PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Addendum
(N.)
Synonyms: attachment, rider, extension, postscript
Antonyms:omission
We should include the lawn addendum in the contract.
Aghast
(Adj.)
Synonyms: shocked, horrified, stupefied
Antonyms: delighted, overjoyed, unmoved
We were aghast when we heard 3 children had been kidnapped in our neighborhood.
Ample
(Adj.)
Synonyms: sufficient, adequate, considerable
Antonyms: insufficient, inadequate
Jamey you have ample pencils at home and at school!
Apparition
(N.)
Synonyms: phantom, specter, spirits
Antonym: corporal being
My mom saw an apparition 93 years ago.
Assert
(V.)
Synonyms: affirm, avow, pronounce
He asserted that they were not in debt.
Cower
(V.)
Synonyms: wince, flinch, cringe
Antonym: stand up to
Shaggy and Scooby cower in every episode.
Disdain
(V./N.)
Synonyms: (v.) spurn, reject
Antonyms: (V.) revere, venerate, esteem, respect
Her disdain toward them made the girls mad.
Epitaph
(N.)
Synonym: tombstone inscription
On Juana Cortes de Leal's tombstone we are going to write her epitaph.
Ethical
(Adj.)
Synonyms:upright, virtuous, honorable
Antonyms: immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest
Everyone should do what is ethically right.
Facetious
(Adj.)
Synonyms: comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek
Antonyms: serious, humorless
Hey that facetious joke still hurt my feelings.
Inaudible
(Adj.)
Synonyms: faint, indistinct, muted
Antonyms: audible, perceptible
Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.
Indiscriminate
(Adj.)
Synonyms: haphazard, random, uncritical
Antonyms: selective, discriminating, judicious
Indiscriminate people are kind and loving.
Intrigue
(N./V.)
Synonyms:(N.)scheme, plot, conspiracy
Antonym:(N.) fair play
When I went to the book fair I was instantly intrigued.
Jurisdiction
(N.)
Synonyms: purview, supervision, authorization
I don't plan on meeting with the jurisdiction any time soon.
Plausible
(Adj.)
Synonyms: believable, probable
Antonyms: improbable, unbelievable, unlikely, far-fetched
This math problem might seem plausible but it is not.
Plebeian
(Adj./N.)
Synonyms:(Adj.) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
Antonyms:(Adj.) aristocratic, refined, cultivated
Plebeian people disgusted Ana so much that she didn't even look them in the eye.
Prodigal
(Adj./N.)
Synonyms:(Adj.) improvident
(N.) spendthrift,wastrel (squandered)
Antonyms:(Adj.) frugal, economical. Stingy, miserly (thrifty)
I love the story of the prodigal son because it is a good example of things that happen to this day.
Proximity
(N.)
Antonyms: distance, remoteness
The schools proximity to my house is crazy short.
Pulverize
(V.)
Synonyms: compress, demolish, crush
I pulverized my birds food because it was to hard.
Volatile
(Adj.)
Synonyms: unstable, erratic
Antonyms:stable, steady, static, inert, dormant
Kayla's volatile moods left her all alone.
