english vocabulary by holly casserly. aptitude noun synonym: proneness, talent, potential ...
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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
Synonym: Alert
Antonym: Neglectful
Give attention to something; also be considerate to
others.
The salesman’s attentive nature made the
customer want to buy from his store.
BANISH
Verb
Synonym: Exile
Antonym: Welcome
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?!
BARRICADE
Noun/Verb
Synonym: Barrier
Antonym: Opening
(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.
GUSTO
Noun
Synonym: Enthusiasm
Antonym: Reluctance
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.
HABITATION
Noun
Synonym: Abode
Antonym: Office
A place to live.
The scientist didn’t like to use small words like
house, or home. He preferred habitation or niche.
HASTEN
Verb
Synonym: Accelerate
Antonym: Loiter
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.
HAVOC
Noun
Synonym: Catastrophe
Antonym: Peace
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.
QUELL
Verb
Synonym: Calm
Antonym: Violent
To cause to feeling to be less intense; to settle.
She quelled the crying baby by singing a sweet
lullaby.
RECLUSE
Noun
Synonym: Solitary monk, hermit
Antonym: Extrovert, social butterfly
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.
REPLENISH
Verb
Synonym: Fill
Antonym: Empty
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.
RECUPERATE
Verb
Synonym: Provide
Antonym: Deplete
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.
HONORS VOCABULARY
The next five
words are Honors
supplemental
words
BEDLAM
Noun
Synonym: Pandemonium
Antonym: Peace
A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
Jack hit Joe , so Joe kicked Jack, and the kitchen
exploded in bedlam.
KOWTOW
Verb
Synonym: overly-attentive
Antonym: Ignore
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.
COGITATE
Verb
Synonym: Ponder
Antonym: Ignore
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.
DISHEVELED
Adjective
Synonym: Messy
Antonym: Orderly
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.
PULCHRITUDE
Noun
Synonym: Elegance
Antonym: Ugly
Physical beauty; comeliness.
The gorgeous woman strutted into the ballroom,
people around her saying that she looked
pulchritudinous.