New Words for Today:
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Daunt (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" |
dash |
Irrevocable (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: incapable of being retracted or revoked; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare |
irrevokable |
revocable |
Squander (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" 2: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" |
waste, blow, consume |
Virtuoso (Noun, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field 2: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry |
ace, adept |
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Adjective |
1: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" |
consummate, masterful, masterly |
Relinquish (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" 2: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another 3: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" |
release, resign, free, surrender, waive |
Saccharine (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: overly sweet |
cloying |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | squander | A | supposed | 1: | 1 | eccentric | A | dislike | 1: | |
| 2 | irrevocable | B | phrenetic | 2: | 2 | affable | B | revocable | 2: | |
| 3 | gratuitous | C | irrevokable | 3: | 3 | irrevocable | C | concentric | 3: | |
| 4 | frenetic | D | consume | 4: | 4 | copious | D | little | 4: | |
| 5 | hypothetical | E | free | 5: | 5 | bemused | E | calm | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement | A | misappropriate | 1: |
| 2 | having a puzzling terseness | B | cryptic | 2: |
| 3 | pass through | C | preeminent | 3: |
| 4 | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill | D | permeate | 4: |
| 5 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | E | virtuoso | 5: |
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| 1 | 2 | Across: 3: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of(8) 4: examine or consider with attention and in detail(6) 5: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of(7) 7: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion(5) 8: pass through(8) Down: 1: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health(8) 2: remove completely from recognition or memory(6) 3: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority(8) 6: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof(5) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
| What does Root word "pod/e" mean? Root word "pod/e" comes from Greek, meaning foot. Examples: podiatrist - a doctor for the feet; podium - a small platform to stand on; tripod - a stand or frame with 3 legs. Did you know? - Study of decadence and decay is called "geratology." |
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Recent Words Learned: saccharine, relinquish, virtuoso, squander, irrevocable, daunt, tenet, vociferous, infinitesimal, peripatetic, implement, hedonism, guile, sanguine, peruse, misappropriate, salutary, hiatus, indifferent, myopia Answer to Crossword in worksheet 21: Across: 3: penitent, 4: peruse, 7: mitigate, 9: terse Down: 1: hedonism, 2: permeate, 5: hiatus, 6: beget, 8: guile |
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