Transcript ambivalent - River Mill Academy

Some people are convinced that UFOs
exist , but my feelings are ambivalent.
ambivalent-adjective
Definition: having mixed feelings or
contradictory ideas about someone
or something; simultaneous
conflicting feelings
Synonym: equivocal, vacillating
Antonym: lucid, discernible
Military leaders must choose the most
auspicious time to invade the enemy
territory.
auspicious-adjective
Definition: conducive to success;
giving or being a sign of future
success; of good omen
Synonym: favorable, propitious,
Antonym: inopportune, inappropriate
When he heard the coach’s caustic remark,
the referee called a technical foul on him.
Caustic –adjective
Definition: capable of burning,
corroding, dissolving, or otherwise
eating away by a chemical reaction;
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
Synonym: acrimonious, trenchant
Antonym: cordial, affable
A cursory review of my notes did not
adequately prepare me for this test.
cursory-adjective
Definition: hasty and therefore
not thorough or detailed; done
superficially
Synonym: perfunctory, careless,
Antonym: thorough, meticulous,
The police found the house ransacked
and in total disarray after the robbery.
disarray-noun
Definition: a state of disorganization
or untidiness; to throw someone or
something into a state of
disorganization
Synonym: disorder, confusion
Antonym: neatness, organization
Knowing that she tends to embellish her adventures,
we asked to see pictures of her having dinner with
Paul McCartney after the concert.
embellish-verb
Definition: to make something more
attractive by adding details or features;
to make a story more entertaining or
interesting by adding details, especially
ones that are not true
Synonym: adorn, enhance
Antonym: tarnish, disfigure,
Her plan to elude the police by
disguising her identity failed.
elude-verb
Definition: to evade or escape from a
danger, enemy, or pursuer, typically in a
skillful or cunning way; to fail to grasp or
remember an idea or fact
Synonym: avoid, escape, circumvent
Antonym: seek, encounter, confront
By this time next year I will be in college, but
in the interlude I must save $5000 for
tuition.
interlude-noun
Definition: an intervening feature,
episode, or period of time; a passage
of music that forms a transition
Synonym: interval, pause, meantime
Antonym: n/a
Several thousand jubilant supporters
streamed to her residence.
jubilant
Definition: showing great joy,
satisfaction, or triumph;
Synonym: elated, triumphant
Antonym: depressed, unenthused
This noteworthy study should kindle debates
within the business community.
kindle
Definition: to excite; stir up or set
going; to set fire to or ignite
Synonym: ignite, create
Antonym: extinguish, disenchant
These champion sprinters rely on long,
muscular legs to propel their lithe bodies.
lithe
Definition: bending readily; pliant;
limber;
Synonym: agile, supple
Antonym: clumsy, rigid
With 37 plays and 154 sonnets,
Shakespeare is among the most prolific
Renaissance writers.
prolific-adjective
Definition: producing much fruit,
foliage, or offspring; producing many
works, present in large numbers or
quantities
Synonym: productive, fecund, creative
Antonym: barren, unfruitful, sterile
Even some scientists think that cloning
violates the sanctity of human life.
sanctity-noun
Definition: the state or quality of
being holy, sacred, or saintly;
ultimate importance and
inviolability
Synonym: piety, sacredness
Antonym: worldliness
The government sentenced the author
of the subversive literature to 50
years in prison.
subversive-adjective
Definition: seeking or intended to
undermine the power and authority
of an established system or
institution
Synonym: perfidious, mutinous,
Antonym: patriotic, faithful
The Constitution is designed to make it
impossible for one branch of government to
usurp the power of another.
usurp-verb
Definition: to seize and hold, such as
power, rights, possessions, or position of
another, by force and without legal right
or authority; to take over and occupy
physically, such as territory or
possessions
Synonym: encroach, confiscate
Antonym: renounce, abdicate