Untitled Haiku Deck
Published on Feb 11, 2016
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Abashed
Adj part
The abashed girl cringed at her brothers stupid comment.
Ant: unembarrassed, unashamed
Aloof
Adj
The aloof teenager watched his friends mile while he sat alone and played on his Nintendo.
Syn: distant cold standoffish
Ant: involved sociable
Anguish
N v
The girl was in great anguish when she found out her dog had died.
Syn(n): misery torment woe
Ant(n): joy delight peace of mind
Articulate
V adj
The articulate man was a renowned scholar and author.
Syn(v) expound enunciate (adj) eloquent
Ant(adj) tongue tied mumbled
Bask
V
She basked in the hot sun and slowly began to tan.
Syn: wallow revel
Defect
N v
The defect in the performance was the failed enunciations.
Photo by Håkan Dahlström
Finesse
N v
The ballerina danced with graceful finesse on the stage.
Syn(n): delicacy subtly
Ant(n): clumsiness inelegance awkwardness
Flaunt
V
She flaunted her new dress as she strutted down the hall.
Syn: show off parade
Ant: hide downplay
Forthright
Adj
The forthright speech made the audiences realize their faults and the need to improve them.
Syn: candid blunt
Ant: indirect evasive deceitful two faced
Genial
Adj
The genial man grinned at strangers and waved at children.
Syn: friendly amiable
Ant: cold unfriendly unsociable
Instill
V
Mother tried to instill the thought of respecting everybody into the children's minds.
S: Implant infuse inculcate ingrain
A: root out eradicate extirpate
Ostracize
V
The girls ostracized their friend for not having cool clothes.
Syn: cast out expel blackball
Ant: fraternize with associate with
Premonition
N
The fortune teller could see premonitions for her clients.
Syn: presentiment
Pseudonym
N
The pseudonym he wrote under was dreadfully plain.
Syn: nom de plume assumed name
Purge
V n
Hazel decided to purge her mind and go to confession.
Syn(v): cleanse purify expel
Ant(v): pollute contaminate defile
Rehabilitate
V
Nina was rehabilitated into health by her caring nurse.
Syn: reclaim rebuild reform
Photo by timefornurses
