Vocabulary and Literary Terms by Sarah Brown https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv en-us 2025-04-30 17:44:01 UTC 2025-05-02 13:07:00 UTC hello@padlet.com domination (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432043718 definition: the exercise of control or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.

synonyms: control or rule

antonyms: submission and subordination

orignal sentence: Many different dystopan movies involve the domination of the government.

]]> 2025-04-30 18:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432043718 decorous (adjective) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432941362 definition: in keeping with good taste and propriety

Synonym: proper and decent

Antonym: immodest and unseemly

Sentence: Emma was known to posses a decorous manner.

]]> 2025-05-01 12:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432941362 lolled (verb) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432944282 Definition: sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way

Synonyms: lounge and sprawl

Antonyms: stand

Sentence: He lolled around lazily.

]]> 2025-05-01 12:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432944282 motif (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432950294 Definition: a decorative design or pattern

Synonyms: design, pattern, and decoration

Antonym: aside, tangent, and excursion

Sentence: The motif of the curtains was captivating.

]]> 2025-05-01 12:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3432950294 lodgments (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434206094 definition: a place in which a person or thing is located, deposited, or lodged

Synonyms: apartment, lodge, or shelter

Antonyms: eviction or dispossession

Sentence: Their lodgments were in the woods.

]]> 2025-05-02 12:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434206094 defiles (verb) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434210961 definition: sully, mar, or spoil

Synonyms: degrade and pollute

Antonyms: purify, cleanse, and clean

Sentence: The pollution defiled the air.

]]> 2025-05-02 12:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434210961 dispersal(noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434215221 definition: the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area

Synonyms: diffusion and dispersion

Antonyms: concentration and collection

Sentence: The plant disperses their seeds.

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]]> 2025-05-02 12:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434215221 chorister (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434217694 Definition: a member of a choir, especially a child or young person singing the treble part in a church choir

Synonyms: singer and vocalist

Antonyms: mumble and whisper

Sentence: The chorister sang a beautiful song

]]> 2025-05-02 12:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434217694 matins (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434219941 Definition: a service of morning prayer in various churches, especially the Angelican Church

Synonyms: devotions or prayer

Antonyms: afternoon, and dark

Sentence: The family attended the matins.

]]> 2025-05-02 12:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434219941 fulcrum (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434222907 Definition: the point on which a lever rests or is supported on which it pivots

Synonyms: hinge and pivot

Antonyms: outside and exterior

Sentence: She grabbed the fulcrum of the switch and pulled.

]]> 2025-05-02 12:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434222907 enmity (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434225375 Definition: the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

Synonyms: animosity and antagonism

Antonyms: friendship and goodwill

Sentence: She felt enmity when seeing her friend kiss her boyfriend.

]]> 2025-05-02 12:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434225375 specious (adjective) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434228133 Definition: superficially plausible, but actually wrong

Synonyms: misleading and deceptive

Antonyms: genuine

Sentence: Ella was specious about the water being given to her.

]]> 2025-05-02 13:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434228133 terrace (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434229963 Definition: a level paved area or platform next to a building

Synonyms: patio and veranda

Antonyms: bench and tableland

Sentence: He sat out on the terrace and watched the sunset.

]]> 2025-05-02 13:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434229963 conch (noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434232409 Definition: a large, spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusk

Synonyms: clam and crawfish

Antonyms: mammal

Sentence: He picked up the conch and admired the beauty of the shell.

]]> 2025-05-02 13:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434232409 lagoon (Noun) sarahbrown69 https://padlet.com/sarahbrown69/xwkyn9ka46to3wjv/wish/3434234397 definition: an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes

Synonyms: bayou and pond

Antonyms: Ocean and Lake

Sentence: She admired the pretty lagoon.

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