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Vocabulary words

Vocabulary words. By: Dhairya Thakar. Adversary(noun). Definition: An opponent or enemy Synonym: antagonist Antonym: Ally My Adversary was trying to kill me. He has been my rival for years. Aplomb(noun). Definition: Self-confident in a difficult situation Synonym: balance

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Vocabulary words

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  1. Vocabulary words By: Dhairya Thakar

  2. Adversary(noun) • Definition: An opponent or enemy • Synonym: antagonist • Antonym: Ally • My Adversary was trying to kill me. He has been my rival for years.

  3. Aplomb(noun) • Definition: Self-confident in a difficult situation • Synonym: balance • Antonym: Gaucheness • I was aplomb, as I shot the winning shot in the basketball game.

  4. Apprehensive(adjective) • Definition: anxious or fearful; uneasy • Synonym: afraid • Antonym: calm • I was apprehensive to enter the dilapidated house. After a few minutes I got rid of my fear.

  5. Fragrance(noun) • Definition: a sweet or pleasant odor; a scent • Synonym: aroma • Antonym: stench • A pleasant fragrance emanated from the person right in front of me. It smelled amazing.

  6. Furtive(adjective) • Definition: sneaky; acting in a way so as not to be noticed • Synonym: Cautious • Antonym: open • I was furtively, grabbing a cookie; as for I didn’t want to be spotted.

  7. Grueling(adjective) • Definition: physically or mentally exhausting; very hard to do • Synonym: brutal • Antonym: easy • I was grueling over the calculus problem, as it was to hard to do.

  8. Potential(noun) • Definition: Ability to grow, develop or improve; possibility • Synonym: dormant • Antonym: lacking • I could see a lot of potential in my apprentice, as if he were to grow to be better then me in the way of the sword.

  9. Precipice(noun) • Definition: very steep overhanging rock; edge of a cliff • Synonym: cliff • Antonym: flat-ground • The grand canyon was very precipice. When I stared down I started to get dizzy, because it was to deep.

  10. Pristine(adjective) • Definition: in a pure or unspoiled state; untouched • Synonym: refined • Antonym: dingy • The food must be pristine, as for we will be having a lot of customers, we don’t want them to be eating spoiled food.

  11. Apparition(noun) • Definition: An unusual or unexpected sight • Synonym: ghostly • Antonym: human • I saw an apparition, and I was freaked I thought ghosts weren’t real

  12. Cryptic(adjective) • Secret; mysterious • Synonym: arcane • Antonym: clear • The letter’s where cryptic, as if it were a secret language.

  13. Lugubrious(adjective) • Definition: Exaggeratedly mournful • Synonym: bleak • Antonym: cheerful • I was lugubrious as as I had to go somewhere on an amazing day, I was very sad.

  14. Maelstrom(noun) • Definition: a powerful whirlpool; turmoil • Synonym: vortex • Antonym: calm-sea • The Maelstrom was powerful, as for it was sucking me into it’s powerful whirlpool.

  15. Mausoleum(noun) • Definition: A large; elaborate tomb • Synonym: tomb • Antonym: none • The large mausoleum, was built for the kings of Egypt, to bury them in it.

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