Words 31 - 35
Optimistic
POS- adjective
D- hopeful or confident that good things will come in the
future; tending to anticipate good things
S- positive, hopeful, sanguine, upbeat, cheery, enthusiastic,
propitious
OFW- optimism (n.); optimist (n.); optimistically (adv.)
C- Being optimistic, Roger thought the glass was half-full, not
half-empty.
Contrary
POS- adjective (*Can also be a noun, as in on the contrary)
D- willfully likely to disagree or do the opposite of what’s
expected or wanted, no matter what the consequences might
be; opposite in kind, direction, or meaning
S- oppositional, opposite, contrasting, contradictory,
uncooperative, defiant, recalcitrant, obstructive, perverse,
antithetical, contradictory
OFW- contrarian (n.); contrarily (adv.)
C- Even though Mary totally agreed with Tom’s point, her
contrary nature led her to argue with him anyway.
Perpetual
POS- adjective
D- continuing repeatedly and seeming endless; so frequent it
seems endless and uninterrupted
S- non-stop, endless, ongoing, continual, everlasting
OFW- perpetually (adv.); perpetuate (v.); perpetuity (n.);
perpetuation (n.); perpetuator (n.)
C- Ron’s perpetual use of the word “like” became, like, very,
like, so totally, like, annoying!
Significant
POS- adjective
D- having a deep, special, important, revealing, or
worthwhile meaning; so great, impressive, or important that
it’s worth noticing
S- important, special, worthwhile, deep, representative,
powerful, noteworthy, suggestive, meaningful, substantial
OFW- signify (v.); significance (n.); significantly (adv.)
C- Following a year of drought, the falling rain had a
significance that went beyond its beauty to our very survival.
Chaos
POS- noun
D- total confusion, disorder, or unpredictability
S- confusion, disorder, anarchy
OFW- chaotic (adj.); chaotically (adv.)
C- The alarms caused chaos in the theatre as sirens blared,
lights flashed, sprinklers sprayed, and desperate movie-goers
trampled each other at the exits.