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Lesson 14

Lesson 14. Levity. Noun Lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness Syn: foolishness, giddiness, wit Ant: seriousness, somberness, sobriety Tony and Mathew levity towards difficult situations makes everything more fun. Hoax. Noun A practical joke; a trick

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Lesson 14

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  1. Lesson 14

  2. Levity • Noun • Lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness • Syn: foolishness, giddiness, wit • Ant: seriousness, somberness, sobriety • Tony and Mathew levity towards difficult situations makes everything more fun.

  3. Hoax • Noun • A practical joke; a trick • Syn: fake, scam, fraud • The boys played a hoax on the citizens of spain by posing like statues.

  4. Amicable • Adjective • Friendly; peaceable • Syn: agreeable, civil, understanding • Ant: unfriendly, warlike, hostile • Laura is amicable, even when it comes to strangers.

  5. Obstreperous • Adjective • Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant • Syn: piercing, rowdy, wild • Ant: meek, tractable • Shane is always obstreperous towards Ore in English class.

  6. Enraptured • Adjective • Delighted beyond measure • Syn: enchanted, captivated, ecstatic • Ant: disenchanted, disgusted, turned off • The man and monkey are more enraptured then ever imagined

  7. Marital • Adjective • Having to do with marriage • Syn: wedded, spousal, matrimonial • Ant: single, divorced • Looking at how happy they are, there will be no marital problems in this relationship.

  8. Bask • Verb • To expose oneself to pleasant warmth • Syn: enjoy, indulge, delight in • The girl basked in the sun.

  9. Genial • Adjective • Friendly; amiable • Syn: cordial, cheery, pleasant • Ant: unfriendly, moody, unhappy • My sister, Gillian, is one of the most genial people I have ever met.

  10. Charlatan • Noun • One who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others • Syn: fraud, phony, pretender • Ant: professional • Bernard Madoff is the worst charlatan ever for stealing fifty billion dollars.

  11. Mundane • Adjective • Commonplace; earthly and not spiritual • Syn: boring, worldly, normal • Ant: unique, different, exotic • The mundane girl went to sit on the bench and eat her food.

  12. Fickle • Adjective • Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason • Syn: changeable, unsteady, unpredictable • Ant: aware, stable, constant • Sally was fickle, she couldn’t decide between vanilla or chocolate.

  13. Juggernaut • Noun • A terrible destructive or irresistable force • The Nazi juggernaut killed thousands of jews.

  14. Naïve • Adjective • Simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent • Syn: unsuspecting, natural, fresh • Ant: cunning, leery, wise • People kept taking advantage of the naïve girl.

  15. Nocturnal • Adjective • Having to do with the night; occuring at night • Syn: nightly, late • Ant: diurnal • An owl that stays up all night is a nocturnal animal.

  16. Novice • Noun • A beginner; one who is inexperienced • Syn: apprentice, beginner • Ant: master, expert, professional • The novice player could not compete with the girl from the varsity team.

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