Download - Honors vocab. Set 3
HONORS VOCAB. SET 3
B Y SA C H I N
J AI N
BL O C K 6
Definition: Ability to learn or understand quickly
Synonym: potentialAntonym: slowSentence: Your
aptitude for learning is enormous; you understand everything.
APTITUDE (N.)
Definition: Give attention to something; also being considerate of others
Synonyms: observantAntonyms: obliviousSentence: You’re such
an attentive student because you always participate in class.
ATTENTIVE (ADJ.)
Definition: To force to leave a country or place; exile
Synonym: shunAntonym: acceptSentence: You’re
banished for committing treason against the Kingdom of Morocco.
BANISH (V.)
Definition (n.): A temporary structure put up to block passage; an obstacle or barrier.
Definition (v.): To block an opening or passage.
Synonym: wallAntonym: openingSentence: To protect
ourselves from the angry villagers, we built a barricade around the doors and windows.
BARRICADE (N. + V.)
Definition: Great enjoyment; zest.
Synonym: happinessAntonym: boredomSentence: After
recovering from a traumatic injury, you went back to school with gusto and met all your friends.
GUSTO (N.)
Definition: A place in which to live; a residence.
Synonym: homeAntonym: unfamiliarSentence: The native
habitation for the lions are the jungle and occasionally the prairies.
HABITATION (N.)
Definition: To act or move quickly; hurry; to cause something to happen more quickly.
Synonym: speed-upAntonym: sluggishSentence: You told your
brother to hasten his tempo so the music would seem more dramatic.
HASTEN (V.)
Definition: Very great destruction or disorder.
Synonym: chaosAntonym: orderSentence: When the
teacher announced that she lost the midterm papers, there was great havoc in the room.
HAVOC (N.)
Definition: To cause a feeling to be less intense; to calm or settle.
Synonym: sootheAntonym: irritateSentence: You will
never be able to quell John; he’s inconsolable.
QUELL (V.)
Definition: A person who lives alone and has little to do with others.
Synonym: reservedAntonym: attentiveSentence: You wanted to
live as a recluse after you were terribly embarrassed in front of the entire school when you couldn’t present your speech that you have prepared so much for.
RECLUSE (N.)
Definition: To return to normal health; to recover.
Synonym: replenishAntonym: damageSentence: It took time
for you to recuperate after having that traumatic injury that completely destroyed your entire athletic career.
RECUPERATE (V.)
Definition: To build up a supply of something again; fill again.
Synonym: healAntonym: destroySentence: After the cold
winter in Jamestown that nearly killed the entire population, it took lots of time to replenish all of their resources because they weren’t able to send word back to England for supplies.
REPLENISH (V.)
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HONORS
Definition: Uproar; confusion.
Synonym: MayhemAntonym: PeaceSentence: The
bombings in Israel and Gaza are causing bedlam.
BEDLAM (N.)
Definition: To be overly polite and flattering; to fawn.
Synonym: obeisance
Antonym: confident
Sentence: Kowtow guys finish last.
KOWTOW (V.)
Definition: To ponder or think intently
Synonym: wonderAntonym: blankSentence: We
must cogitate our decision before we apply it into action.
COGITATE (V.)
Definition: untidy
Synonym: unorganized
Antonym: clean
Sentence: The lazy boy’s desk is disheveled.
DISHEVELED (ADJ.)
Definition: Physical beauty.
Synonym: prettyAntonym: uglySentence: The ice
sculpture’s pulchritude was amazing; the highest bid was 473 million dollars.
PULCHRITUDE (N.)