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Lesson 3 Vocab LCS
Mrs. Large
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amity | friendship |
| cater | to supply what is needed or desired, especially support or food. |
| guise | a false appearance |
| inconsequential | of little or no importance; irrelevant; without consequence |
| jublilant | joyous, especially because of success |
| placate | to calm; to pacify |
| preclude | to prevent |
| repress | to hold back or put down with force; to suppress |
| saturate | to fill or soak to capacity |
| slake | 1-to satisfy; to quench 2-to make less intense |
| sortie | 1-a flight of a combat aircraft on a mission 2- an armed attack, especially against surrounding enemy forces. |
| succumb | to submit reluctantly; to yield |
| tranquil | calm, peaceful |
| venmomous | 1-poisonous 2-intentionally harmful; malevolent |
| wrest | to obtain through force; usually by twisting and turning violently |
| SYNONYMN- amity | harmony, peacfulness |
| SYNONYMN- cater | provide, contribute |
| SYNONYMN- guise | semblance |
| SYNONYMN- inconsequential | unnecessary, unrelated |
| SYNONYMN- jubilant | elated, happy |
| SYNONYMN- placate | appease, satisfy |
| SYNONYMN- preclude | prohibit, forbid |
| SYNONYMN- repress | restrain, stifle |
| SYNONYMN- saturate | drench, permeate, infuse |
| SYNONYMN- slake | 1-fulfill, please 2-abate, mitigate, diminish |
| SYNONYMN- sortie | maneuver, assault |
| SYNONYMN- succumb | give in, surrender |
| SYNONYMN- tranquil | placid, serene |
| SYNONYMN- venomous | toxic, noxious, lethal cruel, spiteful, malicious |
| SYNONYMN- wrest | wring, wrench |
| ANTONYMN- amity | disagreement, hostility |
| ANTONYMN- cater | neglect, reject |
| ANTONYMN-inconsequential | appropriate, important |
| ANTONYMN-jubilant | depressed, disappointed |
| ANTONYMN- placate | enrage; anger |
| ANTONYMN- preclude | allow, permit |
| ANTONYMN-repress | release, permit |
| ANTONYMN- saturate | sear, parch |
| ANTONYMN-slake | intensify, amplify |
| ANTONYMN- succumb | withstand, resist |
| ANTONYMN- tranquil | bustling, busy |
| ANTONYMN- venomous | harmless, safe kind, benevolent |