Set #5 Vocabulary
BY: ANKITHA ANUMOLU
Counter
 POS: Verb
 Synonym: Opposition
 Antonym: Agree
 Definition: to say or do
something in opposition
to something else
 Warren countered his
mom on the topic of
laundry by arguing about
not wanting to do it.
Cunning
 POS: Adjective
 Synonym: Sly
 Definition: sly, crafty or
clever
 Antonym: Conspicuous
 The fox was very
cunning; it stole the
cookies without the
baker without even
noticing.
Debris
 POS: Noun
 Synonym: wreckage
 Antonym: neat
 Definition: remains of
destroyed or discarded
materials; wreckage
 Hurricane Sandy left a
lot of debris, there was
mud, branches, etc,
everywhere.
Defiance
 POS: Noun
 Synonym: Refusal
 Antonym: Agreement
 Definition: an act of
refusal or resistance to
an opposing force or
authority.
 There was great defiance
in the courtroom; the
jury wanted the man to
be guilty, but the judges
and lawyers wanted the
man to be not guilty.
Jut
 POS: Verb
 Synonym: stick out
 Antonym: bend in
 Definition: to extend
sharply outward; to
project or stick out
 The dislocated bone
jutted out of the man’s
thumb.
Kindle
 POS: Verb
 Synonym: bloomed
 Antonym: die down
 Definition: to build or
start a fire; to excite a
feeling or idea
 Martin Luther King Jr.’s
speech kindled an
inspiration inside of
many people across
America.
Knoll
 POS: Noun
 Synonym: Hill
 Definition: a small,
rounded hill
 Antonym: Plateau
 Living on a knoll has let
me have a view of the city
from far away, since we
reside atop a mountain.
Luminous
 POS: Adjective
 Synonym: Shining
 Definition: giving off
light; shining
 Antonym: Dull
 The golden dress was
luminous, it glowed very
brightly.
Specimen
 POS: Noun
 Synonym: Studied upon
object
 Antonym: N/A
 Definition: something
studied by scientists or
doctors as an example of
a set of things or systems
 After triple-checking a
specimen of moon rock
from the Moon, scientists
clarified that life would
be possible on the Moon.
Stamina
 POS: Noun
 Synonym: Endurance
 Antonym: Fatigue
 Definition: the ability to
resist fatigue or illness;
endurance
 To run 100 laps on the
pacer, you need a lot of
stamina.
Subside
 POS: Verb
 Synonym: Lower
agitation
 Antonym: Increased
anger
 Definition: to become
less active or intense or
agitated
 The losing teams’ anger
subsided as they realized
they still had a chance of
making it to the playoffs.
Swagger
 POS: Verb
 Synonym: Cool
 Antonym: Boring
 Definition: to walk in a
way that makes it look as
if you think you’re
important or confident;
strut
 Joe walked with such a
swagger, you might think
he is popular.
HONORS WORDS
Saturnine
 POS: Adjective
 Synonym: Gloomy
 Definition: of a gloomy
or surly disposition
 Antonym: Energetic
 The saturnine Mr.
Scrooge is the main
character of a Christmas
Carol.
Caduceus
 POS: Noun
 Synonym: N/A
 Antonym: N/A
 Definition: a staff with
two snakes twined
around it and two wings
at its top
 The medical staff, when
asked what is their
medical symbol, reply:
the caduceus.
Mercurial
 POS: Adjective
 Synonym: Mood swings
 Antonym: Stable moods
 Definition: characterized
by rapid and
unpredictable
changeableness of mood
 The teenage boy is
mercurial; one moment
he is happy, another he is
sad.
Lethargy
 POS: Noun or Adjective
 Definition:
 Synonym: Slow
 n - Abnormal drowsiness
 Antonym: Speed/Speedy
 adj - sluggish, dull
 After receiving medicine,
the patient seemed
lethargic; he looked like
he was very sleepy.
Draconian
 POS: Adjective
 Synonym: Mean
 Definition: cruel, harsh,
severe
 Antonym: Nice
 The king was Draconian,
he made everyone suffer
with his cruel laws.