Vocab by Brianna https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg en-us 2015-09-18 16:59:11 UTC 2024-10-24 02:00:48 UTC hello@padlet.com BELLICOSE (Adjective) – inclined to start quarrels or wars Synonym-fight    Antonym-calm Sentence: Maria was a bellicose student, she would always argue with her classmates eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74310340 2015-10-07 17:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74310340 BELLIGERENT (Adjective) –– angry and aggressive  Synonym-feisty  Antonym-cordial                             Sentence: The belligerent man was escorted out of the party. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74311431 2015-10-07 17:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74311431 ANTEBELLUM (Adjective)  – existing before war; especially the American Civil War  Synonym-prewar  Antonym-postwar              Sentence: There were many problems before the antebellum, people couldn't agree on many situations. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74311848 2015-10-07 17:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74311848 CASUS BELLI (Noun) –  situation or event that causes or is the pretext of starting a war or conflict  Synonym-insult  Antonym-compliment                      Sentence: The boy's remark was a casus belli to the class, therefore he had to suffer the consequences. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312104 2015-10-07 17:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312104 LUMINARY (Noun)  -lu-me-ner-e – a person who is widely known   Synonym-popular Antonym-unknown                           Sentence: Football players are usually luminary to the school. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312316 2015-10-07 17:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312316 ELUCIDATE (Verb) – i-lu-se-date– to make something clear or easy to understand  Synonym-simple  Antonym-misunderstood               Sentence: Majority of the students passed the test because it was very elucidate. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312703 2015-10-07 17:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312703 PELLUCID (Adjective) – very clear  Synonym-transparent  Antonym-unclear Sentence: The water is pellucid, you can see your reflection in the water. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312909 2015-10-07 17:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74312909 CONFIDANT (Noun)   – a trusted friend you can talk to about personal and private things     Synonym-advisor  Antonym-enemy Sentence: My mom is a confidant to me even though she is my parent. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313068 2015-10-07 17:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313068  INFIDELITY (Noun) –  unfaithfulness to a moral obligation                            Synonym-disloyal             Antonym-faithful               Sentence: The lady lost her job because of her infidelity. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313194 2015-10-07 17:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313194 FIDUCIAL (Adjective) –– founded on faith or trust             Synonym-trustworthy  Antonym-untrustworthy                 Sentence: Many of the popular theories are based on fiducial findings. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313569 2015-10-07 17:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313569 PERFIDY (Noun) –  the act of betraying someone or something  Synonym-infidelity  Antonym-honesty           Sentence: The girl's perfidy caused her to lose a friend. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313749 2015-10-07 17:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313749 AFFIDAVIT (Noun) – awritten report which is signed by a person who promises that the information is true.          Synonym-testimony    Antonym-hoax              Sentence: Victims have to provide police officers with an affidavit in order to be proven innocent. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313894 2015-10-07 17:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74313894 EGESTION (Noun)  – the process of discharging waste matter from the body                  Synonym-remove         Antonym-keep               Sentence: She got rid of her stomach pains through egestion. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74314448 2015-10-07 17:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74314448 CONGEST (Verb)  – to concentrate in a small or narrow space                  Synonym-packed          Antonym-free                Sentence: The people couldn't walk in the congested area. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315099 2015-10-07 17:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315099 GESTATION (Noun)  – the time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it’s born               Synonym-birth               Antonym-decrease            Sentence: Technology allows us to see the gestation process. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315319 2015-10-07 17:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315319 INGEST (Verb) –– to take (something, such as food) into your body                         Synonym-consume       Antonym-waste The lady ingested a lot of fat into her body which caused her to be unhealthy eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315634 2015-10-07 17:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315634 DECONGESTANT (Noun) – de-kan-jes-tent– medicine that relieves congestion        Synonym-relief  Antonym-plug    Sentence: She needed a decongestant medicine to clear her stuff nose. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315851 2015-10-07 17:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74315851 COGNOMEN (Noun) – a person’s last name                       Synonym-surname  Antonym-anonymous                    Sentence: The women gets the men's cognomen after marriage. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74316142 2015-10-07 17:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74316142 NOMENCLATURE (Noun) –– a system of names used to classify                            Synonym-classification  Antonym-scattered                       Sentence: Scientists use the nomenclature system to name living things. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74317368 2015-10-07 17:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74317368 NOMINATE (Verb) to choose or name someone as a candidate for a job, position, office, etc.  Synonym-select            Antonym-dismiss        Sentence: The students have to nominate who they want to win for homecoming. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74317781 2015-10-07 17:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74317781 ANOMIA (Noun)  – the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects                            Synonym-Ignore             Antonym-Familiar Sentence: Many old people experience anomia, it becomes difficult for them to remember. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74565756 2015-10-08 17:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74565756 MISNOMER  (Noun) –  a wrong or unsuitable name to describe something or someone  Synonym-improper            Antonym-correct Sentence: Many of the terms students use are a misnomer. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74565917 2015-10-08 17:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74565917 DYSANIA (Noun) – Difficulty in getting up in the morning.  Synonym-clinomania   Antonym-alert         Sentence: If you go to sleep late, you'll have a dysania. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74566267 2015-10-08 17:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74566267 DYSLOGISTIC (Adjective) –– expressing disapproval                        Synonym-uncomplimentary Antonym-approval Sentence: Many parents are dyslogistic of their child's decisions. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74566477 2015-10-08 17:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74566477 DYSTOPIA (Noun) – an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly                                 Synonym-underworld  Antonym-utopia                Sentence: Depressed people often go into a dystopia.  eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74567114 2015-10-08 17:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74567114 DYSLEXIA (Noun)  – condition in the brain that makes it hard for a person to read, write, and spell                                          Synonym-impaired       Antonym-easy Sentence: Students with dyslexia have a harder time getting their work done.   eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74567459 2015-10-08 17:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74567459 DYSPHAGIA (Noun) – difficulty swallowing  Synonym-choking  Antonym-gulping Sentence: The hard food made the people have dysphagia. eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74567716 2015-10-08 17:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74567716 LUMINOUS (Adjective) – lu-me-nas – producing or seeming to produce light  Synonym-bright  Antonym-dark                Sentence: The luminous light made our eyes burn eugenebri https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74569040 2015-10-08 17:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/eugenebri/zjce0gzxwfvg/wish/74569040