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Word
Part of Speech
Adversary –
(noun)
Definition –
Use it in a sentence & add context clues:
an opponent or enemy
Lunsford’s team was our adversary in
the Hoops for Hope basketball game; we
played against them.
Aplomb –
(noun)
Self-confident in a difficult situation
Jerry had such aplomb during the
spelling bee; he never once lost his cool.
Apprehensive
– (adj.)
anxious or fearful; uneasy
As the dark sky surrounded us we
became apprehensive of hurricane
Sandy’s approach.
Fragrance –
(noun)
a sweet or pleasant odor; a scent
When the bouquet of flowers arrived in
the room, a lovely fragrance emanated
throughout the room. We smelled it
instantly.
Furtive –
(adj.)
sneaky; acting in a way so as not to be
noticed
The fox gazed around the barnyard with
a furtive look before he darted into the
hen house.
Synonyms Antonyms
November VOCABULARY page 2
Word
Synonym
Definition –
Part of Speech
Antonym
Use it in a sentence & add context clues:
Grueling –
(adj.)
physically or mentally exhausting; very
hard to do
Scraping the gum off of the one hundred
desks was a grueling job. My arms and
wrists began to hurt by noon.
Potential –
ability to grow, develop or improve;
possibility
(noun)
With the Mars landing of Curiosity this
past summer, the potential in your
lifetime to put a man on Mars now exists.
Precipice –
very steep overhanging rock; edge of a
cliff
(noun)
Aziza stood on the edge of the precipice
at Grand Canyon. We beckoned her to
step back.
Pristine –
in a pure or unspoiled state; untouched
(adj.)
A surgeon must have a pristine table of
surgical tools to ensure he does not infect
his patient during an operation.
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Side 1
Side 2
a. Word
b. P.O.S.
a. Definition
c. Synonym
d. Antonym
b. Your own sentence with context clues.
e. picture