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10th Grade
04/19/2010

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Term
anarchy
Definition

noun

state of society without government or law

Syn:disorder

Ant:order law

The team was left in an anarchy when the coach left

Term
Annihilation
Definition

noun

the act or instance of destroying utterly

Syn:ablolish, wipe out

Ant: help, preserve

Hitler wanted the jews to annihilation toward him.

Term
Arduous
Definition

adjective

requiring great exertion

Syn:difficult,exhausting

Ant:easy, motivating

Trying to score three goals in one game is an arduous job.

Term
Atroocious
Definition

adjective

extremely or shockingle wicked,cruel or brutal

Syn:outrageous,awful

Ant:inoffensive

The way the coach talked to them was atrocious.

Term
Catastrophe
Definition

noun

a sudden and widespread disaster

Syn:disaster, emergency

Ant:blessing,benefit

Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe.

Term
Chaos
Definition

noun

state of utter confusion or disorder

Syn:disorder confusion

Ant:calm

There is alwasy choas when a teacher leaves the room.

Term
Conspire
Definition

verb

to agree together espically secrety to do something wrong

Syn:devise cooperate

Snt:disagree

We would conspire to do well in school.

Term
Doctrine
Definition

noun

a particular principle position or policy taught or advocated as of religion or governemnt

Syn:opinion principle

Ant:disbelief

Each family has their own doctrine.

Term
Heinous
Definition

adjective

haeful,odious abominable totally reprehensibke

Syn:horrifying monstrous

Ant:glorious good

Hearing my friend talk bad ablout me was a heinous thought.

Term
Hysteria
Definition

noun

an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear often characterized by irrationality

Syn:agitation excitment

Ant:calm control

When Taylor Lautner came out every girl ran out in hysteria.

Term
Imminent
Definition

adjective

likely to occur at any moment

Syn:likely to happen, approaching

Ant:far future later

Her death is imminet

Term
Incipient
Definition

adjective

beginning to exist or appear

Syn:basic begining

Ant:grown mature

The boy has not yet been incipient until his 13

Term
Mitigate
Definition

verb

grief harshness or pain

Syn: remit dull lighten relieve

Ant:increase irritate

In high school i get alot of mitigate with homework and friends.

 

Term
Mutilate
Definition

Verb

to injure, disfigured

Syn: damage, cripple

Ant:fix, repair

When i was in 3rd grade i mutilated my foot.

Term
Pact
Definition

Noun

agreement compact

Syn: bond deal

Ant:disagreement

I made a pact with my friends that we would have eachothers backs for what ever it is.

Term
serenity
Definition

noun

calm peacefulness

Syn:calm patience

Ant:trouble disruption

My mother likes to have her serenity in the house.

Term
subjugation
Definition

verb

to bring under complete control

Syn:beat master

Ant:freedom independence

When we are at school the teachers have totally subjugation towards us.

Term
turmoil
Definition

noun

commotion, confusion, or disturbance

Syn:confusion disorder

Ant:calm order peace

When working on a project try not to get turmoil.

Term
unify
Definition

verb

to make or become a single unit

Syn:become one together link

Ant: separate pull away

When you are married you unify with your loved one.

Term
withdraw
Definition

verb

draw back, away, aside

syn:depart get away from

ant:remain stay

I withdrawed the competition.

 

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