Beowulf Unit 2

adulation

Antonyms: Belittling Mocking Ridicule scorn

Synonyms: Praise Worship Adoration glorification

Examples: Tom Osborne in NE Chuck Norris Michael Jordan

Definition: Excessively admiring

behavior

Adulation sentences

The Super Bowl winners returned to New York to the adulation of their cheering fans.

Someone who has received adulation is…

Adversity

Antonyms: A privileged life Have advantages Extra rights

Synonyms: Hardship Difficulty Hard times

Examples: Overcoming a

disease, such as cancer

Losing a parent or close relative

Born with a disability

Definition: Misfortune

Adversity Sentences

War serves as an adversity to everyone involved, from soldiers to their families back home.

An adversity I have overcome (or someone I know) is…

Camaraderie

Antonyms: Hostility Hate Antagonism Bad feelings

Synonyms: Company Companionship comradeship

Examples: Beowulf’s men in the

mead hall Good athletic teams Big Bang Theory

crew

Definition: friendship

Camaraderie sentences

Because of the camaraderie they shared, the soldiers trusted each other with their lives.

One place I feel a camaraderie with people is…

assiduous

Antonyms: Lazy Sluggish Slothful languid

Synonyms: Attentive Hard working Tireless persevering

Examples: Bomb squads,

electricians Bridge engineers Architects Chemists

Definition: Very careful

Assiduous Sentences

Thanks to the scientist’s assiduous research, a medicine for the virus was discovered.

Someone who must be very assiduous is…

Emulate

Antonyms: Be unique Go against the crowd Swim against the

stream Do own thing

Synonyms: Imitate Follow Copy mimic

Examples: Dressing like an older

sibling Same hairstyle as a

celebrity Writing like a famous

author

Definition: Try to equal

somebody or be like them

Emulate Sentences

Emma tried to emulate the singer by using the same gestures.

Someone I would/wouldn’t emulate is…

Jubilant

Antonyms: Disappointed Let down Upset saddened

Synonyms: Proud Thrilled Ecstatic Delighted

Examples: Finding a $20 in pocket Won a big game Huskers won Nat’l

Championship Parents surprise you

with a new ar

Definition: Triumphant and

joyful

Jubilant Sentences

Graduating high school was one of the most jubilant times of my life.

I will be jubilant when…

impetuous

Antonyms: Careful Thought out Painstaking cautious

Synonyms: Rash Hasty Hotheaded reckless

Examples: Jumping into a

freezing river Deciding suddenly to

steal a car Going on vacation

without luggage

Definition: Acting impulsively,

without thinking

Impetuous Sentences

Marrying someone you hardly know is an impetuous decision!

An impetuous act would be…

Haughty

Antonyms: Modest Humble Reserved meek

Synonyms: Arrogant Conceited Snooty Stuck up

Examples: Mean Girls Cruella deVil Claire on Breakfast

Club Rich people on

Caddyshack

Definition: Proud and unfriendly

Haughty Sentences

The principal at my school is haughty and considers herself to be above everyone else.

Because she was haughty,…

Antonyms: Celebrate Rejoice Commemorate honor

Synonyms: Mourn Grieve Cry Weep for

Examples: When someone dies

(like Beowulf) When you lose a big

game Losing a contest

Definition: to express sorrow,

regret

lament

Lament Sentences

Lament over the loss of a pet dog—not over a dumb goldfish.

I would lament if…

Affliction

Antonyms: Blessing Good thing Stroke of luck

Synonyms: Suffering Problem Hardship pain

Examples: Global warming is an

affliction Ebola, AIDS Poverty

Definition: distress or cause of

distress

Affliction Sentences

During the Middle Ages, leprosy and the bubonic plague were common afflictions.

A common affliction people suffer from is…