Vocabulary

week of January 30

1. Timid lacking inself-assurance, courage,orbravery;easilyalarmed;timorous; shy. When i am around my bestfriends parents i am timid. 2. Optimism adisposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable out come. My 8th grade class was described as being optimism 3.Profound penetrating or entering deeply into subjucts of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding I think im a very profound thinker when it comes to bussiness law 4. Essence The basic, real, and invarible nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features I know a girl named Essence and i am now learning what it means 5. Indulge to yield to, satisfy , or gratify I indulge anything that has to do with law

Febuary 6

1. Revelation the act of revealing or disclosing ; my mom had many revelation before she was 18 years old synonym-admission, exposure

2. Conviction the state or appearance of being conviced My friends mom was so sick she had conviction. synonym - see belief antonym- doubt, uncertainty 3. Haste speed in a action; swiftness; rapidly I hasted across the finish line at my track meet. synonym-see speed antonym-sloth

4. Bombardment to attack with concentrated artillery fire an bombs If my mom works two jobs, and cooks and cleans everyday then it would be a bombardment lifestyle. synonym-beset, harass, hound antonym- too much to handle 5.Liquidate to settle or pay off. my friend had a credit card and she had to liquidate to the bank. synonym-discharge, clean, erase, cancel antonym-sale everything

febuary 14

Avid – desirous to the point of being greedy; interested in The bank was so avid towards the things he had to do on his job he got fired. Synonyms:enthusiastic, ardent,keen; devoted,dedicated;

Antonyms:indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.

Devour – to seize upon and destroy I plan to devour my old attitude i had last year. antonym ; abstain, pick
 * Synonyms: || [|absorb], [|annihilate], [|appreciate], ||

Console –to lessen the grief or sense of loss The family was console when they had to go to the sons funeral
 * Antonyms: || [|agitate], [|annoy], [|antagonize], [|depress], [|discourage], dispirit, ||


 * Synonyms: || [|abate], [|aid], [|allay], [|alleviate], [|ameliorate], [|assist], ||

Incite – to move to action; stir up; urge on The girl incited the drama that was going on after school.

Synonyms instigate,provoke,goad,spur,arouse,exhort;

Antonyms

discourage.

Reverie –the condition of being lost in thought i was reverie when i was walking on the beach by myself to watch the sun set Synonyms 1. abstraction,brownstudy.

febuary 21

1. notorious-widely and unfavorably Everybody knows me in new bern and west craven people always call me apple juice but i still feel like im notorious.

antonyms ;obscure, unimportant synonyms;infamous, outrageous

2. deprive-to remove from office, take away from The boy was so rude at the basketball game he was deprived from the building.

antonyms-appropriate, indulge , present , supply synonyms-bare, despoil

3.bestial-or relating to beasts My dad can act very bestial when he is mad with me or my little brothers.

antonyms-generous, gentle, kind synonyms-beastly, cruel

4.convalescent-to recover health and strength My grandmother was very sick with cancer but she is convelscent now that she has medicine.

antonyms; failing, sickly, weak synonyms; discharged, dismissed,gain strength

5.lucidity-clearness of thought or style I have been told i am a lucide person, and i give good advice.

antonyms;body,pysicality synonyms;clarity,purity

febuary 27,

1. Contrary-opposite in natuar or character My mom can be very contrary when she has had a long day at work.

antonyms; accommodating, agreeing, alike synonyms;oppose, unusal, seperate

2. Sanctity- the condition of being holy The preacher said its in his inner sanctity to be faithful to his wife.

antonyms; devil, evil synonyms; faith, grace, devotion

3. Reprieve-to delay the impending punishment or sentence of When i get in troble at school and my teacher calls i reprieve until i get home.

antonyms;blame, conviction, doom synonyms;absolute, clearance

4. Sabotage-the delibrate destruction, disruption or damage of equipment or public service. The boy sabotaged the backetballs in the gym by cutting a whole in them.

antonyms; aiding, fix, help synonyms; demolition, impairment, injury

5. Tempest-a violent windstorm, especially one with rain, snow or hail there was a big tempest in the state of Alaska and it killed many people.

antonyms;calm synonyms;blizzerd, bluster, cyclone

March 5

1. Livid-feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion i am very livid when i have to go to the doctor and get a check up.

antonyms; blushing, brilliant synonyms; boiling, enraged

2. Annihilate- destroy utterly My grandmother has cancer but the medicine she was taking annihilated the disease

antonyms; help, save synonyms;abolish, abate

3. Fatigue-tired and weiry i be very fatigue when i come from track practice everyday after school.

antonyms; energy, freshness synonyms; burnout, debilty

4. Vigilance-state or quality of being vilglant. i am very vigilante when i go out of town to another state.

antonyms; carelessness synonyms; alertness, attention

5. Gratitude-a feeling of thankfulness, or appreciation I was very gratitude when my mom brought me a new car.

antonyms; thanklessness synonyms; graceful, honor

March 12

1. Delirious- wild and excitement She was delirious with joy at the news.

antonyms; balanced, collected, normal synonyms; confused, crazed, crazy

2. Vulnerable-capable of being wonded or hurt The girl was very vulnerable when my boyfriend broke up with me for someone else.

antonyms; closed, protected, safe synonyms; defensless, exposed

3. Vitality- exuberant physical strength or mental vigor The boy on the basketball team is a person of great vitality.

antonyms; apathy synonyms; dash, bounce

4. Spectacle- anything presented to the sight or view. The stars make a pretty spectacle tonight.

antonyms; normailty synonyms; comedy, display, drama

5. Engage-to occupy the attention or efforts i was engaged in the food fight that was in the school cafiteria.

antonyms; discharge, dismiss, eject synonyms; apoint, bespeak

March 19

1. Distinction-a marking off The dinousours are now distincted from our world.

antonyms; approval, award synonyms; acumen, acuteness

2. Advocate-to speak or write in favor of. The teacher was advocate when she was teaching the class

antonyms; enemy, opposition synonyms; apostle, attorney

3. Allege- to assert without proof The police officer alleged that the man killed the other man.

antonyms;contradict, deny synonyms; advance, affirm

4. Vacate-to give up possession The preacher vacate the baby girl to his wife so he could go to work

antonyms; fill, overflow synonyms; annul, depart, clear

5. Mortify-to humiliate or shame The bully mortified the nerd in front of the whole school.

antonyms; flatter, praise synonyms; affront, annoy

March 26

1. inspire- to arouse with a particular emotion i am inspired to do my best in school so i can go to college.

antonyms; discourage synonyms; carry, cause , affect

2. venture- an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome i ventured to the bus stop so i wouldn't miss the bus

antonyms; hate synonyms; chance, deal

3. attribute- to regard as resulting from a specific cause another frightening attribute is their ability to solve problems and evolve

antonyms; absolve synonyms; aspect, character

4.siege- the act and process of surrounding and attacking the football team siege the little boy for playing a prank on them

antonyms; release synonyms; block, bored

5. elude- to avoid or escape by speed When the boy stole from the store he elude down the street from the police.

antonyms; attract, confront synonyms; be beyond someone, beat around the bush