1 of 19

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Unit 6 Vocabulary Cards

Published on Feb 05, 2016

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

ABASHED

  • Adjective;Participal
  • Antonyms: unembarrased, unashamed
  • He was thoroughly abashed when the teacher caught him cheating.
Photo by Mr_Stein
2.

ALOOF

  • Adjective
  • Synonyms: distant, cold
  • Antonyms: involved, socialable
  • The boy was always aloof and distant from others.
Photo by physiognomist
3.

ANGUISH

  • Noun;Verb
  • Synonyms(n): misery, woe, torment
  • Antonyms(n): joy, delight, peace of mind
  • Many people often suffer anguish when they oose a family member or pet.
Photo by Julien Haler
4.

ARTICULATE

  • Verb;Adjective
  • Synonyms(v): expound
  • Synonyms(adj): eloquent
  • Antonyms(adj): tongue-tied, mumbled
  • The man articulated his words so that we could understand them.
Photo by p2-r2
5.

BASK

  • Verb
  • Synonyms: wallow, revel
  • The lizard basked in the sunlight to adjust it's body temperature.
Photo by Drriss & Marrionn
6.

DEFECT

  • Noun;Verb
  • The broken down car had such defects that we had to sell it to the dump.
Photo by giumaiolini
7.

FINESSE

  • Noun;Verb
  • Synonyms(n): delicacy, subtlety
  • Antonyms(n): clumsiness, awkwardness
  • To be a professional, hockey players need to combine power with finesse.
Photo by SnapperCR29
8.

FLAUNT

  • Verb
  • Synonyms: show off, parade
  • Antonyms: hide, downplay
  • The peacock flaunted its feathers toward us.
Photo by aussiegall
9.

FORTHRIGHT

  • Adjective
  • Synonyms: candid, blunt, straightfoward, direct
  • Antonyms: indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced
  • My parents are always forthright and specific when rhey tell me which chores to do.
Photo by queercatkitten
10.

GENIAL

  • Adjective
  • Synonyms: friendly, amiable
  • Antonyms: cold, unfriendly, unsociable
  • She was always very polite and genial around us.
Photo by mynameisharsha
11.

INSTILL

  • Verb
  • Synonyms: implant, infuse, inculate
  • Antonyms: root out, eradicate, extirpate
  • My parents always tried to instill in me good manners.
Photo by woodleywonderworks
12.

OSTRICIZE

  • Verb
  • Synonyms: cast out, expel, blackball
  • Antonyms: fraternize with, associate with
  • The "mean girls" always excluded my friends and I from their games.
Photo by daniel.d.slee
13.

PREMONITION

  • Noun
  • Synonym: presentiment
  • The psychic could always sense a premonition.
Photo by +Mongol
14.

PSEDONYM

  • Noun
  • Synonym: nom de plume
  • I have read many books by authors who have used a pseudonym.
Photo by RLHyde
15.

PURGE

  • Verb;Noun
  • Synonyms(v): cleanse, purify
  • Antonyms(v): pollute, contaminate, defile
  • When you go to confession, a priest will purge you of your sins.
Photo by Artist in doing nothing.
16.

REHABILITATE

  • Verb
  • Synonyms: reclaim, rebuild, reform
  • My friends and I make money rehabilitating broken cars.
Photo by larskflem
17.

REPERCUSSION

  • Noun
  • Antonyms: cause, source
  • Whenever I misbehave and get messy, I know there will be a repercussion.
Photo by Hammonton Photography
18.

RESOLUTE

  • Adjective
  • Synonyms: steadfast, unflinching
  • Antonyms: weak, spineless
  • The dog was very resolute and determined to catch that car.
Photo by Marcin Wichary
19.

SCAPEGOAT

  • Noun
  • Synonym: whipping boy
  • He always tried to find someone to use as his scaoegoat.

Catherine Powell