assent (v.)
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Assent (v.). “There was a murmur of assent .”. Assent (v.): To express agreement Synonyms: Acceptance, approval Antonyms: Disagreement , rejection. Bravado (n.). “Ralph surprised himself by the bravado of its intention.”. Bravado (n.): A pretentious, swaggering display of courage - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Assent (v.)
“There was a murmur of assent.”
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Assent (v.): To express agreementSynonyms: Acceptance, approval
Antonyms: Disagreement, rejection
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Bravado (n.)
“Ralph surprised himself by the bravado of its intention.”
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Bravado (n.): A pretentious, swaggering display of courage
Synonyms: Boasting, bragging
Antonyms: Cowardice, fear
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Cessation (n.)
“Piggy, reassured by the cessation of violence, stood up carefully.”
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Cessation (n.): The stopping of something
Synonyms: Break, cease
Antonyms: Beginning, commencement
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Contrite (adj.)
“The leaves came apart and fluttered down. Simon’s contrite
face appeared…”
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Contrite (adj.): Extremely apologetic; remorseful
Synonyms: Sorrowful, regretful
Antonyms: Hurtful, mean
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Demure (adj.)
“Ages ago they had stood in two demure rows…”
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Demure (adj.): Characterized by shyness or modesty; reservedSynonyms: Bashful, humble
Antonyms: Aggressive, bold
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Discursive (adj.)
“The assembly shredded away and became a discursive and
random scatter…”
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Discursive (adj.): Rambling; moving from one topic to another randomly
Synonyms: Long-winded, wandering
Antonyms: Abbreviated, brief
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Essayed (v.)
“He wagged his spear and essayed fierceness.”
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Essayed (v.): Attempted
Synonyms: Endeavor, seek
Antonyms: Forget, neglect
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Fervor (n.)
“If Jack was astonished by their fervor he did not show it.”
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Fervor (n.): Great intensity of feeling or belief
Synonyms: Eagerness, passion
Antonyms: Apathy, coolness
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Furtive (adj.)
“There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew…”
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Furtive (adj.): Secret in an underhanded way; stealthy
Synonyms: Cunning, hidden
Antonyms: Honest, open
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Impervious (adj.)
“So they sat, the rocking, tapping, impervious Roger…”
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Impervious (adj.): Incapable of being damaged or penetrated Synonyms: Immune, unaffected
Antonyms: Exposed, open
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Inimical (adj.)
“This would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their
feasting by the fire.”
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Inimical (adj.): Hostile; antagonistic Synonyms: Harmful, unfriendly
Antonyms: Friendly, hospitable
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Inscrutable (adj.)
“Jack lifted his head and stared at the inscrutable masses of creeper
that lay across the trail.”
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Inscrutable (adj.): Difficult to understand; mysterious
Synonyms: Ambiguous, unexplainable
Antonyms: Clear, obvious
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Specious (adj.)
“Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of
depth in a beach pool…”
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Specious (adj.): Pleasing to the eye, but deceptive; superficial
Synonyms: Inaccurate, untrue
Antonyms: Real, true
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Tacit (adj.)
“Jack nodded, and by tacit consent they left the shelter…”
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Tacit (adj.): Understood, silent, not spoken; implicit
Synonyms: Assumed, suggested
Antonyms: Explicit, specific
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Ungainly (adj.)
“The figure… trod with ungainly feet the tops of the high trees…”
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Ungainly (adj.): Not graceful; clumsy
Synonyms: Gawky, awkward
Antonyms: Elegant, graceful
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Academic Vocabulary WordsBenefit (n. or v.): A good or helpful result or effect
Concept (n.): An idea of what something is or how it works
Consist (v.): To be composed or made up of
Context (n.): The interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs
Constitute (v.): To make up or form something