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Who Moved My Cheese?
Vocabulary Definitions
Part A
1. nourishment- (n.) something encouraging growth, something that provides a healthy
physical, emotional, or intellectual environment for people or animals
Synonyms: feed, sustenance, diet
Antonyms: deprivation, starvation
2. labyrinth- (n.) confusing network; something very complicated
Synonyms: maze, web, tangle, jumble
Antonyms: ease, organization, simplicity
3. regard- (v. used with object) to consider somebody or something; judge somebody or
something
Synonyms: look upon, consider, respect
Antonyms: carelessness, disregard, neglect
4. arrogance- (n.) feeling or showing self-importance and disregard for others
Synonyms: cocky, "know-it-all' excessive, pride/vanity
Antonyms: humility, modesty, carefulness
5. inevitable- (adj.) unavoidable, something certain
Synonyms: expected, foreseeable, to be expected/anticipated
Antonyms: avoidable, distant, escapable
6. scoff- (v.) expression of scorn, to be derisive or scornful
Synonyms: mock, ridicule, make fun, laugh at, sneer
Antonyms: approve, compliant, flatter, praise
7. folly- (n.) a foolish action, thoughtless, or reckless behavior
Synonyms: foolishness, silliness, recklessness
Antonyms: care, carefulness, intelligence
8. venture- (n.) risky project, make a dangerous trip, make suggestion, dare to do
something that involves risk
Synonyms: undertaking, endeavor, risks, speculation
Antonyms: idleness, assurance, certainty
9. emaciate - (v.) make or become extremely thin
Synonyms: starve, to wither, to become gaunt
Antonym: develop, enlarge, grow
10. peer- (v.) look closely, to look carefully or hard especially at something that is
difficult to see, often with narrowed eyes (squinting)
Synonyms: gaze, stare, examine; to take in
Antonyms: to look away