Vocabulary Workshop
Lesson 8
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Made By: Abdulla Khalifa
Adj.
Comely
Meaning: having a pleasant appearance;
attractive; suitable
Synonym(s): Attractive, beautiful
Antonym(s): Ugly, Unattractive
Sentence: Yesterday I picked a
comely flower, it looked beautiful.
N.
Miscreant
Meaning: a villain; an evildoer; criminal; evil
Synonym(s): Evil, Criminal
Antonym(s): Moral, Good
Sentence: Mr. Abbas took the
miscreant boy out of the class, because
he was causing trouble.
V.
Flaunt
Meaning: to show off; to display oneself proudly
or conspicuously
Synonym(s): Show off, Hotdog(as in brag)
Antonym(s): Hide, Conceal
Sentence: Some people like to flaunt
about their new phones, for
they are arrogant.
Adj.
Erroneous
Meaning: false; mistaken; incorrect
Synonym(s): Wrong, Incorrect
Antonym(s): Correct, True
Sentence: Mohammed Adnan always
answers erroneous answers, for they
are always wrong.
N.
Decadence
Meaning: a process, condition, or period of
decline or decay; deterioration; moral decay
Synonym(s): Corruption, Decay
Antonym(s): Morality
Sentence: Greed causes decadence, for
it corrupts one’s self.
N.
Stereotype
Meaning: a generalized oversimplified view or opinion
that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing an
idea or another group
Synonym(s): Example
Antonym(s): No Antonym(s) :(
Sentence: While many people believe
the stereotype all teenagers are lazy, their
beliefs are false.
Adj.
Pretentious
Meaning: claiming an undeserved distinction;
affectedly grand
Synonym(s): Exaggerated, Overrated
Antonym(s): Honest
Sentence: The new iPhone is
pretentious, for it isn’t that good.
Adj.
Ostentatious
Meaning: too showy; done in an overly elaborate
way to attract attention
Synonym(s): Showy, Flashy
Antonym(s): Plain
Sentence: Most shops have
ostentatious lights around them
to attract customers.
Adj.
Hypercritical
Meaning: too severe in judgment
Synonym(s): Captious
Antonym(s): Lenient
Sentence: Mr. Abbas is gives
hypercritical punishments to
students, for they are very severe.
Adj.
Irascible
Meaning: easily angered; given to outburst of
temper; irritable
Synonym(s): Angry, Cranky
Antonym(s): Pleasant
Sentence: It does not take much to
aggravate my irascible neighbor who is
annoyed by any little noise.
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Done by: Abdulla Khalifa