YET ANOTHER VOCAB POWERPOINT SET#6

BY MICHAEL HUYNH BLOCK 8

ALTERCATION-NOUN• Definition- a noisy dispute• An intense altercation broke out as my classmates argued about their

favorite pet.

• Synonyms- argument or dispute• Antonyms- whisper or silence

Apex- noun• Definition-highest point; summit• As we are reaching the apex of the mountain, we were forced to wear

oxygen tanks because of the thin air.

• Synonyms- summit or pinnacle• Antonyms- bottom or beginning

FEELS… SO HIGH!!

Ballyhoo-noun• Definition- talking or writing that gets people excited in something• What’s all the ballyhoo about Pitbull? If anything, he should be demoted

for making horrible music.

• Synonyms- talk or rumor• Antonyms- dull or boring

Bona fide -adjective• Definition-made in good faith without fraud or deceit; genuine.• To get bona fide phở, you must go to Vietnam. Not some little American

restaurant (pho 98).

• Synonyms- genuine or real• Antonyms- fake or bogus

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE MAKES GOOD PHỠ? MY MOM! OHHHH!!

Caucus-noun• Definition- a closed meeting of members of a group united to promote a

cause.• A caucus of students glued their hands to their beds as a protest to not go

to school.

• Synonyms- protest or strike• Antonyms- work or employment

NO MORE COCONUTS!!

Disdain-noun & verb• Definition- (n) a feeling that someone is bad, worthless or low; scorn or

contempt (v) to have or show a feeling of scorn or contempt.• N- As the men kicked the homeless man, I felt disdain for them as they

walked away snickering.• V- The hobo and I disdained the men with equal contempt.

• Synonyms- scorn or worry• Antonyms- welcome or greet

Dulcet- adjective• Definition- sweet and soothing• As the dulcet tones of the singer echoes off the stadium, the whole

audience went silent.

• Synonyms- melodious and restful• Antonyms- irritating and annoying

Expunge- verb• Definition- to strike out• We will expunge any evidence that this emperor ever walked on this

planet by destroying all statues of him!

• Synonyms- erase or remove• Antonyms- insert or add

Flamboyant- adjective• Definition- ornate• What kind of person is flamboyant enough to wear a Hello Kitty head

piece and a rainbow tuxedo in public?

• Synonyms- flowery and conspicuous• Antonyms- dull and boring

Malleable-adjective• Definition-capable of being shaped or formed• The living blob was very malleable as he slipped through the tiniest crack.

• synonyms- formed or created• Antonyms- break or fragile

SO FAKE!!

Meander-verb• Definition- to follow a winding course• As I meandered around the room, the teacher told me to sit down.

• Synonyms- wander or winding• Antonyms- running or standing

Meticulous-adjective• Definition- to have perfect precision• The meticulous doctor carefully extracted the bullet from the soldier’s leg

with little bleeding.

• Synonyms- detailed or careful• Antonyms- clumsy or maladroit

Swarm-noun• Definition- a large group of insects or small creatures in motion.• When I walk outside in the Summer, there are swarms of gnats and

mosquitoes that fly around near me.

• Synonyms- horde or migrate• Antonyms- singular or tiny

Translucent-adjective• Definition- allows light to partially break through• The glassblower has to add additional heat to the translucent glass to

make it fully transparent.

• Synonyms- murky or blurry• Antonyms- clear or opaque

YOU ARE MORE THAN HALFWAY

• THERE UNTIL YOU COMPLETE THE THIS POWERPOINT

Kitty break!!!JUST LOOK AT IT FOR LIKE… 5 MINUTES

Abridge-verb

• Def-to shorten• Because of hail and snow, school was abridged

and was shortened to four hours.

• Synonyms- shortened or cut• Antonyms- lengthen or elongated

Antidote-noun

• Def- a cure for something• As the man was rushed into the hospital, he

was quickly injected with an antidote.

• Synonyms- cure or remedy• Antonyms- poison or death

Autonomous- adjective

• Def-independently• Working autonomously is less effective than

working together.

• Synonyms- alone or unaided• Antonyms- together or mutually

Bolster- verb

• Def- support• To bolster my strength, I started running more

frequently.

• Synonyms- strengthen or reinforce• Antonyms- weaken or fail

Candor-noun

• Def- to be honest• I have candor with my friends because they

never fail on me most of the time.

• Synonyms- honest sincerity• Antonyms- distrustful or intolerant

>:( Well done >:)

• You have completed this PowerPoint…• But this does not mean

• That I will stop• Following you…

Mwahahahahameowhahahahaha!!!!

GET AN A ON THAT VOCAB TEST

• GOOOOOD LUCK!!!

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