by Eric Mcclain https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j en-us 2015-08-31 17:57:08 UTC 2024-05-28 02:08:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/notebook.jpg BELLICOSE lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71032532

 BELLICOSE (Adjective) – be-li-kos – inclined to start quarrels or wars

  Synonym-combative

  Antonym-peaceful

]]> 2015-09-18 18:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71032532 BELLIGERENT lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71033381

 BELLIGERENT (Adjective) – be-li-je-rent – angry and aggressive

  Synonym-confrontational

  Antonym-uncontentious

The police officers were forced to arrest the drunk and belligerent man.

]]> 2015-09-18 18:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71033381 antebellum lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71321612

  ANTEBELLUM (Adjective) – an-ti-be-lem –
existing before war; especially the
American Civil War



  Synonym-prewar



  Antonym-postwar



The antebellum period
in America was a time of conflict because the nation was divided by the issue
of slavery

]]> 2015-09-21 17:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71321612 casus belli lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71321824 CASUS
BELLI (Noun) – kay suhs bel igh– a situation or event that causes or is the
pretext of starting a war or conflict



  Synonym-insult



  Antonym-compliment



In
Medieval times, throwing down a gauntlet before your enemy was often viewed as
a casus belli or insult.





]]> 2015-09-21 17:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71321824 confidan lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71322150

CONFIDANT (Noun)  -kan-fe-dant – a trusted friend you can talk to about personal and private
things 



  Synonym-companion



  Antonym-stranger



My sister, Chelsea, is my confidant, my best friend, my
everything.





]]> 2015-09-21 18:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71322150  luminous lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71322506 LUMINOUS(Adjective) –
lu-me-nas – producing or seeming to
produce light



  Synonym-clear



  Antonym-mystify



After shining their flashlight
towards the cat, its luminous
eyes startled the children.





]]> 2015-09-21 18:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71322506 elucidate lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71322665

ELUCIDATE (Verb) – i-lu-se-date– to make something clear or easy to
understand



  Synonym-clear



  Antonym-mix up



To
make life easy for his students, Mr. McWashington provides intense review
sessions to elucidate the
complex problems before each test.



 



]]> 2015-09-21 18:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71322665 pellucid lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71323026

PELLUCID(Adjective) – pa-lu-sed– very clear



  Synonym-crystal clear



  Antonym-cloudy



]]> 2015-09-21 18:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71323026 ERIC MCCLAIN lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71332438 2015-09-21 18:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/71332438 GESTATION lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/73224414  GESTATION (Noun)– the time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it’s born

  Synonym-pregnancy

  Antonym-decrease

]]> 2015-10-01 15:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/73224414  INGEST lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/73227704

 INGEST (Verb) – in-jest – to take (something, such as food)

 into your body

  Synonym-consume

  Antonym-regurgitate

The football player ingested five pounds of carbs; he surely wanted to be ready for the most important game of the season. 

]]> 2015-10-01 15:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/73227704 lile_edog https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/75530270 2015-10-14 18:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lile_edog/9gezn2jgis0j/wish/75530270