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vocab list 1 eng 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to lesson or calm; to pacify | Assuage |
| Assuage(type of word) | verb |
| Assuage(diff parts of speech) | assuagement(noun) |
| Assuage(antonyms) | to anger, to agitate |
| members of a particular church or sect; members of a particular group; brothers; relatives | Brethren |
| Brethren(type of word) | noun |
| Brethren(antonyms) | strangers, foreigners |
| a house or a place where a person lives | Domicile |
| Domicile(type of word) | noun |
| a venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area. | Foray |
| Foray(type of word) | noun |
| powerless; helpless | Impotent |
| Impotent(type of word) | adjective |
| Impotent(diff parts of speech) | impotence(noun), impotently(adv) |
| Impotent(antonyms) | strong, powerful |
| shamelessly bold; insolent or impertinent; rude; disrespectful | Impudent |
| Impudent(type of word) | adjective |
| Impudent(diff parts of speech) | impudence(noun), impudently(adv) |
| Impudent(antonyms) | respectful, shy |
| devotion to religious duties and practices | Piety |
| Piety(type of word) | noun |
| Piety(diff parts of speech) | pious(noun), piously(adv) |
| Piety(antonyms) | atheism, lack of devotion |
| a preference or preferred way of doing something | Predilection |
| Predilection(type of word) | noun |
| Predilection(antonyms) | indifference |
| almost always silent; quiet; reserved | Taciturn |
| Taciturn(type of word) | adjective |
| Taciturn(antonyms) | social, outgoing |
| to disgrace; to shame; to spoil; to soil | Sully |
| Sully(type of word) | verb |
| to lower oneself oneself to the level of one considered inferior; to speak down to; to stoop | Condescend |
| Condescend(type of word) | verb |
| Condescend(diff parts of speech) | condescension(noun), condescending(adj), condescendingly(adv) |
| a small group, as of persons | Covey |
| Covey(type of word) | noun |
| a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property. | Entailment |
| Entailment(type of word) | noun |
| belonging to a particular region or country | Indigenous |
| Indigenous(type of word) | adjective |
| Indigenous(diff parts of speech) | indignity(noun), indigenously(adv) |
| Indigenous(antonyms) | foreign |
| to break away; to withdraw formally from a membership in an organization, association, alliance | Secede |
| Secede(type of word) | verb |
| Secede(diff parts of speech) | secession(noun), secededly(adv) |
| something that cause annoyance and problems | Vexation |
| Vexation(type of word) | noun |
| Vexation(diff parts of speech) | vex(verb), vexing(adjective) |
| friendly, personable, jovial | Amiable |
| Amiable(type of word) | adjective |
| Amiable(diff parts of speech) | amiability(noun), amiably(adv) |
| Amiable(antonyms) | mean, disagreeable |
| argumentative, always ready to quarrel or argue | Contentious |
| Contentious(type of word) | adjective |
| Contentious(diff parts of speech) | contentiousness(noun), contentiously(adv) |
| Contentious(antonyms) | civil, agreeable |
| tiny; smaller than ordinary; very small | Diminutive |
| Diminutive(type of word) | adjective |
| Diminutive(diff parts of speech) | diminuness(noun), diminutively(adv) |
| Dimutive(antonyms) | big, large, giant |
| irregular; lacing consistency, regularity, or uniformity; deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion | Erratic |
| Erratic(type of word) | adjective |
| Erratic(diff parts of speech) | erraticessism(noun), erratically(adv) |
| Erratic(antonyms) | consistent, regular |
| passive, reserved agreement | Acquiescence |
| Acquiescence(type of word) | noun |
| Acquiescence(diff parts of speech) | acquiescent(adjective), acquiesce(verb), acquiescently(adv) |
| Acquiscence(antonyms) | disagreement |
| furious, very angry; bluish or discolored as a result of bruising or intense anger | Livid |
| Livid(type of word) | adjective |
| Livid(diff parts of speech) | lividity(noun), lividly(adv) |
| Livid(antonyms) | happy, jolly |
| lacking importance or relevance; unimportant,of no consequence | Immaterial |
| Immaterial(type of word) | adjective |
| Immaterial(diff parts of speech) | immateriality(noun), immaterially(adv) |
| Immaterial(antonyms) | important, urgent |
| reckless boldness, nerve, audacity; impudence | Temerity |
| Temerity(type of word) | noun |
| Temerity(antonyms) | timid, careful |
| wealthy; an abundance amount of material wealth | Affluent |
| Affluent(type of word) | adjective |
| Affluent(diff parts of speech) | affluence(noun), affluently(adv) |
| Affluent(antonyms) | poor, poverty, small amounts |
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MrGman200
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