THE GREATEST GIFT VOCAB

EDDIED

• Eddy
• [of water, air, or smoke]
• Move in a circular way
• Synonyms: swirl, spiral
• Antonyms: Straight, freeze

HYPNOTIC

• Of producing or relating to hypnosis
• Synonyms: mesmerizing, entrancing
• Antonyms: exciting, thrilling

STOUT

• Courageous and bold
• Synonyms: dauntless, fearless
• Antonyms: Afraid, timid, weak

SULLEN

• Brooding, upset
• Synonym: bad-tempered, cheerless
• Antonym: bright, grinning

PAUNCHY

• Overweight
• Synonyms: Brawny, chunky
• Antonyms: slender, slight

CINCH

• Easy accomplishment
• Synonyms: Breeze, cakewalk, easy
• Antonym: Problem, difficulty, hard

CROTCHETY

• Irritable, often due to old age
• Synonym: awkward, bad-tempered
• Antonym: cheerful, pleasant

IMMACULATE

• Very clean, unspoiled
• Synonyms: bright, clean, errorless
• Antonyms: dirty, filthy, foul

POTENTIAL

• Promising
• Synonym: abeyant, budding
• Antonym: helpless, impossible

VAULT

• Depository
• S: basement, box, catacomb
• A: open space

CORDIAL

• Friendly, sociable
• S: affable, affectionate
• A: aloof, disagreeable

AUDIBLY

• In a spoken voice, usually not soft
• S: audible, clearly, distinctly
• A: inaudibly, silently, quiet

HOSTILE

• Antagonistic, mean
• S: adverse, alien, hateful
• A: friendly, kind, gentel

VESPERS

• Prayer
• S: evensong, orison, service
• A: light

BELLIGERENT

• Nasty, argumentative
• S: aggressive, antagonistic
• A: cooperative, helping

APPREHENSIVE

• Anxious, fearful
• Synonym: afraid, alarmed
• Antonym: at ease, calm

SPRAWLING

• Sit or lie spread out
• Synonyms: drape, extend
• Antonyms: straighten

MUTTERING

• Grumble, mumble
• Synonym: complain, groak
• Antonym: Speak clearly, loud

PERSUADE

• Cause to believe, convince to do
• Synonym: actuate, advice, affect
• Antonym: discourage, dissuade, hinder

EMBRACED

• Hold tightly in ones arms
• Synonyms: hug, clasp
• Antonyms: let go, release

ASSURANCE

• Statement to relieve doubt
• Synonyms: Affirmation, assertion
• Antonyms: distrust, doubt

OBSCURED

• Conceal, hide
• Synonym: cloak, confuse
• Antonym: show, announce

VIOLATED

• Break a law or agreement
• Synonyms: breach, trespass
• Antonyms: obey, observe

GROPE

• Feel about for
• Synonyms: cast about, examine
• Antonyms: leave alone

COLLIDED

• Slam into
• Synonyms: bang, beat, break up
• Antonyms: help, miss

COHERENT

• Understandable
• Synonyms: articulate, comprehensible
• Antonym: disorganized, unsystematic

FULL TILT

• Speedily
• Synonym: apace, fast
• Antonym: slow, slowly

WRUNG

• Squeezed out
• Synonym: compressed, dried
• Antonym: drench, expand

BEWILDERMENT

• Puzzlement
• Synonym: confused, dazed
• Antonym: understanding

TENET

• Belief, principle
• Synonym: article of faith, thesis
• Antonym: lies, decieving

LEDGER BOOK

• Principal book for recording
• Synonym: books, register
• Antonym: pictures

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