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Hot Words #3

Hot Words #3. 1. Antagonism (n.). hostility, active opposition. Teenagers sometimes show antagonism toward parental suggestions that they clean up their rooms. 2. Antithesis (n.). Direct opposite. Surprisingly, Donna is the antithesis of her twin, Debby. 3. Apocryphal (adj.).

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Hot Words #3

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  1. Hot Words #3

  2. 1. Antagonism (n.) • hostility, active opposition. • Teenagers sometimes show antagonism toward parental suggestions that they clean up their rooms.

  3. 2. Antithesis (n.) • Direct opposite. • Surprisingly, Donna is the antithesis of her twin, Debby.

  4. 3. Apocryphal (adj.) • Of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit. • The story of George Washington and the cherry tree is apocryphal, no doubt.

  5. 4. Arduous (adj.) • Hard to do; strenuous. • Until Hercules accomplished it, cleaning the Augean Stables was considered an arduous task.

  6. 5. Articulate (adj.) • Able to put one’s thoughts into words easily and clearly. • Being articulate, Ellyn was able to do well on her job interviews.

  7. 6. Assuage (v.) • To calm or soothe; to satisfy. • Mother hastened to the bedroom to assuage Beth’s fears.

  8. 7. Atrophy (v.) • To waste away. • Failure to exercise your muscles may cause them to atrophy.

  9. 8. Augment (v.) • To increase or enlarge; to become greater in size. • You can augment your income by working overtime.

  10. 9. Austere (adj.) • Stern in manner or appearance; strict in morals. • When the austere lifestyle proved to be too arduous to maintain, Alberto left the monastery.

  11. 10. Authoritarian (n.) • A person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom. • As the family authoritarian, my eldest brother succeeded in alienating the rest of us.

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