Words to know and use
INTRIGUE — to arouse the interest, or curiosity of, fascinate: eccentric — out of the ordinary; odd. Proposition — a plan, proposal, deal, or scheme.
Write the letter of the word in each group that does not have a meaning similar to the other three words: 1. (a) aggressive (b) obnoxious (c) offensive (d) usual
2(a) normal (b) ordinary (c) eccentric (d) usual 3 (a) sentimentality (b) monetarily (c) financially (d) cost-related. 4 (a) refusal (b) proposition (c) deal (d) proposal
5(a) bore (b) intrigue (c) fascinate (d) interest Words and their meanings: Imminentapproaching, near, close at hand. Infallibility: the state of being unable to make an error. Doggedness — persistence, stubbornness. Reiterate — to repeat. Precariously: insecurely; in an unsafe manner. Exotic: striking, extremely unusual. Solder: to join, or bond together. Vermilion: a bright red or scarlet. Heresy: an opinion that opposes commonly held views and beliefs.
A fable is a brief tale with a moral. Folk tales are stories that have been passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. The characters in these tales often stand for important human qualities, such as courage or honesty.
Words describing ladies’ outfit: elegant and classy, sensual, looked stunning, casual, posh, glistering outfit, light blonde hair, the outfit is classy and sultry, a sight to behold, this dress stands out from the crowd, a beautiful garment with exquisite design, a basic and lovely appearance. The musician who enjoys sparkles, the plunging neckline, the modest amount of makeup and jewellery.
Self-assurance, self-confidence, looked absolutely lovely, vivid hue of this outfit, embellishment, and glittering glitter applied to her face, gaudy — garish, flashy, extravagant, loud, showy, colourful, lurid — loud, bright, striking, vivid and shocking. Come to naught: come to nothing or worthlessness, nettles: a kind of weed covered with stinging hairs. Evanesced — disappeared, vanished.
Read the pairs of words below. Write synonym if the words are synonyms. Write antonym if they are antonyms. 1 Aggressiveness — determination 2 Imminent — distant 3 Infallibility — perfection 4 Precariously — shakily 5 Rank — sparse 6 Reiterate 7 Solder — separate 8 Heresy — belief.
Vigil — a time of staying awake during the usual hour of sleep in order to keep watch over or guard something or somebody.
Constitution: the physical make up of somebody or something. Vitality — energy, strength; unkempt — messy — untidy, vivacious — animated, full of life, restrain — self-control; benign: good-natured; kindly: indolent — lazy, idle, impudence: shameless or disrespectful boldness — impudent is a noun. Morosely: glooming, sullenly; inarticulate: not spoken so others can understand, not expressed clearly, not able to speak understandably.
Combative — ready or eager to fight; resurrection — bringing back to life, a rebirth; appraisal — a sizing up or an evaluation; temperance — self-restraint, moderation; compel — to force; ominous — threatening, foreshadowing evil; deferential — showing courteous regard or respect; deprived — underprivileged; feigned — pretended, faked; tyrant — a person who uses his authority or ability to control others in a cruel or unjust manner, one who rules with absolute power.
Indemitably—lastingly,endlessly,interminable; ravaged — violently destroyed, ruined; disinter — to dig up or bring to light; ineffective — having no effect, useless; contemplate — to consider, think about intently; primer — a simple book that gives the first principles or basic information on a subject; siege — a stubborn, continued effort to win or control something.
Benevolent charitable; compassionate. Fortitude — the inner strength needed to bear misfortune calmly. Stoicism — this is the same as fortitude, endurance, patience, indifference, resignation, impassiveness and patience. Retrospect — a looking back to or rethinking of past events. Arduous — difficult to do; hard. Incite — to rouse; urge on. Faction — a group of people working in a common cause against other groups or the majority. Denounce – criticise or condemn.
Incense — to make extremely angry; enrage.
Emancipation – freedom. Futility — uselessness; fruitlessness. Implication — an association; connection. Immaculate — perfectly clean, spotless. Unscalable — impossible to climb. You look kind of queasy. Queasy — nauseated; feeling uncomfortable and uneasy. Reverberate — to re-echo, resound.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below to show understanding of the words described above: We could tell Agnes felt queasy because he was holding his (a) feet (b) stomach (c) ankle (d) neck.
When the falling anchor hit the steel tank, making it reverberate, the sound (a) died down (b) echoed (c) stopped (d) could barely be heard. Paul had nausea, which means he felt (a) healthy (b) immaculate (c) sick (d) confident. A tower would appear immaculate if it were (a) filthy and old (b) clean and shiny (c) smeared with mud (d) hidden by a cloud.
Dominate — to control by superior power or influence; overpower. Fanatic — a person whose extreme enthusiasm is unreasonable; a zealot. Oratory — skill in public speaking; elocution. Denunciation — a public accusation; a strong condemnation.
Tirade — impassioned speech, especially one that denounces. Adamant — not giving in; unyielding; unrelenting and blatant — glaringly conspicuous; obvious.
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