Wildcard
Give an example of something HYPOCRITICAL
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HYPOCRISY: to claim to believe in somerthing when you do the opposite.
If someone has a _________ childhood, full of ups and downs, what might we call it?
TURBULENT
What's the difference between MALEVOLENT and BENEVOLENT?
Good! Now use them in a SENTENCE that SHOWS that difference.
What is an ANTONYM for MOLLIFY
The OPPOSITE of MOLLIFY is to RILE UP!
Now use the definition of MOLLIFY in a sentence to show you know the meaning
The thunder gave the old mansion an __________ feeling.
a) spurious b) morbid c) taciturn d) ominous e) spurious d) bantam
OMINOUS
Done in a secretive way
STEALTHY
What is a SYNONYM for ASSUAGE on your vocab lists?
MOLLIFY or PACIFY
Now use it correctly in a sentence!
What is the OPPOSITE of COLOSSAL?
super small
(because COLOSSAL means HUUUUUUUGE!!)
The _____ farmer looked like a skinny scarecrow.
a) haughty b) contemptuous c) morbid
d) smug e) acrimonious f) lanky
f) LANKY
This word means FALSE or FAKE information or description.
SPURIOUS
What's the difference between IMPOTENT and IMPUDENT?
Impotent: Powerless, without the ability to change one's circumstances
IMPUDENT: RUDE
What is the OPPOSITE of ELUCIDATE?
To make things LESS clear, to OBFUSCATE
(Elucidate: means to SHED LIGHT and make things CLEARER!)
Which animal do you think would be most STEALTHY
Stealthy means secretive, so a cat might be stealthy...or any animal who is self consciously sneaky
Bitter and angry in tone
ACRIMONIOUS
What's the difference between QUIBBLE and FOIBLE?
GOOD! Now use each in a sentence.
What is the OPPOSITE of an ACRIMONIOUS TONE?
Kind and friendly would be the OPPOSITE of ACRIMONIOUS, which means bitter and angry in tone
Give an example of what it means to OSTRACIZE someone.
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Ostracize means to "leave out" or "isolate" somebody
What word can also mean a feisty chicken?
BANTAM!
Now use it in a sentence!
What's the difference between CONTEMPTUOUS and HAUGHTY?
CONTEMPTUOUS is to feel extreme dislike or disdain for a specific thing
HAUGHTINESS is a personal characteristic that means that you are ALWAYS looking down on things
What is the OPPOSITE of SCRUTINY?
The opposite of SCRUTINY is to NOT look at something carefully.
Good! Now use the word SCRUTINIZE in a sentence.