New Words for Today:
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Protagonist (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: the principal character in a work of fiction; "he will play the protagonist" 2: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their protagonists came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" |
supporter, champion, admirer |
adversary, antagonist |
Dogma (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof; "she accepts her religion as a dogma whole heartedly" 2: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma" |
tenet |
Sporadic (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
continual |
Theology (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth 2: a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" 3: the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary); "he studied theology at Oxford" |
divinity |
Ethereal (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" 2: of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution" 3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death" |
aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, celestial, supernal |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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1 | amorphous | A | shapeless | 1: | 1 | consecrate | A | hostile | 1: | |
2 | constitute | B | name | 2: | 2 | gratuitous | B | desecrated | 2: | |
3 | avow | C | verify | 3: | 3 | singular | C | required | 3: | |
4 | ideology | D | pernicious | 4: | 4 | sporadic | D | plural | 4: | |
5 | insidious | E | doctrine | 5: | 5 | amicable | E | continual | 5: |
Match Definitions |
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1 | devoutly religious; H.L.Mencken | A | static | 1: |
2 | mix together different elements | B | pious | 2: |
3 | concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | C | coalesce | 3: |
4 | place side by side | D | juxtapose | 4: |
5 | easily handled or managed | E | docile | 5: |
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1 | 2 | 3 | Across: 1: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances(8) 7: a style of expressing yourself in writing(5) 8: make less severe or harsh(8) 9: a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference(6) Down: 2: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern(8) 3: showing utter resignation or hopelessness(6) 4: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds(8) 5: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation(5) 6: make furious(7) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
fly on the wall A person who watches a situation without being noticed is called a fly on the wall. "I'd like to be a fly on the wall when the management discusses my project" Did you know? - The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead." |
Recent Words Learned: ethereal, theology, sporadic, dogma, protagonist, flagrant, capricious, tangential, didactic, coalesce, arcane, insidious, acerbic, parochial, pertinent, fortuitous, congregate, harbinger, robust, myriad Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 50: 1:A 2:C 3:B 4:D 5:E Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 50: 1:A 2:C 3:E 4:B 5:D Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 50: 1:A 2:D 3:B 4:C 5:E Answer to Crossword in worksheet 50: Across: 2: strife, 4: amenable, 7: bastion, 8: kinetic Down: 1: malinger, 3: flagrant, 5: assuage, 6: incense |
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