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amity n. friendship syn: peacefulness, harmony ant: disagreement, hostility It is good to have an amity with someone so you won't fight.
cater v. to supply what is needed or desired, especially support or food syn: provide, contribute ant: neglect, reject Being a caterer I supply my clients with what they need.
guise n. a false appearance syn: semblance The boy maintained a guise to appease his friends parents so they would like him.
inconsequential adj. of little or no importance, irrelevant syn: unnecessary, unrelated ant: depressed, important It was inconsequential that the boy spilled water on the table.
jubilant adj. joyous, especially because of success syn:elated, happy ant: enrage, anger I was very jubilant when I scored a 100 on my english notecards .
placate v. to calm, to pacify syn:appease, satisfy ant: enrage, anger The player tried to placate the referee to make them win.
preclude v. to prevent syn: prohibit, forbid ant: allow, permit Losing the book while you are in the middle of it would preclude the ending.
repress v. to hold back or put down with force, to supress syn: restrain, stifle ant:release, permit His parents repress him with threats of punishment.
saturate v. to fill or soak, to capacity syn:drench, permeate, infuse ant: desiccate, sear, parch The pool over flowed and saturated our yard.
slake v. 1.to satisfy, to quench 2.to make less intense 1) syn: fulfill,please 2) syn: abate, mitigate, diminish ant: intensify, amplify 1) When my dad eats he likes to slake his hunger. 2)My mother likes to slake things around the house and keep us under controle.
sortie n. 1)a flight of a combat aircraft on a mission 2)an armed attack especially against surrounding enemy forces 2) syn: maneuver, assault 1)The stealth bomber was used as a sortie in the army's mission. 2)we had a sortie against afghanistan
succumb v. to submit reluctantly, to yield syn: give in, surrender ant: withstand, resist The army succumbed when we had lost a lot of people fighting.
tranquil adj. calm, peaceful syn: placid, serene ant: bustling, busy The girl was happy that she was on such a tranquil trip.
venomous adj. 1) poisonous 2)intentionally harmful 1) syn: toxic,lethal ant: harmless, innocuous, safe 2) syn: malicious, spiteful, cruel ant:benevolent, benign, kind 1) You don't want a venomous snake to bite you. 2)Being venomous will ruin your reputation.
wrest v. to obtain through force, usually by twisting and turning violently syn: wring, wrench The police man wrested the murderers gun from him.
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