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VOCABULARY 1:1 ENGLISH III

VOCABULARY 1:1 ENGLISH III. MRS. B. LEE ACT VOCABULARY. ALLAYED. VERB To put to rest; to lessen or relieve SYN: (1) Pacify (2) Decrease ANT: (1) Aggravate (2) Worsen After Frosty’s seam busted, Doc McStuffins allayed his pain by sewing his seam back together. ENTREAT. VERB

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VOCABULARY 1:1 ENGLISH III

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  1. VOCABULARY 1:1ENGLISH III MRS. B. LEE ACT VOCABULARY

  2. ALLAYED • VERB • To put to rest; to lessen or relieve • SYN: (1) Pacify (2) Decrease • ANT: (1) Aggravate (2) Worsen • After Frosty’s seam busted, Doc McStuffins allayed his pain by sewing his seam back together.

  3. ENTREAT • VERB • To ask earnestly; To make an earnest request • SYN: (1) Beseech (2) Urge • ANT: (1) Demand (2) Command • I had to entreat my mom into allowing me to go to the movies.

  4. DISCOURSE • NOUN • Communication of thought by words • VERB • To communicate thoughts orally • SYN: (1) Conversation (2) Lecture • ANT: (1) Quiet (2) Silence • My brother and I had a casual discourse about the owner of the Ducati.

  5. CONTRITION • NOUN • Sincere penitence and remorse • SYN: (1) Repentance (2) Sorrow (3) Attrition • ANT: (1) Happiness (2) Indifference • The girls felt immense contrition after they learned their hurtful gossip caused a fellow classmate pain and anguish.

  6. APPEASE • VERB • To bring to a state of peace; To satisfy, allay, or relieve • SYN: (1) Alleviate (2) Placate • ANT: (1) Worsen (2) Incite • It took a long time to appease the toddler when he lost his favorite stuffed animal.

  7. ASSAILABLE • ADJECTIVE • Attacking viciously or violently; Assaulting • SYN: (1) Defenseless (2) Vulnerable • ANT: (1) Protected (2) Safe • The warrior became an assailable victim after stumbling, falling, and breaking his leg on the battlefield.

  8. COMPUNCTIOUS • ADJECTIVE • Causing or feeling uneasy about the rightness of an action • SYN: (1) Conscience (2) Qualm • ANT: (1) Merciless(2) Disdain • The thief, after robbing an elderly woman, felt compunctious about his actions and secretly mailed her wallet back to her.

  9. CREDULOUS • ADJECTIVE • Willing to believe or trust too easily; Gullible • SYN: (1) Unsuspecting (2) Dupable • ANT: (1) Skeptical (2) Suspicious • The credulous king believed his advisors which led to the downfall of his kingdom.

  10. DIMINUTIVE • ADJECTIVE • Small; Tiny; Little • SYN: (1) Miniature (2) Teensy • ANT: (1) Enormous (2) Immense • It was hard to not laugh at the diminutive emperor attempting to regally sit on his oversized throne.

  11. FURBISHED • VERB • Restored to freshness of appearance or good condition • SYN: (1) Brightened (2) Rehabilitated • ANT: (1) Damaged (2) Dulled • After years of neglect, the car was finally furbished by its owners.

  12. IMPLORE • VERB • To beg urgently for mercy or aid • SYN: (1) Beseech (2) Supplicate • ANT: (1) Disgust (2) Refuse • The talking side of the class loves to implore the teacher for a Super Pass.

  13. INDISSOLUBLE • ADJECTIVE • Not able to be dissolved, decomposed, or undone • SYN: (1) Binding (2) Enduring • ANT: (1) Dissoluble (2) Decompose • The boys indissoluble friendship had been tested in recent years; however, their camaraderie remained stronger than ever.

  14. INTERIM • NOUN • An intervening time; A temporary agreement • ADJECTIVE • Belonging to an intervening period of time • SYN: (1) Meantime (2) Hiatus • ANT: (1) Continuation (2) Permanence • The interim police chief was counting down the days until the permanent replacement started their tenure.

  15. LAUDABLE • ADJECTIVE • Deserving for praise; Commendable • SYN: (1) Admirable (2) Praiseworthy • ANT: (1) Disrespected (2) Unworthy • The laudable speech given by the valedictorian summarized all the high’s and low’s of high school and vocalized the apprehension and excited all the graduates felt as they begin their new chapter in life.

  16. MISSIVE • NOUN • A written letter; message • ADJECTIVE • Sent or about to be sent, especially a letter from an official source • The spy received a missive about a clandestine meeting between the two terrorists.

  17. PARRICIDE • NOUN • The act of killing one’s father, mother, or other close relative • The serial killer’s career began with an act of parricide.

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