Nonsense Words
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! The class has begun! What does lodining mean?
talking
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. Its scent can be detected for days. What is a synonym for the word aroma?
scent; smell; odor
I thought the snow was fake! What is the antonym for the word fake?
Definition: not real
Antonym: authentic, real
The flowers on the cake are edible. What does edible mean?
able to be eaten
My absent-minded teacher always loses his keys, pens, and even our graded papers! What does absent-minded mean?
careless; not paying attention
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person. What does delupote mean?
outgoing; friendly
I abhor traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed. What is a synonym for the word abhorring?
hate; strong dislike
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles. What is the antonym for cumbersome?
Definition: difficult to handle
Antonym: manageable or convenient
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating fish with a disease can be very dangerous to your health. What does tainted mean?
harmful; contaminated
This virus has really depleted my energy. I get tired just walking across the room. What does depleted mean?
taken away; decreased; lessen in power
I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Joe turned around foridly, and walked out of the room! What does foridly mean?
suddenly; abruptly
Jayce you need to cease tapping your pencil because other people are trying to concentrate. What is a synonym for the word cease?
Stop or halt
When Ashley got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began crying and asking for a doctor. What is the antonym melodramatic?
Definition: Overdramatic, over the top, doing the most
Antonym: calm
The line for the new Marvel movie seemed indefinite. What does the word indefinite mean?
neverending
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feathers to make hats. What is an egret
a type of bird
The tiger's plander could be heard in villages far away. What does plander mean?
roar; sound a tiger makes
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned. What is a synonym for the word archaic?
old-fashioned; out-of-date
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reduce your stress. What is the antonym for repress?
Definition: suppress or hold back
Antonyms: let out
The amount of money we collected for our charity surpassed, or exceeded, what he had expected. What does surpassed mean?
exceeded; went above or beyond
JFK was a very charismatic president. People were attracted to his charm, enthusiasm, and magnetic personality. What does charismatic mean?
charming; influential
The snake ligersed through the grass. It was hunting. What does ligersed mean?
slithered; moved
The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people. What is a synonym for the word abhorrent?
horrible
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning? What is the antonym for conducive?
Definition: to be favorable or good for; to cause or bring about
Antonym: unfavorable
Even though it was a one-player game, DeSean and Camron figured that they each could play if they alternated who played. What does alternate mean?
Take turns, go back and forth
The crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team. What does boisterous mean?
noisy; rowdy