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Vocabulary #7, 8, 9

-due Friday, December 13th

Quiz on the Dec. 17th

Name: Noah Fang


Date: 11/14/24
Period: 4
staple

PART OF SPEECH: Noun

DEFINITION: A piece of metal that combines paper together

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS: Essential and


primary

TWO ANTONYMS: free and


disconnect

I once ate a staple because I didn’t see it in my spaghetti.


renounce

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: Declaring abandonment

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Reject
2. Relinquish
TWO ANTONYMS:
Accept
Reassert
I renounced my friends for their aggressiveness.
tedious

PART OF SPEECH:
Adjective

DEFINITION: Too long and tiresome

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Dull
2. Dreary
TWO ANTONYMS:
Quick
Exotic
Walking around the woods is a tedious journey.
decipher

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: Successfully understanding something

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Decode
2. Translate
TWO ANTONYMS:
Unidentified
encode
I can decipher my friend's actions because of how expectable they are.
muster

PART OF SPEECH:
verb

DEFINITION: To collect or assemble a collection of something

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Assemble
2. Congregation
TWO ANTONYMS:
Disperse
Release
EXCELLENT I like to muster war things and objects from the 50s to 60s.
monotony

PART OF SPEECH:
Noun

DEFINITION: The lack of variation

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Flatness
2. Boredom
TWO ANTONYMS:
Rare
exotic

Many characters in kid books is full of monotony.


instill

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: Gradually and firmly establishing and idea in a person's


mind

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Impart
2. Inculcate
TWO ANTONYMS:
Uproot
withdraw
The movie “JAWS” instilled fear into many when it was released.
discern

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: Perceive or recognize

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Distinguish
2. Discriminate
TWO ANTONYMS:
Accept
unrecognizable
I can discern my dads face in a large crowd.
turbulent

PART OF SPEECH:
Adjective

DEFINITION: Conflict and disorder

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Wild
2. Blustery
TWO ANTONYMS:
Peaceful
quiet
Most things I like is just a turbulent series of war or game show.
succumb

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: Failing to resist

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Submit
2. Surrender
TWO ANTONYMS:
Resist
Prevent
Everybody succumbs to the little voices in their head.
ephemeral

PART OF SPEECH:
Adjective

DEFINITION: Lasting for a very short time

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Temporary
2. Momentary
TWO ANTONYMS:
Long
Tedious
Some of my hobbies are ephemeral, and I can’t seem to choose one
hobby.
cordial

PART OF SPEECH:
Adjective

DEFINITION: Warm and friendly

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Genial
2. Affectionate
TWO ANTONYMS:
Mean
Bossy
Christmas is not always the most cordial time of year.
indispensable

PART OF SPEECH:
Adjective

DEFINITION: Absolutely necessary

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Vital
2. Essential
TWO ANTONYMS:
Useless
Obsolete
Oxygen is the only indispensable thing everyone needs.
vilify

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: Write about or talk in a disparaging manner

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Belittle
2. Criticize
TWO ANTONYMS:
Positively
Commend
I know many people vilify my race because of how I look. Its was because
they were hateful or racist
ascend

PART OF SPEECH:
Verb

DEFINITION: To go up or climb

IMAGE: TWO SYNONYMS:


1. Rise
2. climb
TWO ANTONYMS:
Descend
Fall
It makes me wonder how people can ascend technology to how it is
today.

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