uh sweyj to ease or satisfy to make less severe A ssuage I will assuage my grief by crying into my pillow We assuaged our guilt by doing something nice for the children ID: 163701
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Assuage (verb)(uh-sweyj)
to ease or satisfy; to make less severe Slide2
AssuageI will assuage
my grief by crying into my pillow.
We
assuaged
our guilt by doing something nice for the children.
We finally got the fire to go out by pouring water on it. Slide3
AssuageI was not assuaged by her attempt to convince me that I was wrong.
She knew opinions were
assuaging
and quickly decided to throw candy at the crowd to win them back. Slide4
Malevolent (adjective) (muh-lev
-
uh
-
l
uh
nt)
wishing evil or harm to another or others;
h
aving or exhibiting hatredSlide5
MalevolentRacism and prejudice creates malevolent feelings.
His
malevolent
impulses destroyed the flowers.
He watched and laughed hoping the boy would crash his skateboard.
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MalevolentThe crowd acted malevolently as I climbed the ladder toward the top of the building.
Listening to the mob, I could not believe their
malevolence
toward the new students. Slide7
Mortification (noun)(mawr-tuh-fi
-
key
-
sh
uh
n)
A feeling of humiliation or shameSlide8
MortificationThe mortification could be seen on my face when I said the wrong word.
Our band’s
mortification
was clearly written on our faces when we were caught lip synching.
I was embarrassed by the incident and ran off the stage. Slide9
Mortification Her plan to mortify the crowd worked perfectly as she belted out the song in Pig-Latin.
We were
mortified
to discover that the entire incident had been caught on video. Slide10
Abominable (adjective)(uh-bom-uh
-
n
uh
-
b
uh l)
Hateful; detestable; unpleasant Slide11
AbominableEveryone agrees that hate crimes are abominable.
After wearing a red shirt and green trousers; students told me I had
abominable
fashion taste.
Walking barefoot in the snow is the worst. Slide12
AbominableThe class acted abominably when the teacher was out sick.
The
abominableness
of many people’s behaviors during the Civil Rights Era did not represent everyone. Slide13
Amiable (adjective)[ey-mee-uh
-
b
uh
l]
having or showing pleasant feelings, good-natured personal qualitiesSlide14
AmiableThe way she dealt with the rude student was
amiable
.
I love puppies because they are
amiable
.
He stopped to help the lady pick up her groceries.
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AmiableThe soldier acted amiably when she dove on the grenade saving her squad from danger.
Amiability
is a quality that all caring teachers possess. Slide16
Contentious (adjective)[kuh n-ten-
sh
uh
s]
tending to argue or strife; quarrelsome; controversy Slide17
ContentiousI don’t like to deal with that person because they are contentious
.
His
contentious
manner made everyone angry each time he spoke.
As soon as he began speaking, I knew there was going to be an argument.
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ContentiousContentiously, I stared her in the eyes and responded to the question.
I shouted, “I have had all the
contentiousness
I can handle for one day!” Slide19
Dispensation (noun)[dis-puh n-sey-
sh
uh
n]
dispensing; distributing; something given outSlide20
DispensationAfter my house burned down, I stood in a long line to collect my insurance dispensation
.
Standing in line,
Ceilo
was bored waiting for lunch
dispensation
.
I waited for two hours in the locker-room waiting to receive my football equipment.
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DispensationThe dispensational way they passed out the uniforms irritated me because it was old fashioned.
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Fractious (adjective) [frak-shuh s]
readily angered; peevish; irritableSlide23
FractiousRainsford compared himself to a
fractious
animal at bay.
I didn’t say that to my
fractious
father because it would make him angry.
His temples began to pulse visibly as he read my terrible report card.
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FractiousFractiously, Zaroff returned without his dog.
The
fractiousness
was clear on his face as he asked the class to be quiet. Slide25
Tyranny (noun) [tir-uh-nee]
Abuse of authority; unjust government; oppressive Slide26
TyrannyThe government collapsed under the tyranny of that leader.
People feared Hitler’s
tyranny
.
Voting was outlawed and the people accepted the laws that the dictator created.
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TyrannyThe tyrannical form of government used in that country has everyone trying to move to another place.
It came as no surprise when the
tyrant
was assassinated. Slide28
Aloof (adjective)[uh-loof]
Reserved; shy; disinterested; far away in emotions or feelingsSlide29
AloofThe aloof attitude of the student made him difficult to teach.
She was
aloof
and never felt like a part of the group.
I sat in the corner and watched them talk. Slide30
AloofAloofly, I didn’t talk to anyone the entire day.
The teacher told her that because of her
aloofness
, she had a failing participation grade.