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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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.