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Use context clues to find the meaning of the word "copious" in the following sentence:
The farmer was overjoyed with his copious crop of sugar cane.
Abundant in supply or quantity
Words that are synonyms are two words that mean the ______.
same
Antonyms are two words that have _____ meanings.
opposite
Match your words to their definitions...
words: languid, jaunt, lithe, raffish
definitions:
weak, slow, faint
noun, a short trip
flexible
trashy, vulgar
Languid: adjective, weak, slow, faint
Jaunt: noun, a short trip
Lithe: flexible
Raffish: trashy, vulgar
Match your words to their definitions...
words: languid, jaunt, lithe, raffish
definitions:
weak, slow, faint
noun, a short trip
flexible
trashy, vulgar
Languid: adjective, weak, slow, faint
Jaunt: noun, a short trip
Lithe: flexible
Raffish: trashy, vulgar
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of "tenacity" in the following sentence:
Chris' tenacity paid-off and he finally made the varsity team.
persistent, firm, unwilling to give up
Name a synonym for glad.
Happy
Name an antonym for happy.
mad, sad
What word has the following definition...
weak, slow, faint
languid
Define raffish
trashy, vulgar
What is the meaning of "writhed"?
twisted, contorted (typically due to pain)
Name a synonym for angry.
mad
Name the antonym for "up".
down
What word has the following definition...
a short trip
jaunt
Define lithe
flexible
Define pedestrian...
For once, can we do something that isn't pedestrian?
plain, boring, average
Name a synonym for afraid.
Scared
Name an antonym for gentle.
rough
What word has the following definition...
flexible
lithe
a short trip
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of "ambivalent" in the following sentence, then use it in a sentence of your own.
"My son was ambivalent about returning to school: he wanted to see friends, but didn't want to get sick.
having mixed feelings about something
Name a synonym for strange.
Weird
Name an antonym for sour.
sweet
What word has the following definition...
trashy, vulgar
raffish
Define languid
weak, slow, faint