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Set 5 Vocabulary
  • By Ankitha anumolu

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Counter
  • POS Verb
  • Synonym Opposition
  • Antonym Agree
  • Definition to say or do something in opposition
    to something else
  • Warren countered his mom on the topic of laundry
    by arguing about not wanting to do it.

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Cunning
  • POS Adjective
  • Synonym Sly
  • Antonym Conspicuous
  • Definition sly, crafty or clever
  • The fox was very cunning it stole the cookies
    without the baker without even noticing.

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Debris
  • POS Noun
  • Synonym wreckage
  • Antonym neat
  • Definition remains of destroyed or discarded
    materials wreckage
  • Hurricane Sandy left a lot of debris, there was
    mud, branches, etc, everywhere.

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Defiance
  • POS Noun
  • Synonym Refusal
  • Antonym Agreement
  • Definition an act of refusal or resistance to an
    opposing force or authority.
  • There was great defiance in the courtroom the
    jury wanted the man to be guilty, but the judges
    and lawyers wanted the man to be not guilty.

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Jut
  • POS Verb
  • Synonym stick out
  • Antonym bend in
  • Definition to extend sharply outward to project
    or stick out
  • The dislocated bone jutted out of the mans
    thumb.

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Kindle
  • POS Verb
  • Synonym bloomed
  • Antonym die down
  • Definition to build or start a fire to excite a
    feeling or idea
  • Martin Luther King Jr.s speech kindled an
    inspiration inside of many people across America.

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Knoll
  • POS Noun
  • Synonym Hill
  • Antonym Plateau
  • Definition a small, rounded hill
  • Living on a knoll has let me have a view of the
    city from far away, since we reside atop a
    mountain.

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Luminous
  • POS Adjective
  • Synonym Shining
  • Antonym Dull
  • Definition giving off light shining
  • The golden dress was luminous, it glowed very
    brightly.

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Specimen
  • POS Noun
  • Synonym Studied upon object
  • Antonym N/A
  • Definition something studied by scientists or
    doctors as an example of a set of things or
    systems
  • After triple-checking a specimen of moon rock
    from the Moon, scientists clarified that life
    would be possible on the Moon.

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Stamina
  • POS Noun
  • Synonym Endurance
  • Antonym Fatigue
  • Definition the ability to resist fatigue or
    illness endurance
  • To run 100 laps on the pacer, you need a lot of
    stamina.

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Subside
  • POS Verb
  • Synonym Lower agitation
  • Antonym Increased anger
  • Definition to become less active or intense or
    agitated
  • The losing teams anger subsided as they realized
    they still had a chance of making it to the
    playoffs.

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Swagger
  • POS Verb
  • Synonym Cool
  • Antonym Boring
  • Definition to walk in a way that makes it look
    as if you think youre important or confident
    strut
  • Joe walked with such a swagger, you might think
    he is popular.

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HONORS WORDS
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Saturnine
  • POS Adjective
  • Synonym Gloomy
  • Antonym Energetic
  • Definition of a gloomy or surly disposition
  • The saturnine Mr. Scrooge is the main character
    of a Christmas Carol.

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Caduceus
  • POS Noun
  • Synonym N/A
  • Antonym N/A
  • Definition a staff with two snakes twined around
    it and two wings at its top
  • The medical staff, when asked what is their
    medical symbol, reply the caduceus.

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Mercurial
  • POS Adjective
  • Synonym Mood swings
  • Antonym Stable moods
  • Definition characterized by rapid and
    unpredictable changeableness of mood
  • The teenage boy is mercurial one moment he is
    happy, another he is sad.

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Lethargy
  • POS Noun or Adjective
  • Synonym Slow
  • Antonym Speed/Speedy
  • Definition
  • n - Abnormal drowsiness
  • adj - sluggish, dull
  • After receiving medicine, the patient seemed
    lethargic he looked like he was very sleepy.

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Draconian
  • POS Adjective
  • Synonym Mean
  • Antonym Nice
  • Definition cruel, harsh, severe
  • The king was Draconian, he made everyone suffer
    with his cruel laws.
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