Unit 3

DEF = (n.) an enemy, opponentSYN = antagonist, rival, foeANT = friend, ally, supporter

WORD CONNECTION:Man VS. Man = VERSUS = against

In Peter Pan Captain Hook is Peter’s ADVERSARY.

DEF = (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, conveySYN = separate, drive apart, estrangeANT = befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile

WORD CONNECTION:ALIEN = someone who does NOT belong someone who is separated from the

group

DEF = (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

SYN = ruse, stratagem, contrivance

WORD CONNECTION:ARTIFICIAL = NOT REAL

The magician’s ARTIFICE was truly spellbinding!! We couldn’t figure out how he

did his tricks!

DEF = (v.) to compel, forceSYN = pressure, bully, intimidate, constrainANT = persuade, cajole

WORD CONNECTION:To COERCE = to FORCE

My older brother COERCED me into doing his chores by threatening

to beat me up if I wouldn’t.

DEF = (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a cowardSYN = fearful, faintheartedANT = brave, courageous, valiant

WORD CONNECTION:The craven was behaving in such a craven manner that he was allowing himself to be pushed around.

The COWARDLY

LION is a CRAVEN

character in the Wizard of

Oz.

DEF = (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

The Food Network offers many shows that cover a

wide variety of CULINARY topics.

Bobby Flay on Iron Chef

America

Rachel Ray on 30 Minute

Meals

DEF = (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut outSYN = remove, cancel, expungeANT = insert, add, retain, include

We hit the “delete” buttonon the computer to eraseour mistakes.

DEF = (n.) a death, especially of a person in a

lofty positionSYN = decease, passing away, downfallANT = birth, beginning, commencement

WORD CONNECTION:After his deMISe, he will be MISsed.

After the DEMISE of an important public figure,

the city honors that

person with a public funeral

procession.

DEF = (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

SYN = stimulate, excite, gladdenANT = discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

WORD CONNECTION: EXhilarate = EXcite

DEF = (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed

SYN = unproductive, inert, dormantANT = productive, fertile, prolific

Which is Which?After the farmer fallowed a part of his land, the fallow began to look fallow.

Completing the Sentences:1. At age seven Gabe was already the school-yard

bully, cruelly _______ other students into giving him their lunch money.

2. It brought tears to my grandfather’s eyes when he finally became too old to work his farm and all of his farmland went __________.

3. As the chess game wore on for over an hour, I began to realize that my___ was just as skilled a strategist as I.

4. The Supreme Court Justice’s _________ left an opening on the Supreme Court that the president and congress needed to fill.

 

Completing the Sentences: 1. The feeling you get at the very top of a

rollercoaster as you are about to plummet down an enormous hill is truly _____________.

2. Sheila cruelly _________Whitney from her group of friends by telling lies and spreading rumors about Whitney.

3. The full extent of my __________skill involves boiling water and toasting bread, and sometimes even that goes awry!

Completing the Sentences:1. Backing down from a fight is not always a(n)

________________ decision. Sometimes it is very wise.

2.Once the authorities caught him, the counterfeit artist was on his way to jail for ____________________.

3.Oh no! I forgot to __________________ the incorrect sections of my rough draft before I turned in my rewrite!

DEF = (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

SYN = annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

WORD CONNECTION:To HARass is to give someone a HARd time.

SpongeBob and Patrick HARASS Squidward. They constantly ANNOY and PESTER him.

DEF = (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

SYN = blustery, tempestuous, implacableANT = mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil

Sound CONNECTION:A CLIMATE can beINCLEMENT.

DEF = (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

SYN = meditate, contemplate, daydream

Mythology CONNECTION:In Greek mythology, the “Muses” were believed to inspire high level thinking.

Think, think,

think…

DEF = (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

SYN = trivial, inconsequential, insignificantANT = significant, crucial, momentous

DEF = (v.) to make PERmanent or long-lastingSYN = continue, preserve, prolong indefinitelyANT = discontinue, abolish, abandon

WORD CONNECTION:PER = PERsevere

PERmanent

PERpetual = PERennial

Overspending will PERPETUATE

your overdue bills.

DEF = (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

SYN = guide, tradition, model

WORD CONNECTION:To “PRECEDE” means to come BEFORE. A PRECEDENTcomes before later action.

DEF = (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

SYN = penalizing, retaliatory

WORD CONNECTION:PUNIshment = PUNItive

DEF = (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury

SYN = (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate

An accident victim might receive money to REDRESS his suffering.

DEF = (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time

SYN = (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay

WORD CONNECTION:During a JOURNey, one may have to soJOURN at a hotel.

DEF = (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave

SYN = elegantANT = crude, uncouth, boorish

WORD CONNECTION: Many people who live in URBAN environments are very URBANE.

They call him Bond,

James Bond.

The URBANE move star always looks

polished and stylish.

Completing the Sentences:1. The song, “Thunder Rolls,” by Garth Brooks

matches a woman’s internal anger at her husband with the ______________ weather conditions outside.

2. After a brief ____________________ and a good meal, I think we’ll be ready to hit the road again tomorrow.

3. Having his cell phone taken away by his parents was a natural _______________ action after Jake had exceeded the minutes on his phone plan.

Completing the Sentences:1. Unfortunately, being __________by flies and

mosquitoes ruined our camping trip.

2. As the Homecoming Dance approached, Shelby ________on how she would wear her hair.

3. I hope the past generations’ apathy toward voting does not become a ____for future generations.

4. Some criminals are forced to do community service in an attempt to ______their past mistakes.

Completing the Sentences:1. The administration of the school was very sad

to see the small, __________increase in their students’ reading scores.

2. An _________ person will handle all situations with grace even if those situations become unpleasant.

3. Large donations to the American Red Cross will help researchers ___________their search for cures to many different diseases.