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level b unit 5

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word
definition
numonic device
synonyms
antonyms
docile   easily taught   dogs are easily taught   manageable teachable pliant   unruly wayward intractable disobedient  
dominate   rule   dogs are the dominate type of pet   control govern overlook    
entreat   beg   dogs beg for treats   plead beseech   clamor for  
fallible   capable of being wrong   fallible sounds like failable   imperfect errant   foolproof unfailing flawless  
fugitive   someone who flees or runs away; fleeting   fugitives run far   runaway deserter elusive   lasting enduring permanent  
fickle   able to change rapidly; picky   cucumbers change into pickles quickly   capricious, inconstant faithless   lasting enduring permanent  
grimy   dirty   grimy sounds like grindy & grindy is like dirt   filthy sooty soiled dirt-encrusted   spotless immaculate  
iota   small   iota is a small word   speck dab jot bit smidgen   flood deluge avalanche glut  
maul   to beat/mangle; a heavy hammer   maul & mangle have the same first 2 letters   rough-up manhandle batter    
potential   possible   potential & possible start with the same 2 letters   possibility capability   actual real unlikely impossible  
radiant   bright   radiant sounds like rays & the suns rays are bright   glowing brilliant dazzling resplendent   dull tarnished lackluster  
rural   farmland   the 3rd letter in rural & farmland are the same   countrified rustic   urban metropolitan citified  
tactful   skilled; polite   some that uses tacks is skillful with them   skillful diplomatic discreet   clumsy gauche boorish indiscreet  
substantial   significant   substantial and significant start the same   considerable tangible big   minor insignificant negligible  
tamper   interfere with     monkey-with fool-with mess with    
ultimate   last; most important     farthest terminal   1st initial most immediate nearest  
uncertainty   doubt   uncertain has certain in it & uncertain is the opposite of certain   doubtfulness unsureness hesitation   sureness certainty confidence  
anecdote   short story   annie sees dots   tale story sketch vignette yarn    
consolidate   unite   the last letters in consolidate are date & you unite on a date   strengthen merge   scatter disperse dissipate separate  
counterfeit   fake   counterfeit sounds like counterfake   false phony bogus   genuine real authentic  


   


 

 

 
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