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English
8th Grade
03/18/2007

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Term
Plaintively
Definition
Def- done in a way that is expressive of suffering or woe

Syn- mournfully

Ant- happily

Adverb

-
Term
Deplore
Definition
Def- to feel or express grief or regret strongly

Syn- bemoan

Ant- rejoice

Verb

-
Term
Epitaph
Definition
Def- an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there.

Syn- engraving

Ant- ?

Noun

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Term
Reverie
Definition
Def- the condition of being lost in thought

Syn- daydream

Ant- focused

Noun

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Term
Wrought
Definition
Def- worked into shape by artistry or effort

Syn- elaborate

Ant- simple

Adjective

=
Term
Plunder
Definition
Def- to rob especially opnely and by force

Syn- ransack

Ant- purchase

Verb

-
Term
Idealist
Definition
Def- one guided by a standard of perfection, beauty or excellence

Syn- perfectionist

Ant- realist

Noun

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Term
Anguished
Definition
Def- suffering from excruciating mental or bodily pain

Syn- agonized

Ant- comfortable

Adjective

-
Term
Reflectively
Definition
Def- done in a way that is marked by reflection

Syn- thoughtful

Ant- unreflectively

Adverb

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Term
Flippancy
Definition
Def- unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters

Syn- rudeness

Ant- seriousness

Noun

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Term
Incredulously
Definition
Def-done in a way that is unwilling to accept what is offered as true

Syn- skeptically

Ant- uncritical, certainly

Adverb

-
Term
Insolently
Definition
Def- done in a way that is exhibiting boldness or disrespect

Syn- rude, arrogantly

Ant- shy, politely

Adverb

-
Term
Cynically
Definition
Def- done in a way that is thought to be motivated wholly by self interest

Syn- pessimistically

Ant- optimistiscally

Adverb

-
Term
Raucous
Definition
Def- disagreeably harsh or strident, loud

Syn- loud, rowdy

Ant- quiet, orderly

Adjective

-
Term
Reformation
Definition
Def- the act of amending or improving by change fo form or removal of faults

Syn- improvment, amendment

Ant- make worse, deterioration

Noun

+
Term
Liable
Definition
Def- obligated according to law or equity

Syn- prone

Ant- protected

Adjective

-
Term
Sass
Definition
Def- disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request

Syn- back talk

Ant- polite

Noun

-
Term
Gesture
Definition
Def- a movement that emphasizes an idea

Syn- indication

Ant- stillness

Noun

=
Term
Feature
Definition
Def- a prominent part or characteristic

Syn- primary

Ant- secondary

Noun

=
Term
Subject
Definition
Def- to cause or force to undergo or endure

Syn- force

Ant- exempt

Verb

-
Term
Inadequate
Definition
Def- not sufficient

Syn- imperfect

Ant- sufficient

Adjective
Term
Communion
Definition
Def- interchange or sharing of thoughts or emotions

Syn- fellowshiop

Ant- hoistility

noun
Term
Kindling
Definition
Def- material that cna be readily ignited, used in started a fire

Syn- burnable

Ant- noncombustible

noun
Term
Impel
Definition
Def- to drive or cause to move onward

Syn- motivate

Ant- stop

Verb
Term
Instinctive
Definition
Def- arising from impulse; spontaneous and unthinking

Syn- spontaneous

Ant- deliberate

Adjective
Term
Subterfuge
Definition
Def- something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

Syn- scheme

Ant- honesty

Noun
Term
Companion
Definition
Def- a person who is frequently in the company of another

Syn- friend, partner

Ant- enemy

Noun
Term
Ecstasy
Definition
Def- an overpowering emotion

Syn- bliss

Ant- depression

Noun
Term
Blunt
Definition
Def- abrupt in adress or manner

Syn- rude

Ant- indirect

Adjective
Term
Agony
Definition
Def- extreme or prolonged pain

Syn- misery

Ant- pleasure

Noun
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