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English Lesson-6

English Lesson 6

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Adjacent Adjective Lying near; adjoining Syn: Bordering; Neighboring Ant: Distant; Seperate The house was adjacent to the Superdome so they did not have to sit through traffic.
Candor Noun Sincerity; honesty Syn: Frankness; truthfulness Ant: Betrayal; Deception Everybody trusted the candor man because he was very honest
Compassion Noun Awareness and sympathy for the suffering of another Syn: Pity; Sympathy Ant: Disdain; Scorn The banker had compassion for the man in debt because just a couple of months before that he was too.
Democratic Adjective Of or for the people; pertaining to government by the people Syn: Egalitarian Ant: Dictatorial; Autocratic The government of the United States is very democratic.
Disperse Verb To scatter; to distribute Syn: Disband; Diffuse; Spread Ant: Congregate; Gather After the hurricane very generous people dispersed water for people who didn't have any.
Doleful Adjective Causing grief; sad Syn: Miserable; Wretched Ant: Cheerful; Joyful When the family learned that their home had been robbed they were very doleful.
Duress Noun A threat of harm forcing someone to act against his or her will. Syn: Coercion; Pressure Ant: Freedom; Liberty
Irk Verb To annoy; to irritate Syn: Vex; Bother Ant: Delight; Soothe The student would irk everyone in the class whenever he would get up to sharpen his pencil.
Ratify Verb To approve formally; to sanction Syn: Authorize; Endorse Ant: Veto; Prohibit Laws have to be ratified before they go into effect.
Sobriety Noun 1. Seriousness in manner 2. A state of abstinance from drugs or alchohol (1)Syn: Solemnity; Gravity (1)Ant: Foolishness; Impertinence (2)Syn: Temperance (2)Ant: Intoxication You must have sobriety while driving or you could cause an accident.
Stagnate Verb To become inactive or motionless Syn: Idle; Cease Ant: Flourish; Grow After the child realized the house had an alarm he had to remain stagnate until his family got home to turn it off.
Subordinate Adjective Of lower importance or rank Noun One who is under the control of another (Adj)Syn: Dependent; Lesser (Adj)Ant: Foremost; Cheif (Noun)Syn: Assistant; Underling (Noun)Ant: Boss; Leader Being a teacher she had many subordinates to teach.
Talon Noun A claw of a bird of pray or smaller animal Once the bird grabbed the fish it could not escape the bird's talons.
Taut Adjective Pulled, drawn or strechted tight Syn: Rigid; Firm Ant: Loose; Slack The rubber band had to be taut or else it would not hold the wood together.
Wallow Verb To roll about in something unclean The dog would always wallow in the park after it rained.
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