Samantha's Vocabulary Blog
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Repudiate
Repudiate
Definition- to reject; to deny
The man was
repudiated
by the lady who wanted nothing to do with him.
Antonym- admit
The girl was
admitted
into her choice of college.
Discord
Discord
Definition- disagreement
The girls were in
discord
over who had the longest hair.
Antonym- concord
Everyone was in
concord
on where they wanted to eat.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Scrutinize
Scrutinize
Definition- to examine closely
Some people like to
scrutinize
other girls and see what the newest fashion trend it is they should have.
Antonym- discard
When your mother picks out your outfit, usually you
discard
it and pick out something else.
Virulent
Virulent
Definition- extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
Vampires are horribly
virulent
in certain parts of the movie Twilight.
Antonym- harmless
Although some people are scared of my dog, he is actually
harmless
!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Anarchy
Anarchy
Definition- absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
If an
anarchy
were to surface in the US, a lot of chaos would happen.
Antonym- order
The crowd was in
order
as they listened to the speaker.
Reticent
Reticent
Definition- restrained; uncommunicative
He was
reticent
to tell the truth for fear he would be punished.
Antonym- communicative
The mom made sure her and her daughter were very
communicative
while the daughter was on a school trip to Florida.
Acute
Acute
Definition- sharp; shrewd
He was in
acute
pain from his broken arm.
Antonym- dense
Today, the morning started with a
dense
fog.
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