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.