hateful
Synonym: malicious
Antonym: peaceful
Sentence: My malevolent
brother kicked me.
• Definition: Marked down
sloppily
• Synonym: blemished
• Antonym: N/A
• Sentence: Joe splotched
down his homework so
illegibly that he wasn’t
able to read it the next
day.
• Definition: Relating to beauty or
the appreciation of beauty;
please in appearance
• Synonym: appealing
• Antonym: ugly
• Sentence: Charlene was so
stubborn on making her house
as aesthetic as possible, that
she hired 3 redecorating
committees to discuss what was
needed to be changed; she
paid over $23,000,000 just so
she could have a rare painting
in her house.
• Definition: Something out
of its proper or
chronological order
• Synonym: holdover
• Antonym: proper
• Sentence: The actor’s
2013 model ring was a
great anachronism in the
reenactment of the
Japanese War.
• Definition: Beset with
troubles or problems;
surrounded by troops
• Synonym: stressed
• Antonym: calm
• Sentence: The
beleaguered man was
thinking about quitting
his overwhelming job.
• Definition: An impulsive
change of mind
• Synonym: whim
• Antonym: focus
• Sentence: I had caprice
when I discovered I would
be forced to speak at the
trial; I recanted my
testimony. I was afraid of
retribution from the
criminals.
• Definition: Zestfully
enthusiastic
• Synonym: jovial
• Antonym: boring
• Sentence: My ebullient
dog is always in a hurry
to get in the car and go
on an adventure.
• Definition: A level of
responsibility or authority
in a hierarchy; a rank
• Synonym: tier
• Antonym: socialism
• Sentence: John couldn’t
afford not taking the job
offer so, he had to accept
a low echelon job.