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"The Greatest Gift" Vocabulary

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THE GREATEST GIFT

BY ZACH S

EDDIE

  • Definition: A term for a whirlpool, or current
  • Synonym: Current
  • Antonym: Calm

APPREHENSIVE

  • Definition: Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
  • Synonym: Paranoid
  • Antonym: Confident

HYPNOTIC

  • Definition: Being in a state of a trance; or being mesmerized by something
  • Synonym: Mesmerizing
  • Antonym: Soothing

SPRAWLING

  • Definition: Spread out; or a large area
  • Synonym: Expand
  • Antonym: Compress

STOUT

  • Definition: Somwhat overweight or a heavy build; courageous or commanding
  • Synonym: Burly
  • Antonym: Thin

MUTTERING

  • Definition: Saying something in a low voice, usually angrily
  • Synonym: Mumble
  • Antonym: Yell

SULLEN

  • Definition: Bad-tempered, or overly angry
  • Synonym: Enraged
  • Antonym: Calm

PERSUADE

  • The act of convincing someone of believing something
  • Synonym: Convince
  • Antonym: Dissuade

PAUNCHY

  • Definition: having a large and protruding belly; potbellied:
  • Synonym: Chubby
  • Antonym: Thin

EMBRACED

  • Definition: hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
  • Synonym: Held
  • Antonym: Let go

CINCH

  • an extremely easy task.
  • Synonym: Trivial
  • Antonym: Chore

ASSURANCE

  • a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise.
  • Synonym: Assertion
  • Antonym: Denial

CROTCHETY

  • Definition: irritable
  • Synonym: Grouchy
  • Antonym: Serene

OBSCURED

  • Definition: keep from being seen; conceal
  • Synonym: Hide
  • Antonym: Reveal

IMMACULATE

  • Definition: (especially of a person or their clothes) perfectly clean, neat, or tidy
  • Synonym: Pristine
  • Antonym: Mess

VIOLATED

  • Definition: break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement
  • Synonym: Infringe
  • Antonym: Comply

LEDGER BOOK

  • Definition: a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.
  • Synonym: Registry
  • Antonym: None

HYSTERICAL

  • Definition: deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.
  • Synonym: Frenzied
  • Antonym: Controlled

POTENTIAL

  • Definition: having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future
  • Synonym: Prospect
  • Antonym: Unlikely

GROPE

  • Definition: feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands
  • Synonym: Rummage
  • Antonym: Leave alone

VAULT

  • Definition: a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings
  • Synonym: Dome
  • Antonym: Attic

COLLIDED

  • Definition: hit with force when moving
  • Synonym: Impact
  • Antonym: Mend

CORDIAL

  • Definition: warm and friendly.
  • Synonym: Pleasant
  • Antonym: Bitter

COHERENT

  • Definition: 1. (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
  • Synonym: Cohesive
  • Antonym: Illogical

AUDIBLY

  • Definition: able to be heard
  • Synonym: Discernible
  • Antonym: Indetectable

FULL TILT

  • Definition: with maximum energy or force; at top speed
  • Synonym: Helter-skelter
  • Antonym: Slow

HOSTILE

  • Definition: unfriendly; antagonistic
  • Synonym: Malicious
  • Antonym: Friendly

WRUNG

  • Definition: squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it
  • Synonym: Squeeze
  • Antonym: Release

VESPERS

  • Definition: a service of evening prayer in the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church (sometimes said earlier in the day).
  • Synonym: Prayers
  • Antonym: None

BEWILDERMENT

  • Definition: Perplexed or confused
  • Synonym: Baffle
  • Antonym: Explain

BELLIGERENT

  • Definition: hostile and aggressive
  • Synonym: Aggresive
  • Antonym: Kind

TENET

  • Definition: a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
  • Synonym: Belief
  • Antonym: Disbelief