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alight to descend and settle, as after flying (adj) burning; lighted syn:land,perch;come down ant: fly, rocket, take off (adj) syn: ablaze; flaming (adj) ant : extinguishing The stove caught the napkin alight.
convalesce to recover one's health syn: recuperate; rehabilitate ant: weaken; deteriorate the football star did not have much time to convalesce before the final game.
dainty preciously delicate or charming syn: fragile; elegant;pretty ant: ungainly: burly The dainty glass ornaments would brake with slight pressure, sp you were not allowed to touch them.
feint 1. to distract an opponent by pretending to move in one direction and then move in another 2. a deceptive act meant to distract or deceive one's opponent 1 syn: fake bluff 2 syn: cheat; facade when playing soccer, I try to feint the opponents but it never seems to work.
implore to beg syn: entreat, plead ant: order command Robert implored his parents to help him pay for his phone, but they refuse to lend money to him.
impugn to attack as false; to cast doubt on syn: contradict; oppose ant: support defend I impugn my dad's opinion of my dog.
integral necessary to make something complete; essential syn: central; kry ant: optional Water is integral to life.
jurisdiction 1. the authority to interpret and apply that law 2. the geographical range of authority 1 syn: power; rule; influence 2 syn: scope; reach I protest that my dad does not have the jurisdiction to tell me when to go to bed.
malnutrition a lack of proper nutrition syn: undernourishment; famine The people in Haiti suffered malnutrition after the earthquake.
meddle to intrude in the buissness of others; to interfere syn: pry snoop ant: ignore; overlook I tend to meddle in conflicts between my friends.
painstaking using or requiring great care and effert syn: meticulous; diligent ant: careless negligent The painstaking 10 mile run was unbearable.
pantheon 1. a group of highly regarded peopel 2. a place dedicated to highly regarded people the Nobel Prize pantheon includes Albert Einstein.
sear 1. to scorch or burn the surface of 2. to make dry and withered 1. syn: singe; char 2 syn: parch dehydrate 2. ant: moisten dampen If you put a magnifying glass up to a leaf in front of the sun, it will sear the leaf.
vertical perpendicular to the horizon syn: upright errect ant: horizontal; flat The vertical line on the cordinate plane is called the y axis.
wince to flinch syn: crynge; recoil I winced when I we were reading act 1 of Romeo and Juliet because of the fighting and bloody scenes.
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