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Power Words 5

Power Words 5. adulation. (n) extreme praise (Though the book was pretty good, Marcy did not believe it deserved the adulation it received.) ______________ deserves all the adulation he/she gets. Benign (buh NINE). (adj.) not threatening, mild, harmless

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Power Words 5

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  1. Power Words 5

  2. adulation • (n) extreme praise • (Though the book was pretty good, Marcy did not believe it deserved the adulation it received.) • ______________ deserves all the adulation he/she gets.

  3. Benign (buh NINE) • (adj.) not threatening, mild, harmless • (We were all relieved to hear that the medical tests determined her tumor to be benign.) • Though many people think he/she/it is dangerous, ___________ is really benign.

  4. Capitulate (cap IT choo late) • (v.) to surrender, to give in • (The army finally capitulated after fighting a long costly battle.) • The only way I can get my parents to capitulate to my demands is to ________.

  5. deride • (v.) to laugh at mockingly • (adj.) derisive; (n.) derision • (The bullies derided the foreign student’s accent.) • Though many people deride him/her, _________ does not deserve the derision she receives.

  6. emulate • (v.) to imitate • (I idolized Jimmy Page as a teenager, so I sought to emulate him by buying a Les Paul guitar.) • ________ would be a good person to emulate because _____________.

  7. Façade (fuss ODD) • (n.) a deceptive appearance or attitude • (Despite my smiling façade, I am feeling melancholy.) • Whenever I __________ I feel like I have to hide behind a façade.

  8. Juxtaposition • (n.) the act of placing two things next to each other for comparison; (v.) juxtapose • (The interior designer admired my juxtaposition of the yellow couch and green table.) • When I juxtapose _____ and _______ I have a hard time deciding between the two.

  9. Malevolent (mal EH vol uhnt) • (adj.) wanting harm to befall others • (The malevolent old man sat in the park all day, tripping unsuspecting passersby with his cane.) • I have never felt malevolent toward _____.

  10. Panacea (pan uh SEE uh) • (n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.) • Sometimes it seems the only panacea for my problems is ___________.

  11. Respite (RESS pit) • (n.) a break, a rest • (Justin left the pub to gain a brief respite from the smoke and noise.) • When I need a respite from my problems, I like to ___________________.

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