Sonnet 30- Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard
 Melodious
o Producing pleasant sounds
o Synonym: Symphonic
o Antonym: Harsh
o When I play the Piano, I would hope that it sounds
Melodious.
 Fragrant
o Sweet, smelling
o Synonym: Delightful
o Antonym: Foul
o I’d like to think that I smell fragrant and not gross.
 Embroidered
o Used as; ornamented with needlework or as if
needlework
o Synonym: Decorate
o Antonym: Deface
o My great-grandma used to embroidered fabric and put it
in frames for me and my sisters when we were
younger.
 Folly
o Foolishness
o Synonym: Craziness
o Antonym: Seriousness
o My folly cat can get out of control if she gets upset.
To the Virgin, to Make Much of Time – Valediction
 Advance
o Bring forward
o Synonym: Forward
o Antonym: Failure
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o By completing high school, I will be advancing on in my
life.
Pilgrimage
o Journey
o Synonym: Excursion
o Antonym: Jaunt
o One of the longest pilgrimages I have been on was
probably my week long trip to California with my
grandma.
Virtuous
o Moral; righteous
o Synonym: Excellent
o Antonym: Sinful
o To me, my grades are not very virtuous.
Reckon
o Estimate; consider
o Synonym: approximate
o Antonym: Subtract
o In math, I have to reckon a lot when the number is a
really long decimal.
Endure
o Undergo; bear
o Synonym: accustom
o Antonym: discontinue
o I have endured to the new school schedule.
Meditation - Death Be Not Proud
 Diminishes
o Makes smaller; lessens, reduces
o Synonym: decline
o Antonym: grow
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o If I don’t keep my grades up, my allowance will
diminish.
Affliction
o Suffering; something that causes distress or hardship
o Synonym: depression
o Antonym: comfort
o When my great-grandmothers died, it caused my mom
and dad affliction.
Tribulation
o Great trouble or misery
o Synonym: adversary
o Antonym: happiness
o If I get really frustrated on my homework, it can cause
me tribulation.
Contemplation
o Deep in thought; meditation
o Synonym: ambition
o Antonym: rejection
o A lot of my biology two homework involves me doing a
lot of contemplating.
Dreadful
o Terrible; causing fear
o Synonym: grim
o Antonym :pleasant
o The thought about Zesto opening is dreadful to me
because I don’t want to start working again.
 Desperate
o Driven by hopelessness; moved to use extreme means
to try to escape frustration and loss
o Synonym: frantic
o Antonym: content
o In order to have my day go right, I am desperate for a
cup of coffee in the morning.