Vocabulary by Brittany Kirchner

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"THE GREATEST GIFT" VOCABULARY

By: Brittany Kirchner

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Eddied
(of water, air and smoke) moves in a circular way
Synonym: circulate
Antonym: freeze

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Hypnotic
Relating to hypnosis
Its medicine, sleep inducing medicine
Synonym: mesmerizing
Antonym: stimulating

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Stout
Kind of fat or heavy built Synonym: bulky
Antonym: thin

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Sullen
Bad tempered and sulky or gloomy
Synonym: pouty
Antonym: nice

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Paunchy
Having a large or protruding belly
Synonym: broad
Antonym: little

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Cinch
An extremely easy task
Synonym: piece of cake
Antonym: something hard to do

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Crotchety
Irritable
Synonym: cranky
Antonym: cheerful

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Immaculate
Perfectly clean, neat, and tidy
Synonym: flawless
Antonym: filthy

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Ledger book
A book in which accounts are kept in final form
Synonym: journal
Antonym: N/A

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Potential
Capable of being or becoming
Synonym: possible
Antonym: unlikely

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Vault
an underground chamber, as a cellar.
Synonym:cellar
Antonym: attic

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Cordial
Courteous, gracious, and friendly
Synonym: sympathetic
Antonym: unconcerned

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Audibly
Capable of being heard
Synonym: loudly
Antonym: silently

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Hostile
A person or thing that is unfriendly.
Synonym: bitter
Antonym: gentle

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Vespers
A religious service in the late afternoon or the evening
Synonym: dusk
Antonym: sunrise

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Belligerent
A state or nation at war
Synonym: aggressive
Antonym: agreement

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Apprehensive
Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
Synonym: afraid
Antonym: calm

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Sprawling
To spread out or distribute in a straggling manner
Synonym: drape
Antonym: straighten

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Muttering
To utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself
Synonym: murmur
Antonym: speak clearly

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Persuade
To induce to believe by appealing to reason or understanding
Synonym: convince
Antonym: prevent

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Embraced
To take or clasp in the arms or hug
Synonym: cuddle
Antonym: release

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Assurance
Statement to relieve doubt
Synonym: affirmation
Antonym: distrust

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Obscured
Hidden or covered
Synonym: buried
Antonym: obvious

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Violated
Break a law, agreement
Synonym: disobey
Antonym: observe

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Hysterical
Very upset, excited
Synonym: carried away
Antonym: calm

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Grope
Touch, stroke
Synonym: grasp
Antonym: N/A

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Collided
Slam into, hit
Synonym: bang
Antonym: hug

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Full tilt
Fast, speedily
Synonym: quick
Antonym: slow

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Wrung
Squeezed out
Synonym: compressed
Antonym: putting or getting more

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Bewilderment
Puzzlement, confused
Synonym: bafflement
Antonym: to understand

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Tenet
Belief, principle
Synonym: assumption
Antonym: disbelief

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Coherent
Understandable
Synonym: identified
Antonym: irrational

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Resources
http://www.dictionary.com
http://www.thesaurus.com

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