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Beowulf Unit 2

Beowulf Unit 2. adulation. Definition : Excessively admiring behavior. Synonyms : Praise Worship Adoration glorification. Antonyms : Belittling Mocking Ridicule scorn. Examples : Tom Osborne in NE Chuck Norris Michael Jordan. Adulation sentences.

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Beowulf Unit 2

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  1. Beowulf Unit 2

  2. adulation • Definition: • Excessively admiring behavior Synonyms: Praise Worship Adoration glorification • Antonyms: • Belittling • Mocking • Ridicule • scorn • Examples: • Tom Osborne in NE • Chuck Norris • Michael Jordan

  3. Adulation sentences • The Super Bowl winners returned to New York to the adulation of their cheering fans. • Someone who has received adulation is…

  4. Adversity • Definition: • Misfortune • Synonyms: • Hardship • Difficulty • Hard times • Examples: • Overcoming a disease, such as cancer • Losing a parent or close relative • Born with a disability • Antonyms: • A privileged life • Have advantages • Extra rights

  5. Adversity Sentences • War serves as an adversity to everyone involved, from soldiers to their families back home. • An adversity I have overcome (or someone I know) is…

  6. Camaraderie • Definition: friendship • Synonyms: • Company • Companionship • comradeship • Examples: • Beowulf’s men in the mead hall • Good athletic teams • Big Bang Theory crew • Antonyms: • Hostility • Hate • Antagonism • Bad feelings

  7. Camaraderie sentences • Because of the camaraderie they shared, the soldiers trusted each other with their lives. • One place I feel a camaraderie with people is…

  8. assiduous • Definition: • Very careful • Synonyms: • Attentive • Hard working • Tireless • persevering • Examples: • Bomb squads, electricians • Bridge engineers • Architects • Chemists • Antonyms: • Lazy • Sluggish • Slothful • languid

  9. Assiduous Sentences • Thanks to the scientist’s assiduous research, a medicine for the virus was discovered. • Someone who must be very assiduous is…

  10. Emulate • Definition: • Try to equal somebody or be like them • Synonyms: • Imitate • Follow • Copy • mimic • Examples: • Dressing like an older sibling • Same hairstyle as a celebrity • Writing like a famous author • Antonyms: • Be unique • Go against the crowd • Swim against the stream • Do own thing

  11. Emulate Sentences • Emma tried to emulate the singer by using the same gestures. • Someone I would/wouldn’t emulate is…

  12. Jubilant • Definition: • Triumphant and joyful • Synonyms: • Proud • Thrilled • Ecstatic • Delighted • Examples: • Finding a $20 in pocket • Won a big game • Huskers won Nat’l Championship • Parents surprise you with a new ar • Antonyms: • Disappointed • Let down • Upset • saddened

  13. Jubilant Sentences • Graduating high school was one of the most jubilant times of my life. • I will be jubilant when…

  14. impetuous • Definition: • Acting impulsively, without thinking • Synonyms: • Rash • Hasty • Hotheaded • reckless • Examples: • Jumping into a freezing river • Deciding suddenly to steal a car • Going on vacation without luggage • Antonyms: • Careful • Thought out • Painstaking • cautious

  15. Impetuous Sentences • Marrying someone you hardly know is an impetuous decision! • An impetuous act would be…

  16. Haughty • Definition: • Proud and unfriendly • Synonyms: • Arrogant • Conceited • Snooty • Stuck up • Examples: • Mean Girls • CruelladeVil • Claire on Breakfast Club • Rich people on Caddyshack • Antonyms: • Modest • Humble • Reserved • meek

  17. Haughty Sentences • The principal at my school is haughty and considers herself to be above everyone else. • Because she was haughty,…

  18. lament • Definition: • to express sorrow, regret • Synonyms: • Mourn • Grieve • Cry • Weep for • Examples: • When someone dies (like Beowulf) • When you lose a big game • Losing a contest • Antonyms: • Celebrate • Rejoice • Commemorate • honor

  19. Lament Sentences • Lament over the loss of a pet dog—not over a dumb goldfish. • I would lament if…

  20. Affliction • Definition: • distress or cause of distress • Synonyms: • Suffering • Problem • Hardship • pain • Examples: • Global warming is an affliction • Ebola, AIDS • Poverty • Antonyms: • Blessing • Good thing • Stroke of luck

  21. Affliction Sentences • During the Middle Ages, leprosy and the bubonic plague were common afflictions. • A common affliction people suffer from is…

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