NOVEMBER VOCABULARY
Set 1 with Honors Words
ADVERSARY
Part of Speech- Noun
 Synonym- Enemy
 Antonym- Ally
 Definition- an opponent or enemy
 Sentence- The two adversaries faced each other
in battle, and then charged!
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APLOMB
Part of Speech- Noun
 Synonym- Self-confident
 Antonym- Insecure
 Definition-Self-confident in a difficult situation
 Sentence- She was so aplomb at science when her
beaker exploded, so she didn’t run out the door!
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APPREHENSIVE
P.O.S- Adjective
 Synonym- Anxious
 Antonym- confident
 Definition- anxious or fearful; uneasy
 Sentence- Before a test you tend to feel
apprehensive and get really scared if you didn’t
study.
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FRAGRANCE
P.O.S- Noun
 Synonym- Perfume
 Definition- a sweet or pleasant odor
 Sentence- When the waiter arrived at the at the
table with our desserts a lovely fragrance wafted
around the room.
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FURTIVE
P.O.S- Adjective
 Synonym- Sneaky
 Antonym- Open
 Definition- Sneaky; acting in a way so as not to
be noticed.
 Sentence- The spy gave a furtive look at building
before going into it.
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GRUELING
P.O.S- Adjective
 Synonym- Exhausting
 Antonym- Easy
 Definition-Physically or mentally exhausting;
very hard to do.
 Sentence- Being an athlete requires loads of
grueling work, you may have to get up at 4
o’clock in the morning!
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POTENTIAL
P.O.S- noun
 Synonym- ability
 Definition- ability to grow; improve or develop;
possibility
 Sentence- My true potential was realized when I
started swimming, I was really good.
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PRECIPICE
P.O.S- Noun
 Synonym- Sheer Drop
 Antonym- Plateau
 Definition- Very steep overhanging rock; edge of
a cliff
 Sentence- You would not want to fall off a
precipice, you could get seriously hurt!
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PRISTINE
P.O.S- Adjective
 Synonym- pure
 Antonym- soiled
 Definition- In a pure and unspoiled state;
untouched
 Sentence- The food we bought from the grocery
store was pristine and fresh.
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HONORS VOCAB.
APPARITION
P.O.S- Noun
 Synonym- Spirit
 Definition- An unusual or unexpected sight
 Sentence- Sprinting out of the graveyard, I was
chalk-white, and I told my best friend that I had
seen an apparition.
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CRYPTIC
P.O.S- adjective
 Synonym- mysterious
 Antonym- straightforward
 Definition- Secret; mysterious
 Sentence- When my sister and I were pretending
to be spies, we left cryptic messages for the other
to decode.
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LUGUBRIOUS
P.O.S- Adjective
 Synonym- Somber
 Antonym- Cheerful
 Definition- Exaggeratedly mournful
 Sentence- I was lugubrious when I lost my dog,
and I cried in my room for a week.
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MAELSTROM
P.O.S- Noun
 Synonym- Whirlpool
 Antonym- Tranquil Waters
 Definition- a powerful whirlpool; turmoil
 Sentence- I was spinning around and around in
my boat trying to get myself out of the
maelstrom.
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MAUSOLEUM
P.O.S- Noun
 Synonym- Tomb
 Definition- A large elaborate tomb
 Sentence- When I visited the Taj Mahal I saw a
beautiful mausoleum, where a Mughal emperor
honors his third wife’s memory.
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