Review of some of the past words | |
Word | Meaning |
creditable | (adj) 1: worthy of often limited commendation; |
abash | (v) 1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious |
subordinate | (n) 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another 2: a word that is more specific than a given word, (v) 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value; , (adj) 1: lower in rank or importance 2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; |
incisive | (adj) 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; |
qualitative | (adj) 1: involving distinctions based on qualities; 2: relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities |
acrid | (adj) 1: strong and sharp; |
benefactor | (n) 1: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help); |
utilitarian | (n) 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility, (adj) 1: having a useful function; |
placate | (v) 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; |
blight | (n) 1: a state or condition being blighted 2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting, (v) 1: cause to suffer a blight; |
discriminate | (v) 1: recognize or perceive the difference 2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race 3: distinguish; , (adj) 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; |
surrogate | (n) 1: someone who takes the place of another person 2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others, (adj) 1: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; |
idiosyncrasy | (n) 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual; |
penitent | (n) 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor), (adj) 1: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds |
accolade | (n) 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; |
categorical | (adj) 1: relating to or included in a category or categories 2: not modified or restricted by reservations; |
inane | (adj) 1: devoid of intelligence; |
verisimilitude | (n) 1: the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true |
chasm | (n) 1: a deep opening in the earth's surface |
degenerate | (n) 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior, (v) 1: grow worse; , (adj) 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; |
Today's Word Challenges |
Match Synonyms | Match Antonyms | |||||||||
1 | penitent | A | helper | 1: | 1 | incisive | A | dominant | 1: | |
2 | surrogate | B | pungent | 2: | 2 | subordinate | B | nice | 2: | |
3 | incisive | C | plague | 3: | 3 | acrid | C | malignant | 3: | |
4 | placate | D | flat | 4: | 4 | benign | D | thoughtful | 4: | |
5 | blight | E | useful | 5: | 5 | inane | E | dull | 5: | |
6 | acrid | F | lenify | 6: | 6 | F | 6: | |||
7 | subordinate | G | separate | 7: | 7 | G | 7: | |||
8 | idiosyncrasy | H | foster | 8: | 8 | H | 8: | |||
9 | benefactor | I | subdue | 9: | 9 | I | 9: | |||
10 | categorical | J | asinine | 10: | 10 | J | 10: | |||
11 | inane | K | keen | 11: | 11 | K | 11: | |||
12 | benign | L | repentant | 12: | 12 | L | 12: | |||
13 | utilitarian | M | foible | 13: | 13 | M | 13: | |||
14 | abash | N | amiable | 14: | 14 | N | 14: | |||
15 | discriminate | O | embarrass | 15: | 15 | O | 15: |
Match Definitions | ||||
1 | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | A | benign | 1: |
2 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | B | subordinate | 2: |
3 | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | C | blight | 3: |
4 | cause to suffer a blight | D | abash | 4: |
5 | devoid of intelligence | E | incisive | 5: |
6 | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | F | placate | 6: |
7 | marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions | G | discriminate | 7: |
8 | kindness of disposition or manner | H | chasm | 8: |
9 | relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities | I | benefactor | 9: |
10 | strong and sharp | J | accolade | 10: |
11 | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | K | inane | 11: |
12 | make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | L | qualitative | 12: |
13 | a deep opening in the earth's surface | M | penitent | 13: |
14 | someone who takes the place of another person | N | acrid | 14: |
15 | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | O | surrogate | 15: |
Recent Words Learned: chasm, accolade, abash, qualitative, incisive, blight, placate, idiosyncrasy, surrogate, benefactor, subordinate, benign, categorical, acrid, verisimilitude, penitent, beget, inane, utilitarian, creditable Answer to Crossword in worksheet 5: Across: 1: benign, 5: accolade, 6: inane, 7: beget Down: 1: blight, 2: incisive, 3: chasm, 4: penitent |
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