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ACT/SAT Words of the Day 2013-2014 Cabell Midland High School Week 4 September 9-13, 2013. Asperity – Adjective /uh-SPERR-ih-tee/. Definition: Roughness Synonym: Harshness Antonym: Gentleness No matter how comfortable, everyone encounters asperity at some time. Assail – Verb /uh-SAIL/.
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ACT/SAT Words of the Day 2013-2014Cabell Midland High SchoolWeek 4 September 9-13, 2013
Asperity – Adjective/uh-SPERR-ih-tee/ Definition: Roughness Synonym: Harshness Antonym: Gentleness No matter how comfortable, everyone encounters asperity at some time. Cabell Midland High School Monday, September 9, 2013
Assail – Verb/uh-SAIL/ Definition: Attack with words or force Synonym: Confront Antonym: Disregard The university president was assailed for his apparently racist remarks. Cabell Midland High School Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Assiduous – Adjective/uh-SIJ-yoo-us/ Definition: Persistent Synonym: Diligent Antonym: Idle Re-opening an old murder case requires the investigator to be assiduous. Cabell Midland High School Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Assuage – Verb/uh-swayj/ Definition: to Relieve Synonym: to Ease Antonym: to Exacerbate Marvin bought his wife a DVD player to assuage her anger over his remark about the cake. Cabell Midland High School Thursday, September 12, 2013
Astute – Adjective/uh-STOOT/ Definition: Wise Synonym: Clever Antonym: Unimaginative Carol has an astute business sense. Cabell Midland High School Friday, September 13, 2013