Abscond: (V.) tO RUN OFF AND HIDE - PowerPoint Presentation

Slide1

Abscond: (V.) tO RUN OFF AND HIDE

SYN: bolt, skip town Ant: StayThe thieves who absconded with my PlayStation 4 have never been found by the police.Slide2

Access: (n) approach OR ADMITTANCE TO PLACES, PERSONS, OR THINGS; AN INCREASE; (V) TO GET AT, OBTAIN

Syn: entry, admittanceAnt: total exclusion You need a password in order to access your grades in Infinite Campus.Slide3

Anarchy: (n) a lack of government and law; confusion

Syn: chaos, disorderAnt: law and order, peace and quietIf we did not have a president we might be living in anarchy in the United States. Slide4

Arduous: (adj) hard to do, requiring much effort

Syn: hard, difficult, Ant: easy, simple , effortlessHint: Arduous

(H

ard)

Getting good grades can be an arduous task that causes you to spend less time with your friends and more time at home with your books. Slide5

Auspicious: (adj.) favorable; fortunate

Syn: promising, encouragingAnt: sinister, ill-omenedThe day I first met my fiancé was an auspicious occasion; It was the best day of my life.Slide6

Biased: (adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

Syn: unfair, partial, bigotedAnt: fair, impartial, justSome people think that referees can be biased towards their favorite players because they are always ignoring

penalties

for

them.Slide7

Daunt: (v) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

Syn: dismayAnt: encourage, reassureDespite the dangers of aliens the flight to mars did not daunt the astronauts.Slide8

Disentangle: (v) to free from tangles or complications

Syn: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarlAnt: Tangle up, ensnarl, snagRescuers worked to disentangle the two students in the hall that got their braces stuck together from kissing. Slide9

Fated: (adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

Syn: Destined, preordained, doomedAnt: accidental, random, by chanceIn “The Most Dangerous Game” it was fated that Rainsford would fall off of his ship and meet General Zaroff so that the world could rid itself of an awful man.Slide10

Hoodwink: (v) to mislead by a trick, deceive

Syn: dupe, put one over onAnt: undeceive, clue inMany internet marauders hoodwink people into thinking that they have inherited millions from their long lost cousin that they have never met. Slide11

Inanimate: (adj) not having life; without energy

Syn: lifeless, dead, Ant: living, alive, energeticAlthough fossils are inanimate they hold many clues to life on Earth millions of years ago. Slide12

Incinerate: (v) to burn to ashes

Syn: burn up, reduce to ashesAnt: perfect conditionI like to incinerate trash when we have a bonfire at my house but recently I have heard that it is bad for the environment. Slide13

Intrepid: (adj) very brave, fearless, unshakeable

Syn: valiant, courageous, daringAnt: timid, cowardlyMilitary men and women are intrepid because they most face various enemies on the battlefield without hesitation. Slide14

Larceny: (n) theft

Syn: Stealing, robbery, burglaryAnt: Police officerWhen someone steals property that is worth thousands of dollars it is considered grand larceny by the courts. Slide15

Pliant: (adj) bending readily; easily influenced

Syn: flexible, elastic,Ant: rigid, stiff, inflexibleThe pliant construction material made it easy for the handyman to make a fish tank out of melted plastic.Slide16

Pompous: (adj) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

Syn: pretentiousAnt: plainPublic officials like Donald Trump are considered pompous politicians that have a tendency to blow hot air. Slide17

Precipice: (n) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Syn: cliff, ledgeAnt: gorge, abyssWhen visiting the Grand Canyon the guide had us stand on the precipice in order to see just how high up in the air we really were. Slide18

Rectify: (v) to make right

Syn: remedy, set rightAnt: mess up, botchI had to rectify my grades in science class before my mom saw them and grounded me for life. Slide19

Reprieve: (n)a temporary relief or delay; (v)to grant a postponement

Syn: (n) stay (v) postpone, delayAnt: (v) proceedA vacation is a kind of reprieve from the responsibilities of every day life. Slide20

Revile: (v) to attack with words, call bad names

Syn: malign, vilify denounceAnt: idolize, praiseThe student reviled the other student because he was copying from his paper during the test.