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Vocabulary list 5

Vocabulary list 5. Abhor. To detest; to regard with horror and loathing. Synonyms : loathe, abominate, execrate. Antonyms : relish, fancy, cherish, revere. Jimmy abhors any kind of vegetables. Agile. Quick-moving and skillful in mind or body.

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Vocabulary list 5

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  1. Vocabulary list 5

  2. Abhor To detest; to regard with horror and loathing Synonyms: loathe, abominate, execrate Antonyms: relish, fancy, cherish, revere Jimmy abhors any kind of vegetables.

  3. Agile Quick-moving and skillful in mind or body. It’s important for any dancer or acrobat to be agile and limber. Synonyms: brisk, nimble, lithe, limber, active Antonyms: sluggish, inert, torpid, lethargic, phlegmatic, quiescent

  4. Compassion Feeling of sympathy or sorrow stirred by another’s suffering. Jane shows compassion when she visits the elderly every Weekend. Synonyms: empathy, mercy, tenderness, benevolence Antonyms: cruelty, apathy, insensitivity, callousness, indifference

  5. Dead; no longer in existence. The water pump has long been defunct and is now just decoration. Synonyms: extinct, deceased Antonyms: extant, animate

  6. Delete To erase Cookie Monster did not mean to delete his cookies. Synonyms: expunge, cancel, obliterate Antonyms: include, insert, add

  7. Hue The brilliant hues of the rainbow disappeared too soon. : Color; a modification ofcolor. Synonyms: tint, tinge, shade

  8. Intimate • (noun) A close friend. • Synonyms: confidant They are my intimates whenever I need a friend. 2. (adj) Well-acquainted; resulting from close or constant study Synonyms: familiar, close He had an intimate knowledge of how the system worked and was able to quickly fix the problem. • 3. (vb) To hint or make known indirectly. • Synonyms: hint, allude, insinuate, imply, suggest Without really telling us to our face, she intimated that she was better than us.

  9. Omnipotent Of unlimited power. Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful, autocratic Antonyms: powerless, weak The Chinese thought their emperors omnipotent with the ability to rule coming from the Mandate of Heaven

  10. Redundant More than necessary. Synonyms: superfluous, surplus, verbose, excessive, repeated too much Antonyms: concise, brief, laconic, pointed Saying the same thing over and over in an essay is redundant.

  11. Whimper To cry with low, whining, broken sounds. Synonyms: cry, whine The new puppy whimpered all night long.

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