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English Vocabulary. By Holly Casserly. Aptitude. Noun Synonym: Proneness , talent, potential Antonym: Skilless , inability, talentless. Ability to learn or understand quickly. Her aptitude for Japanese was so good, she could speak it fluently in three years. attentive. Adjective - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ENGLISH VOCABULARY

SET 2

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APTITUDE

Noun

Synonym: Proneness , talent, potential

Antonym: Skilless, inability, talentless

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Ability to learn or understand quickly.

Her aptitude for Japanese was so good, she could speak it fluently in three years.

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ATTENTIVE

Adjective

Synonym: Alert

Antonym: Neglectful

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Give attention to something; also be considerate to others.

The salesman’s attentive nature made the customer want to buy from his store.

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BANISH

Verb

Synonym: Exile

Antonym: Welcome

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To force to leave a country or place.

Nancy was so scared, what if the Queen banished her? Or put her in the dungeon? … What if the Queen put her in the dungeon of the place that she banished her to?!

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BARRICADE

Noun/Verb

Synonym: Barrier

Antonym: Opening

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(n) A temporary structure put up to block passage; an obstacle.

(v) To block an opening or passage.

(n) The barricade was so weak, the angry warrior sliced through it with one hefty swipe of his sword.

(v) After barricading the threshold with the enormous table, his adversaries were foiled and could not follow the warrior.

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GUSTO

Noun

Synonym: Enthusiasm

Antonym: Reluctance

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Great enjoyment; zest.

The little girl showed great gusto in beating the seasoned cook. She was so happy she gave everyone a slice of the enormous cake.

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HABITATION

Noun

Synonym: Abode

Antonym: Office

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A place to live.

The scientist didn’t like to use small words like house, or home. He preferred habitation or niche.

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HASTEN

Verb

Synonym: Accelerate

Antonym: Loiter

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To act or move quickly; hurry; to cause something to happen more quickly.

“Hurry up Dad! I’m going to be late for my soccer tournament!” she yelled at her dad, trying to hasten them out the door.

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HAVOC

Noun

Synonym: Catastrophe

Antonym: Peace

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Very great destruction or disorder. “I love havoc, don’t you?” she inquired.

“No, it’s kind of hard when you have to dodge the falling building.

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QUELL

Verb

Synonym: Calm

Antonym: Violent

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To cause to feeling to be less intense; to settle.

She quelled the crying baby by singing a sweet lullaby.

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RECLUSE

Noun

Synonym: Solitary monk, hermit

Antonym: Extrovert, social butterfly

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A person who live alone and has little to do with society.

The old recluse hadn’t seen any humans in such a long time.

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REPLENISH

Verb

Synonym: Fill

Antonym: Empty

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To build a supply of something again; fill again.

Gary wanted to go replenish his water bottle, so he went to the water fountain to fill it up again.

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RECUPERATE

Verb

Synonym: Provide

Antonym: Deplete

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To return to normal health; to recover.

Eliza was so sick from the H1N1 virus, so could have died. I’m so thankful she recuperated.

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HONORS VOCABULARY

The next five words are Honors

supplemental words

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BEDLAM

Noun

Synonym: Pandemonium

Antonym: Peace

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A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.

Jack hit Joe , so Joe kicked Jack, and the kitchen exploded in bedlam.

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KOWTOW

Verb

Synonym: overly-attentive

Antonym: Ignore

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To be overly polite and flattering, to fawn

I hated the way the sales clerk kowtowed to the wealthy customers and ignored the poor clients.

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COGITATE

Verb

Synonym: Ponder

Antonym: Ignore

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To think hard; meditate.

Melissa cogitated on how her husband could cook better than her. She wondered why and planned to take some cooking classes.

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DISHEVELED

Adjective

Synonym: Messy

Antonym: Orderly

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Hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt.

The disheveled fiancé trudged into the conference room, her hair was blue and tousled, and her clothes were wrinkly. Plus, her best friend was trying to steal her wedding.

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PULCHRITUDE

Noun

Synonym: Elegance

Antonym: Ugly

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Physical beauty; comeliness.

The gorgeous woman strutted into the ballroom, people around her saying that she looked pulchritudinous.