Group 6
Peyton Fox
Keaton Gibson
Mason Grear
Foible
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A weakness, flaw ,
or shortcoming in character.
Synonym: Frailty
Antonym: Strength
Sentence: A foible in satellite television
is that it has bad reception in storms.
Lacerate
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To rip, maul, tear,
mutilate, or mangle.
Synonym: Rend
Antonym: Comfort
Sentence: The little boy
lacerated his playdoh.
Harangue
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A mean, nasty, or angry
speech.
Synonym: Denounce
Antonym: Compliment
Sentence: Mark’s father harangued
him after he lied about his grade.
Exact
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To demand of
Synonym: Require
Antonyms: Grant, offer
Sentence: The suspect exacted a
lawyer.
Abash
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To embarrass
Synonym: Disconcert
Antonym: Please
Sentence: David was abashed by
his dad’s behavior.
Tact
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: Skill in dealing with people in difficult
situations.
Synonym: Care
Antonym: Carelessness
Sentence: When giving constructive
criticism, it is helpful to use tact.
Uncouth
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Crude, unrefined,
awkward.
Synonym: Rude
Antonym: Courteous
Sentence: Jimmy was suspended
from school for his uncouth behavior.
Fetish
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: An abnormally obsessive
preoccupation or attachment.
Synonym: Obsession
Antonym: Refrain
Sentence: Michael has a fetish
for chicken nuggets.
Phobia
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A persistent, illogical
fear.
Synonym: Aversion
Antonym: Predilection
Sentence: Arachnophobia occurs in
more women than men.
Masticate
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To chew.
Synonym: Grate, grind
Antonym: Build up
Sentence: Tyler masticated his
gum for three hours.
Laconic
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Not saying much; brief
Synonym: Succinct
Antonym: Lengthy
Sentence: Every student in the class
had to give a laconic speech on
their favorite historical event.
Malevolent
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Wishing evil on others; malicious
Synonym: Hateful
Antonym: Kind
Sentence: Ryan was malevolent towards
John because he was a bully
Meander
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To wander around aimlessly.
Synonym: Saunter.
Antonym: Go in a direct path.
Sentence: The tribe of people
meandered in the jungle looking
for a way out.
Apex
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: The tip, peak
Synonym: Summit
Antonym: bottom
Sentence: The hiker climbed all the
way to the apex of the mountain.
Nadir
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: The absolute lowest point
Synonym: Bottom
Antonym: Peak
Sentence: While exploring
a cave, the man fell and to
the nadir of a pit.
Disseminate
Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To dispense objects; to distribute
Synonym: Smear
Antonym: Pile up
Sentence: John disseminated butter on his
toast.
Emaciate
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: excessively thin; weak
Synonym: Slender
Antonym: Broad
Sentence: Paper is emaciate.
Puissant
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Powerful; mighty
Synonym: Strong
Antonym: Weak
Sentence: The puissant body builder
won the weightlifting contest.
Citadel
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A fortress overlooking a city.
Synonym: A stronghold
Antonym: Hut
Sentence: In the medieval
ages, there were citadels in
most of the cities.
Atrophy
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: To wither away; degeneration.
Synonym: Languish
Antonym: Grow
Sentence: Protesters argued that
there was a progressive atrophy of
freedom.
Paragraph
The foible boy lacerated his story for English class about a
malevolent man living in a citadel that has a fetish for
anything that will make him more puissant. While
masticating some gum, the boy’s mother harangued him
for not completing his homework the way he should have.
He was so embarrassed that his response was very laconic.
She exacted him to redo it but she also uncouthly
abashed him for not being tact. She then screamed
because she saw a spider with atrophy of its legs and she
has arachnophobia. As she meandered towards it, she
squished it with the apex of a broom, instead of the nadir,
disseminating and emaciating its guts all over the wall
and finally ending its life.
The End
Works Cited
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“Definitions.” Dictionary.com. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2010.