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English
10th Grade
11/01/2010

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Term
Apex
Definition

Definition: The tip, point, peak.

Part Of Speech: Noun

Synonym: tip, summit

Antonym: bottom

Sentence: There was lava coming out from the apex of the volcano.

Term
Canine
Definition

Definition: a dog

Part Of Speech: Adjective

Synonym: pup

Antonym: cat

Sentence: People say that a canine is man's best friend.

Term
Influx
Definition

Definition: Act of flowing in.

Part Of Speech: Noun

Synonym: flow, arrival

Antonym: leave, departure

Sentence: The kid ran away from the waves everytime they would influx to the land.

Term
Bourgeois
Definition

Definition: A member of the middle class.

Part Of Speech: Noun

Synonym: common

Antonym: popular, king

Sentence: The bourgeois made up most of the population during the Renaissance.

Term
Defunct
Definition

Definition: No longer in effect or use.

Part Of Speech: Adjective

Synonym: extinct, vanished

Antonym: operating, alive

Sentence: Casettes aredefunct due to the invention of CDs.

Term
Meager
Definition

Definition: Lack in quantity or quality.

Part Of Speech: Adjective

Synonym: little

Antonym: large

Sentence: The food was not as great as it cold be, it had a meager taste.

Term
Obliterate
Definition

Definition: To remove or destroy completely.

Part Of Speech: Verb

Synonym: eliminate, erase

Antonym: create, make

Sentence: The earthquake would obliterate the houses after it happened.

Term
Ossify
Definition

Definition: To convert into, or cause to harden like a bone.

Part Of Speech: Verb

Synonym: harden, thicken

Antonym: soften, melt 

Sentence: After a day, the bread became ossify and you could't eat it.

Term
Perceive
Definition

Definition: To become aware of, to recognize.

Part Of Speech: Verb

Synonym: discover, notice

Antonym: miss, ignore

Sentence: Prey in the wild have to be able to perceive predators.

Term
Ravage
Definition

Definition: To damage.

Part Of Speech: Verb

Synonym: crush, devastate

Antonym: protect, help

Sentence: The earthquake ravaged the city oh Haiti.

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