Unit 9
Published on Mar 16, 2016
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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Apt
S: appropriate, fit, liable
A: inappropriate, slow
The astronauts were apt to go into space.
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Awry
S: (ADJ) crooked, askew, amiss
A: (ADJ) straight, symmetrical
Twizzlers are awry candy that are eaten every day.
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Bludgeon
S: (N) cudgel
(V) clobber, clout
That guy bludgeoned him when his turn had come to get even.
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Capitulate
A: hold out, persist
The guy surrendered when he saw the odds against him.
Chafe
S: (V) irritate, scrape, abrade
A: (V) soothe, mollify, please, elate
The little girl had chafed herself on the slide.
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Defile
S: (VT) pollute, contaminate
A:(VT) cleanse, purify
Our oceans are being defiled and nobody is doing anything to make it stop.
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Dire
S: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent
A: favorable, auspicious, beneficial
Highschool applications are dire.
Disarming
S: endearing, winning
A: alarming, troubling, disquieting
Annelise's disarming smile talways melted my heart.
Disgruntled
S: displeased, grumpy, surly
A: pleased, satisfied, content
Leonardo is always disgruntled on the first Sunday of every month.
Encroach
S: intrude, infringe
She was suprised when she encroached her grammar grade.
Endow
S: grant, bestow, present, bequeath
A: take away, deprive
The God has bestowed unto to you the gift of kindness.
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