PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Barbarism:
Def: absence of culture and civilization.
Ant: kindness
Syn: brutality
Sent:"the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism"
Chieftain:
Def:the chief of a clan or a tribe.
Ant: follower
Syn: ruler
Sent: During a formal visit to the chieftain of the tribe, he
was offered tea.
Descendant
Def:a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring.
Ant: source
Syn: heir
Sent: It is common knowledge that Haman was considered a descendant of the Amalekites.
Scribe
Def: a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
Ant: messenger
Syn: clerk
Sent: The scribe for Sporting News befriended Ghawi after exchanging messages with her online.
Plague
Def: an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
Ant: advantage
Syn: invasion
Sent: Where better to test cultures of plague than on an island in a sea in the middle of the desert?
