Abstracted

1. Abstracted Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture Definition: removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind Antonym: attentive Sentence: The little boy’s constant abstracted face concerned the teacher.

2. Adulation Definition: extreme praise or admiration Antonym: defamation; slander Sentence: There is intense adulation for celebrities who don’t do anything to deserve such admiration. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

3. Adversity Definition: misfortune, unfavorable happening Sentence: Oedipus’ adversity fell on him when his fate came true. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

4. Burgeon Definition: to sprout, to newly emerge Antonym: to shrivel and die; to wither Sentence: Plants burgeon when they are watered. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

5. Chimera Definition: a horrible creature of the imagination Antonym: gentle creature Synonym: fantasy, vision Determine: Part of Speech, Synonym, Sentence Picture Sentence: This job is not the chimera that your mind has created it into.

6. Culpable Definition: deserving blame, guilty Sentence: All the children were culpable for fighting with one another in the car. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

7. Decadent Definition: decaying Sentence: Drugs are decadent to your health. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

8. Entreaty Definition: a plea, an earnest request Antonym: denial Sentence: The college student entreatied his teacher to allow him more time on his essay. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

9. Fatuous Definition: foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane Antonym: sensible Sentence: Her fatuous attitude made people think she was really shallow. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

10. Humane Definition: kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate Sentence: The humane society is known for their compassion toward animals. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

11. Indulgent Definition: lenient, especially toward oneself Antonym: harsh or strict Sentence: The indulgent mom let her child eat chocolate before dinner because she didn’t want to hear him whine. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

12. Ineptness Definition: lack of competence or judgment Sentence: His ineptness on the slopes made me worried for his safety. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

13. Ingrate Definition: an ungrateful person Antonym: grateful person Sentence: The ingrate did not even mumble a thank-you when I gave him money. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence

14. Inundate Definition: to flood, to overthrow Sentence: He was inundated by the cult with their crazy beliefs. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

15. Miser Definition: one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money Antonym: one who spends money easily Sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was a miser because he never gave any of his wealth to the poor. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

16. Nefarious Definition: extremely wicked, evil, vicious Antonym: righteous Sentence: The nefarious creature rose from the depths of its grave in the dead of night. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

17. Prattle Definition:meaningless sounds, babble Sentence:The annoying girl prattled on about nothing with her friends during the movie. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

18. Predilection Definition:preference Sentence:Celebrities have a fashion predilection for large sunglasses. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

19. Procrastinate Definition:to defer action; to delay Sentence:He had cleaned his room, swept the floor, and unloaded the dishwasher all in efforts to procrastinate from writing his essay. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

20. Stoic Definition:a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive Antonym:impassioned; ardent Sentence:The serious nature of the statue depicted the Greek’s belief in stoicism. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

21. Suffrage Definition:right to vote Sentence:Women used to picket for suffrage at the beginning of the twentieth century. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

22. Summon Definition: to call together, to send for or to request to appear Sentence: Ralph used the conch to summon the boys together for a meeting. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

23. Transparent Definition: quality of being able to be seen through, clear Antonym: opaque Sentence: The transparent kayak made it easy to see the ocean’s beauty. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

24. Turbulence Definition: wild or disturbing activity Antonym: stillness Sentence: The turbulence on the plane made me nervous and sick to my stomach. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture

25. Viable Definition: capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately Antonym: moribund; incapable of Sentence: Emily was a viable addition to my campaign because she never procrastinated. Determine: Part of Speech Synonym Sentence Picture