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Vocabulary week 1
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English
10th Grade
10/26/2010

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Term
Selhouette
Definition
Definition: n.- A dark shape against a light backround
Synonyms: Contour, Etching, Form, and Shape
Antonyms: Body
Sample Sentence: The ladies silhouette tightened her middle section so that she looked as sliming as possible.
Term
Paranoia
Definition
Definition: n.- Mental illness of feeling persucuted.
Synonyms: Craziness, Deppresion, Delusions
Antonyms: None
Sample Sentence: Once the paranoia sets in there is no stopping the want or need to kill.
Term
Quiver
Definition
Definition: v.- To tremble
Synonyms: Convulsion, Flash, Shake, and Shiver
Antonyms: Quiet, Stillness
Sample Sentence: As I started to quiver the sound got louder until eventually I could sense the creature was in the same room as me.
Term
Regiment
Definition
Definition: n.- Section of any army division
Synonyms: Cadre, Control, Order, and Troops
Antonyms: None
Sample Sentence: The army regiment came marching in to my town and at that point I knew the war had just come upon home soil.
Term
Incinerator
Definition
Definition: n.- Furnace for burning trash.
Synonyms: Boiler, Burner, Crematory, Heater, and Pyre
Antonyms: None
Sample Sentance: Our trash in our classroom is filling the waste baskets full to the brim so we should probably take them to the incinerator.
Term
Capillaries
Definition
Definition: n.- Tiny blood vessels
Synonyms: Course, Duct, Seam, Strait, and Stratum
Antonyms: None
Sample Sentence: The capillaries upon my fingers are good indicators on how quickly they can refill if the blood has been flushed out.
Term
Oblivious
Definition
Definition: a.- Not aware
Synonyms: Absent, Abstracted, Blind, Distracted, Forgetful, Negligent, Inattentive, and Unconcious
Antonyms: Aware, Concerned, Concious, and Mindful
Sample Sentence: The official was oblivious to the holding that was done by the left guard.
Term
Sublime
Definition
Definition: a.- Inspiring awe through beauty
Synonyms: Abstract, Devine, Elevated, Eminent, and Gorgeous.
Antonyms: Lowly, Poor, and Secondary
Sample Sentence: The girl that was seen was so sublime that she was considered the best at what she does.
Term
Psychopathic
Definition
Definition: a.- Of mental disorder
Synonyms: Certifiable, Crazy, Demented, and Insane
Antonyms: None
Sample Sentence: This young man is so psychopathic that he will need to be hospitalized.
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