New Words for Today:
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Anecdote (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) |
Bereaved (Noun, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of" |
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Adjective |
1: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" |
bereft |
Disdain (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" 2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
contempt, scorn, despite, patronage |
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Verb |
1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" 2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" |
contemn, despise, scorn |
Pious (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" 2: devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken |
devout, god-fearing |
Pervade (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has pervaded this administration"; "music pervaded the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" |
permeate, penetrate, diffuse |
static |
Expedite (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" 2: process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter" |
hasten |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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1 | malefactor | A | kinship | 1: | 1 | eccentric | A | necessary | 1: | |
2 | affinity | B | rubicund | 2: | 2 | subordinate | B | hyperopia | 2: | |
3 | eccentric | C | profanation | 3: | 3 | copious | C | little | 3: | |
4 | sacrilege | D | flake | 4: | 4 | gratuitous | D | concentric | 4: | |
5 | sanguine | E | criminal | 5: | 5 | myopia | E | dominant | 5: |
Match Definitions |
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1 | relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another | A | disdain | 1: |
2 | practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about | B | profess | 2: |
3 | requiring precise accuracy | C | expedite | 3: |
4 | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | D | exacting | 4: |
5 | speed up the progress of; facilitate | E | relinquish | 5: |
Crossword Challenge | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | Across: 1: sorrowful through loss or deprivation(8) 5: spread or diffuse through(7) 6: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy(8) Down: 2: speed up the progress of; facilitate(8) 3: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)(8) 4: place restrictions on(7) 5: having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity(5) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
What does Root word "magn/a/i" mean? Root word "magn/a/i" comes from Latin, meaning "great, large". Examples: "magnify - make larger; magnificent - grand; magnate - a powerful person, especially in business or industry." mean? Did you know? - The third longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism." |
Recent Words Learned: expedite, pervade, pious, disdain, bereaved, anecdote, portentous, affinity, felicity, colloquial, panacea, saccharine, relinquish, virtuoso, squander, irrevocable, daunt, tenet, vociferous, infinitesimal Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 24: 1:I 2:H 3:A 4:F 5:C 6:B 7:D 8:E 9:G Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 24: 1:G 2:D 3:E 4:C 5:B 6:A 7:H 8:I 9:F Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 24: 1:H 2:E 3:F 4:G 5:A 6:I 7:0 8:D 9:B Answer to Crossword in worksheet 24: Across: 5: allocate, 6: guile, 7: squander Down: 1: incisive, 2: virtuoso, 3: daunt, 4: salutary |
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