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Abridge (v)To make shorter.

Link: a bridge(A bridge makesYour trip shorter)Synonyms: Shorten, condense,abbreviateSlide2

Adherents (n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to

Link: (to add to)Synonym: disciple, advocateAfter using many sticky adherents to tack the pictures to the family tree, the girl realized she forgot to add her aunts.Slide3

Altercation (n.) an angry argument

Synonyms:Quarrel, dispute, squabbleThe bride and groom had an altercation at the alterbecause the best manforgot the rings.

What did I get myself into?

I knew I should have picked more responsible friends!Slide4

Cherubic (adj.)resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face.

Link: ChurchSynonymsAngelic, seraphic,beatificThe angelic cheerleader had a cherubic face.Slide5

Condone (v.)to pardon or overlook.

Synonyms:Ignore, wink at, turna blind eye toListening to loud music at 3:00 a.m., throwing wild parties, and installing a swimming pool on your balcony is not behavior that is condoned when living in a condo.Slide6

Dissent (v.) to disagree, (n.) disagreement

Link: to dissAfter their dissent about the Cubs and the White Sox Moira dissed Angela by slamming her locker and walking away.Synonym: differ, disputeSlide7

Eminent (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished: projecting

Link: EminemEminem is a rapper that some would consider to be eminent because of his large amount of fans.Synonyms: illustrious, renownedSlide8

Exorcise (v.) to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome

Link: ExorcistThe contestants on the Biggest Loser plan to exorcise their fat cells by exercising.Synonym: expel, dispelSlide9

Fabricate (v.) to make, manufacture, or invent

Link: you use fabric to fabricateI used fabric to fabricate my Halloween costume. Synonym: put together, devise, contrive, concoctSlide10

Irate (adj.)angry

Link: I HATE… I’m IRATE because I HATE that my mom made me eat broccoli.Synonym: incensed, infuriated, enraged,lividSlide11

Marauder (n.) A raider, plunderer

Link: rauderThe MARAUDER stole a motor boat!Synonym: looter, pirate freebooterSlide12

Obesity (n.)Excessive fatness

Link: A big cityThere are many tasty restaurants in a big city, dining at them too often may lead to Obesity.Synonym: seriously overweight, extreme corpulenceSlide13

Pauper (n.) an extremely poor person

Soda pop executives have become paupers after marketing turkey flavored pop.Synonym: destitute personSlide14

Pilfer (v.) to steal in small quantities

Some people get a thrill from pilfering from popular stores.Synonym: filch, rob, swipe, purloinSlide15

Rift (n.)a split, break, breach

A rift in a raft can lead it to sink!Synonym: crack, fissure, gap, cleftSlide16

What is the biggest celebrity rift you can recall?Slide17

Semblance (n.)A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

Link: resemblanceThere is some semblance between pet owners and their pets. You may have a resemblance to a Chihuahua or a poodle.Synonym: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facadeSlide18

Surmount (v.)to overcome, rise above

Link: MountainWe surmounted the mountain by making it to the peak in under 12 hours.Synonym: conquer, triumph overSlide19

Terminate (v.) to bring to an end

Link: TerminatorThe Terminator put an end to the bad guy’s reign of terror. Now, Arnold Schwarzenegger is known as the “Governator.”Synonym: conclude, finish, discontinueSlide20

Trite (adj.)commonplace; overused, stale

The word “like” has become trite. It is used far too often as a pause in between statements which is not the word’s intended purpose.Synonym: banal, hackneyed, cornySlide21

Usurp (v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right

You work hard to earn a higher level position at the office only to have the position usurped by the boss’s son. Synonym: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant