New Words for Today:
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Insinuate (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" 2: to find ways to benefit (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the manager's favor at the party" |
intimate, adumbrate |
Microcosm (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a miniature model of something |
Mellifluous (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: pleasing to the ear; "the mellifluous tones of the cello" |
dulcet |
horrible |
Avow (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" 2: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about |
affirm, verify |
Predilection (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" 2: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" |
preference, orientation, penchant, taste |
Misapprehension (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" |
mistake |
Amicable (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: characterized by friendship and good will; "The divorced couple agreed to part in an amicable manner" |
friendly, lovable |
hostile |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | ideology | A | hasten | 1: | 1 | mellifluous | A | horrible | 1: | |
| 2 | profess | B | philosophy | 2: | 2 | acute | B | chronic | 2: | |
| 3 | expedite | C | stillborn | 3: | 3 | exalt | C | stingy | 3: | |
| 4 | abortive | D | piercing | 4: | 4 | benevolent | D | cold | 4: | |
| 5 | acute | E | concede | 5: | 5 | affable | E | jeer | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | A | myopia | 1: |
| 2 | a kind of sideboard or buffet used to serve bread and wine before consecration. | B | qualitative | 2: |
| 3 | relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities | C | credence | 3: |
| 4 | place side by side | D | willful | 4: |
| 5 | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred | E | juxtapose | 5: |
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| 1 | Across: 2: cause to lose courage(5) 5: take the place of(5) 7: unusual or striking(8) 8: treat or speak of with contempt(6) Down: 1: a member of a Catholic church(8) 3: pass through(8) 4: brief and to the point; effectively cut short(5) 6: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception(5) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
| Madonna is a prima donna - what are you saying?!! "Prima Donna" is a Italian phrase meaning "temperamental entertainer". Be on your best behavior around her; she's known to be quite the prima donna. Did you know? - Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors. |
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Recent Words Learned: amicable, misapprehension, predilection, avow, mellifluous, microcosm, insinuate, specious, heresy, inert, catholic, acute, credence, perturb, abortive, concurrent, chronological, zealous, strife, coerce Answer to Crossword in worksheet 36: Across: 1: sordid, 2: expedite, 4: frenetic, 7: singular, 8: terse Down: 1: specious, 2: efface, 3: culinary, 5: rebuke, 6: guile |
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