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Section 4 Word Group
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| contempt | scornful disdain; the act of despising |
| animosity | hatred |
| antagonism | opposition; hostility; resistance |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt; to treat as unworthy of notice |
| vindictive | vengeful; vicious; spiteful |
| antipathy | feeling of ill-will |
| abhor | to hate intensely; to despise |
| malevolent | having vicious ill-will and hatred |
| loathe | to hate |
| enmity | a feeling or condition of hatred; animosity |
| inimical | hostile and unfriendly |
| rancor | hatred; ill-will |
| misanthrope | one who hates mankind |
| fluctuate | to change frequently; to vary |
| fickle | unpredictable |
| waver | to sway; to hesitate; to vacillate |
| volatile | unstable; easily stirred to anger |
| erratic | irregular |
| whimsical | impulsive; unpredictable |
| capricious | impulsive; unpredictable |
| vacillate | to fluctuate; to waver |
| mercurial | temperamental; emotionally unstable |
| vicissitude | change of fortune; alternating changes; fluctuation |
| morsel | a small amount |
| infinitesimal | extremely small |
| scant | skimpy; small in amount |
| paltry | small in amount |
| mote | a small particle or speck; a small amount |
| iota | a small amount |
| scintilla | a small amount |
| snippet | a small piece; a fragment |
| paucity | lack; scarcity |
| dearth | lack; a small amount |
| augment | to increase; to add to; to make greater; to enlarge |
| flourish | to prosper; to thrive |
| enhance | to increase; it intensify; to make greater; to heighten |
| aggrandize | to make larger; greater; to increase |
| burgeon | to develop rapidly; to flourish; to grow vigorously |
| proliferation | reproduction; multiplication |
| agile | able to move with ease, speed and coordination |
| adept | skillful |
| adroit | skillful; clever |
| spry | limber |
| lithe | graceful and limber |
| supple | pliant and limber |
| saturate | to spread through; to wet thoroughly |
| pervade | to spread through every part of; to penetrate |
| permeate | to penetrate and spread through |
| imbue | to spread through |
| curtail | to cut back; to lessen; to shorten |
| taper | to decrease gradually in width; to come to a point |
| truncate | to cut short; to cut off |
| abate | to decrease; to diminish |
| arable | fertile (as in land) |
| prolific | very productive |
| fecund | productive, fertile |
| pragmatic | practical |
| expedient | practical; quick; efficient |
| utilitarian | practically functional |
| fleeting | short lived |
| transient | short-lived; not around for a long time |
| ephemeral | fleeting; short lived |
| evanescent | vanishing; fleeting; short-lived |
| temporal | not lasting forever |
| transitory | not lasting or enduring; brief; short-lived |
| nostalgia | a longing for things/experiences belonging to the past |
| wistful | full of unfilled longing or desire; yearning |
| maudlin | overly emotional or sentimental |
| mawkish | overly emotional or sentimental |
| simpering | overly emotional or sentimental |
Created by:
Ms.Sherrie
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