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Vocab Lesson 11

Vocabulary Lesson 11

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Authoritarian - pertaining to absolute authority ADJECTIVE - syn: totalitarian ant: democratic - The teacher is a authoritarian in the classroom.
Avenge - to inflict punishment for a perceived wrong doing VERB - syn: retaliate; payback ant: tolerate; forgive - The baseball player avenged being hit by the ball by hitting a homerun.
Bewilder - to confuse VERB - syn: baffle; perplex ant: clarify; simplify - Tommy was bewildered when he saw that his opponent was going to forfeit.
Bristle - to become angry VERB - syn: fume; infuriate ant: calm; relax - The students remark made the teacher bristle.
Clemency - mercy; leniency NOUN - syn: forgiveness; compassion ant: strictness; sternness - The adult felt clemency for the little boy who had just scraped his knee.
Elaborate - v. to express in greater detail - adj. having intricate or complex detail VERB/ADJECTIVE - v. syn: expound; clarify ant: simplify; condense - adj. syn: extensive; thorough ant: simple; plain - v. He elaborated about his experiment when the concept was unclear.
Gazebo - a small, roofed building, usually having open sides NOUN - The students ran under the gazebo when it started suddenly raining.
Malady - an illness; a physical or mental disorder NOUN - syn: sickness; disease ant: wellness; healthiness; vigor - The student who didn't come to school had a malady.
Mar - to damage; to disfigure VERB - syn: ruin; impair ant: beautify; improve - When the boy got angry he marred the Barbie doll.
Obscure - adj. 1. not easily noticed or understood - adj. 2. little known - to make unclear; to dim ADJECTIVE/NOUN - a1. syn: unclear; ambiguous ant: obvious - a2. syn: mysterious; esoteric ant: famous; popular - v. syn: mask; cloak; shroud ant: reveal; disclose; clarify - a2. People who are obscure try to become famous by doing crazy things.
Obsolete - no longer valid or in use ADJECTIVE - syn: outdated; archaic ant: modern; new - The obsolete credit card couldn't buy him anything.
Pretext - a professed purpose to hide the real reason NOUN - syn: excuse; alibi; reason - Jim lied about the broken car when the pretext was that he crashed it.
Teem - v1. to be full of things - v2. to move in large numbers; to pour out VERB - v1. syn: abound; overflow ant: lack - v2. syn: empty; stream ant: trickle - The garage was teemed with stuff that he had kept from his childhood.
Translucent - permitting light to pass through, but not enough to allow clear viewing of objects on the other side ADJECTIVE - syn: clouded - If you need privacy a translucent window would be better than a regular one.
Transparent - permitting enough light to pass ADJECTIVE - syn: clear; see-through ant: opaque - Glass on a door must be transparent for you to be able to see out of it.
Created by: mc1023
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