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Stipulate (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" 2: give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" 3: make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force |
qualify, condition, specify |
Consensus (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus" |
Epitome (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" 2: a brief abstract (as of an article or book); "he was asked to write the epitome of the book" |
prototype, paradigm, image |
Gregarious (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species" 2: instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude" 3: (of plants) growing in groups that are close together |
Ostentatious (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" 2: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar |
pretentious, kitsch |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
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1 | illicit | A | outlaw | 1: | 1 | exonerate | A | compliment | 1: | |
2 | preclude | B | bereft | 2: | 2 | chagrin | B | guilty | 2: | |
3 | bereaved | C | prevent | 3: | 3 | myopia | C | hyperopia | 3: | |
4 | deference | D | compliancy | 4: | 4 | robust | D | frail | 4: | |
5 | insidious | E | subtle | 5: | 5 | docile | E | stubborn | 5: |
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1 | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | A | abstruse | 1: |
2 | difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge | B | mitigate | 2: |
3 | of heaven or the spirit | C | ostentatious | 3: |
4 | intended to attract notice and impress others | D | ethereal | 4: |
5 | strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity | E | robust | 5: |
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1 | Across: 1: effusively or insincerely emotional(7) 2: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits(5) 6: showing utter resignation or hopelessness(6) 7: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime(8) Down: 1: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill(8) 3: imaginary or visionary theorization(8) 4: (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage(6) 5: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :(6) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
"I am a de facto king of vocabulary - seriously !" "De facto" is an Italian phrase very commonly used in English. It means "in reality or actually". Example: While the President may be the Head of the State, the de facto head in India is the Prime Minister." Did you know? - Study of victims is called "victimology." |
Recent Words Learned: ostentatious, gregarious, epitome, consensus, stipulate, exonerate, despondent, dissonant, circumvent, deference, ignominy, covet, espouse, rudimentary, address, forsake, connoisseur, abhor, querulous, vacillate Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 56: 1:E 2:D 3:B 4:A 5:C Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 56: 1:A 2:B 3:E 4:D 5:C Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 56: 1:D 2:C 3:E 4:A 5:B Answer to Crossword in worksheet 56: Across: 2: incense, 5: avow, 6: ethereal, 7: cadence Down: 1: mitigate, 3: elusive, 4: chagrin, 5: arcane |
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