HONORS VOCAB. SET 3

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Definition: Ability to learn or understand quickly

Synonym: potentialAntonym: slowSentence: Your

aptitude for learning is enormous; you understand everything.

APTITUDE (N.)

Definition: Give attention to something; also being considerate of others

Synonyms: observantAntonyms: obliviousSentence: You’re such

an attentive student because you always participate in class.

ATTENTIVE (ADJ.)

Definition: To force to leave a country or place; exile

Synonym: shunAntonym: acceptSentence: You’re

banished for committing treason against the Kingdom of Morocco.

BANISH (V.)

Definition (n.): A temporary structure put up to block passage; an obstacle or barrier.

Definition (v.): To block an opening or passage.

Synonym: wallAntonym: openingSentence: To protect

ourselves from the angry villagers, we built a barricade around the doors and windows.

BARRICADE (N. + V.)

Definition: Great enjoyment; zest.

Synonym: happinessAntonym: boredomSentence: After

recovering from a traumatic injury, you went back to school with gusto and met all your friends.

GUSTO (N.)

Definition: A place in which to live; a residence.

Synonym: homeAntonym: unfamiliarSentence: The native

habitation for the lions are the jungle and occasionally the prairies.

HABITATION (N.)

Definition: To act or move quickly; hurry; to cause something to happen more quickly.

Synonym: speed-upAntonym: sluggishSentence: You told your

brother to hasten his tempo so the music would seem more dramatic.

HASTEN (V.)

Definition: Very great destruction or disorder.

Synonym: chaosAntonym: orderSentence: When the

teacher announced that she lost the midterm papers, there was great havoc in the room.

HAVOC (N.)

Definition: To cause a feeling to be less intense; to calm or settle.

Synonym: sootheAntonym: irritateSentence: You will

never be able to quell John; he’s inconsolable.

QUELL (V.)

Definition: A person who lives alone and has little to do with others.

Synonym: reservedAntonym: attentiveSentence: You wanted to

live as a recluse after you were terribly embarrassed in front of the entire school when you couldn’t present your speech that you have prepared so much for.

RECLUSE (N.)

Definition: To return to normal health; to recover.

Synonym: replenishAntonym: damageSentence: It took time

for you to recuperate after having that traumatic injury that completely destroyed your entire athletic career.

RECUPERATE (V.)

Definition: To build up a supply of something again; fill again.

Synonym: healAntonym: destroySentence: After the cold

winter in Jamestown that nearly killed the entire population, it took lots of time to replenish all of their resources because they weren’t able to send word back to England for supplies.

REPLENISH (V.)

Next five words are Honors Vocabulary

HONORS

Definition: Uproar; confusion.

Synonym: MayhemAntonym: PeaceSentence: The

bombings in Israel and Gaza are causing bedlam.

BEDLAM (N.)

Definition: To be overly polite and flattering; to fawn.

Synonym: obeisance

Antonym: confident

Sentence: Kowtow guys finish last.

KOWTOW (V.)

Definition: To ponder or think intently

Synonym: wonderAntonym: blankSentence: We

must cogitate our decision before we apply it into action.

COGITATE (V.)

Definition: untidy

Synonym: unorganized

Antonym: clean

Sentence: The lazy boy’s desk is disheveled.

DISHEVELED (ADJ.)

Definition: Physical beauty.

Synonym: prettyAntonym: uglySentence: The ice

sculpture’s pulchritude was amazing; the highest bid was 473 million dollars.

PULCHRITUDE (N.)