Unit 2 Vocabulary

Assuage

• Definition: To make milder or less severe
• Synonyms: Alleviate, Lessen
• Antonyms: Intensify
• Connotation: Positive, I feel that it helps a person who isn't in a good mood.
• Sentence: To help my dog from being sad, I assuaged him by walking and playing with him.

Duplicity

• Definition: The state or quality of having two elements or parts; being twofold or double.
• Synonyms: Deception, Fraud
• Antonyms: Directness, Honnesty
• Connotations: Negative, I feel like a person who does this is a 2-face
• Sentence: The new definition of duplicity should be changed to "A person who is 2-faced"

Garner

• Definition: To gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
• Synonyms: Deposit, Amass
• Antonyms: Scatter, Squander
• Connotation: Neutral, I think it depends what items are being stored
• Sentence: The TLC show Hoarders reminds me of the definition and word itself.

Languish

• Definition: The feeling of being weak or feeble
• Synonyms: Decline, Ebb
• Antonyms: Grow, Improve
• Connotation: Negative, I feel that it is somebody experiencing something horrible in his/her life.
• Sentence: A person becomes languished when going through a tough time in life. Whether it is not doing well in school or physically getting stronger.

Somber

• Definition: Gloomy; Dark
• Synonyms: Morose, Melonchaly
• Antonyms: Excited, Flippant
• Connotation: Negative, I feel that this is somebody who always feels sad/to himself or herself.
• Sentence: Some goth people, talk somberly about how their life is.

Vilify

• Definition: To speak ill of
• Synonyms: Assail, berate
• Antonyms: Defend, Approve
• Connotation: Negative, Somebody who talks a lot S**T
• Sentence: People who are bullies vilify those who are languish because they feel that they are better than everyone else

Paucity

• Definition: Smallness of quanity
• Synonyms: Dearth, Insufficent
• Antonyms: Enough, Affluence
• Connotation: Neutral, I feel that having to little of something is bad, but also having very little of something shows alot
• Sentence: Paucity reminds me of the term "less is more."

Ludicrous

• Definition: Causing laughter because of aburdity
• Synonyms: Bizzare, Crazy
• Antonyms: Normal, Reasonable
• Connotation: Negative, I feel that someone who is ludicrous isn't acting his/herself
• Sentence: I can't believe we have a rapper named Ludicrous.

Irascible

• Definition: Eaasily provoked to anger
• Synonyms: Testy, Touchy
• Antonyms: Calm, Even-Tempered
• Connotation: Negative, I feel that a person who is like this doesn't make friends easily
• Sentence: I think at times, I can easily be Irascible

Cognizant

• Definition: A person who is well-aware and concerned.
• Synonyms: Apprehensive, Concious
• Antonyms: Ignorant, Senseless
• Connotation:Positive, I feel that person who is Cognizant, is always on the alert.
• Sentence: Many Americans have diabetes without being cognizant of their of condition.

Diatribe

• Definition: Sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism
• Synonyms: Screed, Abuse
• Antonyms: Compliment, Praise
• Connotation: Negative, I feel like this is one who is blunt and a Negative - Nancy
• Sentence: Bullies are great examples of people acting Diatribe

Enmity

• Definition: A feeling or condition of hostility
• Synonyms: Dislike, Bad-Blood
• Antonyms: Approval, Friendlyness
• Connotation: Negative, I feel like this person just hates others for no reason
• Sentence: Making peace with your enemies can be realistic and lasting; making peace by ignoring their enmity is foolish and sterile.

Loquacious

• Definition: Talking too much
• Synonyms: Verbose, Chatty
• Antonyms: Silent, Quiet
• Connotation: Negative, Somebody who talks too much always wants attention
• Sentence: People who act loquacious always talk a big game, but doesn't have the guts to play it

Commiserate

• Definition: To feel or express sorrow or sympathy
• Synonyms: Condole, Feel - For
• Antonyms: Be Indifferent, Turn Away
• Connotation: Positive, I feel like a person who acts this way, cares about other people
• Sentence :She did not exult in her rival's fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her

Equivocal

• Definition: More than one way of finding answers
• Synonyms: Amibigous, Dubious
• Antonyms: Clear, Certain
• Connotation: Positive, I feel that a person who finds more than one way to a solution, is very clever
• Sentence: Doctors are very Equivocal when it comes to treating wounds on a person.