Samantha's Vocabulary Blog
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Solemn
Solemn
Definition- serious; grave
The
solemn
look on their faces showed their sadness for their friend's death.
Antonym- funny
The movie was so
funny
, it had everyone laughing.
Rigorous
Rigorous
Definition- strict; harsh; severe
The
rigorous
sun beat down on the people tanning.
Antonym- easy
The test was so
easy
, he got 100 percent.
Pragmatic
Pragmatic
Definition- practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
The girl was
pragmatic
and knew she wasn't going to win everything.
Antonym- impractical
It was
impractical
of the boy to assume nothing would happen to him if he didn't wear his seat belt.
Dispassionate
Dispassionate
Definition- without passion; objective; neutral
The
dispassionate
collector stopped collecting hats because he didn't like to anymore.
Antonym- compassionate
The girl was
compassionate
about her boyfriend and loved him a lot.
Fervor
Fervor
Definition- passion
The
fervor
the couple showed for each other proved their significance for each other.
Antonym- calmness
The
calmness
he had when he won showed his modesty.
Vacillate
Vacillate
Definition- to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
She was
vacillate
in whether to wear a short dress or a long dress.
Antonym- opinionated
His strongly
opinionated
attitude made everyone know how he felt all the time.
Deference
Deference
Definition- submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
After being yelled at by the teacher, the student still showed
deference
and no attitude.
Antonym- disrespect
The mother felt much
disrespect
from her child when they still didn't clean their room after she'd ask them to.
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