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power plus lesson 2

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Belittle verb. to make fun of / The bully belittled his classmate. syn.- criticize ant. - compliment
Blasé adj. Unimpressed attitude because of over exposure/ His blasé mood ruined the party. syn. - bored ant. - excited
Concoct verb. to make up / The baker concocted a cake so delicious that he won the bake off. syn. - create ant. - destroy
decade noun. ten years/ A decade ago, I was three years old.
diverse adj. different, unique/ The little girl has a diverse way of seeing the world. syn. - unconventional ant. - regular
enunciate verb. to articulate and speak clearly/ When you take a public speaking class, you must enunciate your speech. syn. - clear ant. - muddled
hurtle verb. to run with great speed, to throw with strength/ The olympic runner hurtled past her opponents and won the race. syn. - fast, quick ant. - slow, motionless
improvise verb. to make up as you go along/ At camp, I learned how to improvise a comedy skit to make people laugh. syn. - concoct ant. - plan
jostle verb. to shake, rattle, push / The bully jostled the kids in the hallway. syn. - shove ant. - steady
libel verb. to publish a false statement and hurt someone's reputation/ When the bully libeled someone in the school newspaper' he was taken to the principal's office. syn. - lie, balderdash ant. - flatter, compliment
mammoth adj. huge, giant/ The leak the wall proved to be a mammoth problem after it caused the damage in the ceiling. syn. - gigantic, humongous ant. - little, small
paradox noun. something that is true but seems false/ The girl wondered if seemingly nice cousin could be paradoxically poisoning their friendship. syn. - oxymoron, contradiction ant. - possibility
provincial adj, rural, basic, unsophisticated/ The provincial, country life was not for the future pop-star in the making. syn. -common ant. - uncommon
realm noun. worlds, territory, area/In the mythical realm of the leprechauns, rainbows and gold are very common. syn. - place, setting ant. - nowhere
undermine to ruin, to destroy chances of success/ The secret hero undermined the villain's evil plan. syn. - foil ant. - help, assist
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