WEEK 23 VOCAB

SARDONIC

• Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
• Synonym: disrespectful, offensive.
• Antonym: mild, kind
• The band's sardonic lyrics offended some people,

TENACIOUS

• Firmly holding together, persistent
• Synonym: glinging, determined
• Antonym: falling apart, giving up
• The family was tenacious to get their new puppy house broken.

DESTITUTE

• Deprived of the necessities of life, lacking
• Synonym: impoverished
• Antonym: rich, thriving
• The homeless person lived a destitute life.

IRONIC

• Suggesting an incongruity between what might expected and what actually happens
• Sarcastic
• Synonym: Unexpected
• Antonym: Expected
• The story had an ironic twist that no one expected.

OMINOUS

• Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
• Synonym: menacing
• Antonym: lucky, promising
• The old house at the end of the street looked very ominous and haunted.

RAMPANT

• Growing without check, running wild
• Synonym: uncontrolled
• Antonym: restrained
• The plants on the abandoned property were growing rampant.