PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Apt
S: appropriate, fit, liable
A: inappropriate, slow
The astronauts were apt to go into space.
Awry
S: (ADJ) crooked, askew, amiss
A: (ADJ) straight, symmetrical
Twizzlers are awry candy that are eaten every day.
Bludgeon
S: (N) cudgel
(V) clobber, clout
That guy bludgeoned him when his turn had come to get even.
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.
Defile
S: (VT) pollute, contaminate
A:(VT) cleanse, purify
Our oceans are being defiled and nobody is doing anything to make it stop.
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.
Fend
S: stave off, cope
The Mexican police are trying to fend off the rebels.
Impunity
S: exemption from penalty, immunity
Michael Jackso's doctor had impunity 2 years ago.
Mien
S: look, bearing
Virginia's mien was said to be scary ever since she came out of her mother's womb.
Penal
S: disciplinary
The penal treatment or system the parents had tried on their child was working.
Pertinent
S: germane, apropos
A: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial
All the clues NCIS found are pertinent to this case.
Predominant
S: chief, major, paramount, prevalent
A: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare
The international coordination are the predominant leaders.
Prodigy
S: marvel, wonder, genius
A: dumbbell , dunce, dullard
Hiro is a prodigy because he invented the miniature robots.
Recluse
S: hermit
Mrs. Barnyard is ad always has been a recluse.
Renown
S: reputation, celebrity, prestige
A: obscurity, infamy, notoriety
Alejandra Espinoza has a lot of renown and yet is very caring with the poor.