Saturday, January 7, 2012

Vocabulary Unit 7 Words

Create a chart with the word, definition, part of speech, 2 synonyms, and 1 antonym for each word.

Pugnacious:  having a quarrelsome or combative nature
Sodden:  heavy with or as if with moisture or water
Languid:  drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion
Sanctum:  a place where one is free from intrusion
Conjecture:  an inference from defective or presumptive evidence
brazen:  sounding harsh and loud like struck brass
temerity:  unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition
coquetry:  a flirtatious act or attitude
fractious:  tending to be troublesome
promoter:  a substance that in very small amounts is able to increase the activity of a catalyst
menial:  of or relating to servants
confidante:  a trusted ally, possibly female
cur:  a surly or cowardly fellow
usurp:  to take or make use of without right
commiserate:  to feel or express sympathy
ostentatious:  a rather pretentious display
chastise:  to inflict punishment on
wanton:  the act of being mischeivously playful
privy:  belonging or relating to a person in one's individual rather than official capacity

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