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Vocabulary
GROUP 9
Zach Long, Ben Meyer, & Summer McCord.
Vacillate
• Part of speech: Verb
• Definition: To swing from one course of action or
opinion to another
• Synonyms: Hesitate, Alternate
• Antonyms: Remain, Stay
• Sentence: We needed to choose some snacks
really quick so we could make the movie on
time, but Ashley kept vacillating between the
different kinds!
Lassitude
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Part of speech: Noun
Definition: Listlessness; torpor; weariness
Synonyms: Weakness, Sluggishness
Antonyms: Energy
Sentence: The other runners are showing
signs of lassitude; I must overtake now!
Garrulous
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Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Very talkative; loquacious
Synonyms: Babbling, Talkative
Antonyms: Reticent, Uncommunicative
Sentence: The liquor made him very
garrulous.
Myriad
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Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: An extremely large number
Synonyms: Countless, Infinite
Antonyms: Limited, Measurable
Sentence: The myriad stars were
impossible to count.
Noxious
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Definition: physically or mentally
destructive
• Synonyms: Hurtful, Corruptive
• Antonyms: Harmless
• Sentence: This shrub is not on the state
list of noxious weeds.
Accost
• Part of speech: Verb
• Definition: To Approach and Speak to
Boldly
• Synonyms: Address
• Antonyms: Avoid
• Sentence: Jacob accosted me in the
elevator, and tried to nail me down about
my plans for his birthday party.
Beatific
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Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: displaying or imparting joy
Synonyms: Exalted, Angelic
Antonyms: Sorrowful
Synonyms: Jane had on a beatific smile as
she walked down the aisle of her wedding.
Nuance
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• Definition: suttle variation in color,
meaning, or some other quality
• Synonyms: Distinction, Hint
• Antonyms: Dull
• Sentence: The Joy Luck Club explored the
nuances of mother-daughter relationships.
Quagmire
• Part of speech: Noun
• Definition: a difficult or precautious
situation
• Synonyms: Predicament, Dilemma
• Antonyms: Solution
• Sentence: The paperwork got lost in a
quagmire of bureaucracy.
Somber
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Definition: dark; dull; gloomy; grave;
serious
• Synonyms: Murky, Sunless
• Antonyms: Bright, Cheerful
• Sentence: A penumbra of somber dignity
has descended over his reputation.
Unawares
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Part of speech: Adverb
Definition: By Surprise; Unexpectedly
Synonyms: Abruptly; By mistake
Antonyms: Knowingly
Sentence: Be not forgetful to entertain
strangers, for thereby some have
entertained angels unawares.
Suffrage
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Part of speech: Noun
Definition: Right to Vote; Franchise
Synonyms: Right
Antonyms: Inability to Vote
Sentence: Universal suffrage is the only
guarantee against despotism.
Cloister
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Part of speech: Noun
Definition: a tranquil, secluded place
Synonyms: Priory
Antonyms: Advanced
Sentence: She presided over a community
shuttling between Wisconsin and Arizona
like the abbess of a medieval cloister.
Docile
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Definition: yielding to supervision,
direction, or management
• Synonyms: Manageable, Obedient
• Antonyms: Determined
• Sentence: She successfully taught the
docile puppy several tricks.
Chronic
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Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: continuing for a long time
Synonyms: Confirmed, Hardened
Antonyms: Curable
Sentence: She has a chronic disorder.
Surfeit
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Part of speech: Noun
Definition: an excessive amount
Synonyms: Fill, Superabundance
Antonyms: Lack
Sentence: Surfeit of emotion could bring
out the compassion in you.
Incongruous
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Definition: not appropriate, unsuited to the
surroundings
• Synonyms: Unsuitable, Discordant
• Antonyms: Appropriate, Consistent
• Sentence: There had seemed something
slightly incongruous about these from the
start.
Aloof
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Definition: distant; reserved in manner;
uninvolved
• Synonyms: Distant, Snobbish
• Antonyms: Outgoing, Warm
• Sentence: The cat was often aloof, always
walking into the next room whenever
guests visited.
Harrowing
• Part of speech: Adjective
• Definition: extremely depressing;
disturbing or frightening
• Synonyms: Painful, Agonizing
• Antonyms: Calming
• Sentence: The car crash was a harrowing
experience, but I have a feeling that the
increase in my insurance premiums will be
even more upsetting.
Accentuate
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Part of speech: Verb
Definition: To stress; Emphasize
Synonyms: Accentuate
Antonyms: Mask
Sentence: Psychologists agree that those
people who are happiest accentuate the
positive in life.
Conclusion
• There was once a kid named Bob. Bob was very
lassitude and lived a very somber life. However, one day
when Bob was fighting for Women’s suffrage, he found
himself in a quagmire. His problem was that he was too
vacillate and used a very garrulous vocabulary while
speaking in front of a myriad of people. Since he had a
chronic habit of pronouncing his words with an
accentuate sound, he sounded very beatific. Many
people accosted him about how he sounded, and asked
him if his nuance was a noxious health factor. One day
when Bob was in cloister, unawares, a man jumped in
the room and said Bob had a very incongruous voice.
Bob thought this was a harrowing man so he went on his
docile way. To try and aloof his accent from his voice, he
disposed of his surfeit and moved on with his life.
Works Cited
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