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Subordinate (Noun, Verb, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another 2: a word that is more specific than a given word |
subsidiary, underling |
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Verb |
1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" 2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" |
subdue |
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Adjective |
1: lower in rank or importance 2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" 3: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" |
low-level, dependent, inferior, lowly |
dominant |
Benefactor (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help); "The foundation is the main benefactor of the college" |
helper |
Surrogate (Noun, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: someone who takes the place of another person 2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others |
alternate, replacement |
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Adjective |
1: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" |
foster |
Idiosyncrasy (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual; "The artist promotes idiosyncrasy as her trademark" |
foible, mannerism |
Placate (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
pacify, lenify |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Write answers in the comment box *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | inane | A | pungent | 1: | 1 | subordinate | A | nice | 1: | |
| 2 | acrid | B | asinine | 2: | 2 | inane | B | malign | 2: | |
| 3 | degenerate | C | helper | 3: | 3 | benign | C | thoughtful | 3: | |
| 4 | benefactor | D | dissipated | 4: | 4 | acrid | D | dominant | 4: | |
| 5 | utilitarian | E | useful | 5: | 5 | E | 5: | |||
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | A | surrogate | 1: |
| 2 | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | B | subordinate | 2: |
| 3 | relating to or included in a category or categories | C | benefactor | 3: |
| 4 | someone who takes the place of another person | D | idiosyncrasy | 4: |
| 5 | a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) | E | categorical | 5: |
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| 1 | Across: 2: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of(7) 3: devoid of intelligence(5) 5: make children(5) Down: 1: kindness of disposition or manner(6) 2: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds(8) 4: strong and sharp(5) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
| What is a "Root Word"? A root word, as its name suggests, is a word or word part from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. The root of the word vocabulary, for example, is "voc", a Latin root meaning "word" or "name." This root also appears in the words advocacy, convocation, evocative, vocal, and vociferous. Did you know? - Study of molluscs is called "malacology." |
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Recent Words Learned: placate, idiosyncrasy, surrogate, benefactor, subordinate, benign, categorical, acrid, verisimilitude, penitent, beget, inane, utilitarian, creditable, discriminate, degenerate |
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