Unit 3
DEF = (n.) an enemy, opponent
SYN = antagonist, rival, foe
ANT = friend, ally, supporter
WORD CONNECTION:
Man VS. Man = VERSUS = against
In Peter Pan Captain Hook
is Peter’s ADVERSARY.
DEF = (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent
or hostile; to transfer, convey
SYN = separate, drive apart, estrange
ANT = befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
WORD CONNECTION:
ALIEN = someone who does NOT belong
someone who is separated from the group
DEF = (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever
trick; a clever skill; trickery
SYN = ruse, stratagem, contrivance
WORD CONNECTION:
ARTIFICIAL = NOT REAL
The magician’s ARTIFICE was
truly spellbinding!! We couldn’t
figure out how he did his tricks!
DEF = (v.) to compel, force
SYN = pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
ANT = persuade, cajole
WORD CONNECTION:
To COERCE = to FORCE
My older brother COERCED
me into doing his chores by
threatening to beat me up if I
wouldn’t.
DEF = (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward
SYN = fearful, fainthearted
ANT = brave, courageous, valiant
WORD CONNECTION:
The craven was behaving in
such a craven manner that
he was allowing
himself to be pushed
around.
The
COWARDLY
LION is a
CRAVEN
character in the
Wizard of Oz.
DEF = (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Rachel Ray on
30 Minute Meals
Bobby Flay on
Iron Chef
America
The Food Network offers
many shows that cover a wide
variety of CULINARY topics.
DEF = (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
SYN = remove, cancel, expunge
ANT = insert, add, retain, include
We hit the
“delete” button
on the computer to erase
our mistakes.
DEF = (n.) a death, especially of a person in a
lofty position
SYN = decease, passing away, downfall
ANT = birth, beginning, commencement
WORD CONNECTION:
After his deMISe,
he will be MISsed.
After the
DEMISE of an
important
public figure,
the city honors
that person
with a public
funeral
procession.
DEF = (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
SYN = stimulate, excite, gladden
ANT = discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
WORD CONNECTION:
EXhilarate = EXcite
DEF = (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive;
reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to
plow but not seed
SYN = unproductive, inert, dormant
ANT = productive, fertile, prolific
Which is Which?
After the farmer fallowed a
part of his land, the fallow
began to look fallow.
Completing the Sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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At age seven Gabe was already the school-yard bully,
cruelly _______ other students into giving him their
lunch money.
It brought tears to my grandfather’s eyes when he
finally became too old to work his farm and all of his
farmland went __________.
As the chess game wore on for over an hour, I began to
realize that my___ was just as skilled a strategist as I.
The Supreme Court Justice’s _________ left an
opening on the Supreme Court that the president and
congress needed to fill.
Completing the Sentences:
1.
The feeling you get at the very top of a rollercoaster as
you are about to plummet down an enormous hill is
truly _____________.
2. Sheila cruelly _________Whitney from her group of
friends by telling lies and spreading rumors about
Whitney.
3. The full extent of my __________skill involves
boiling water and toasting bread, and sometimes even
that goes awry!
Completing the Sentences:
1.
Backing down from a fight is not always a(n)
________________ decision. Sometimes it is very
wise.
2.
Once the authorities caught him, the counterfeit artist
was on his way to jail for ____________________.
3.
Oh no! I forgot to __________________ the
incorrect sections of my rough draft before I turned in
my rewrite!
DEF = (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated
attacks
SYN = annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
WORD CONNECTION:
To HARass is to give
someone a
SpongeBob and
Patrick
HARd time.
HARASS
Squidward.
They constantly
ANNOY and
PESTER him.
DEF = (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or
action
SYN = blustery, tempestuous, implacable
ANT = mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
Sound CONNECTION:
A CLIMATE can be
INCLEMENT.
DEF = (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
SYN = meditate, contemplate, daydream
Mythology CONNECTION:
In Greek mythology,
the “Muses” were
believed to
inspire
high level
thinking.
Think,
think,
think…
DEF = (adj.) so unimportant that it can be
disregarded
SYN = trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
ANT = significant, crucial, momentous
DEF = (v.) to make PERmanent or long-lasting
SYN = continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
ANT = discontinue, abolish, abandon
WORD CONNECTION:
PER = PERsevere
PERmanent
PERpetual
PERennial
Overspending will
PERPETUATE your
overdue bills.
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DEF = (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for
imitation or later action
SYN = guide, tradition, model
WORD CONNECTION:
To “PRECEDE” means
to come BEFORE.
A PRECEDENT
comes before later action.
DEF = (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
SYN = penalizing, retaliatory
WORD CONNECTION:
PUNIshment = PUNItive
DEF = (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from
wrong or injury
SYN = (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate
An accident victim might receive money to
REDRESS his suffering.
DEF = (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time
SYN = (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay
WORD CONNECTION:
During a JOURNey, one
may have to soJOURN at
a hotel.
DEF = (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave They call him
Bond, James
SYN = elegant
Bond.
ANT = crude, uncouth, boorish
WORD CONNECTION:
Many people who live
in URBAN
environments
are very URBANE.
The URBANE move
star always looks
polished and stylish.
Completing the Sentences:
1.
The song, “Thunder Rolls,” by Garth Brooks matches a
woman’s internal anger at her husband with the
______________ weather conditions outside.
2.
After a brief ____________________ and a good
meal, I think we’ll be ready to hit the road again
tomorrow.
3.
Having his cell phone taken away by his parents was a
natural _______________ action after Jake had
exceeded the minutes on his phone plan.
Completing the Sentences:
1.
Unfortunately, being __________by flies and
mosquitoes ruined our camping trip.
2.
As the Homecoming Dance approached, Shelby
________on how she would wear her hair.
3.
I hope the past generations’ apathy toward voting does
not become a ____for future generations.
4.
Some criminals are forced to do community service in
an attempt to ______their past mistakes.
Completing the Sentences:
1.
The administration of the school was very sad to see
the small, __________increase in their students’
reading scores.
2.
An _________ person will handle all situations
with grace even if those situations become
unpleasant.
3.
Large donations to the American Red Cross will help
researchers ___________their search for cures
to many different diseases.