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adulterateto make impure by adding
lesser substances; to corrupt
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The authorities were concerned that the drugs might have
been adulterated intentionally.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word;
include a gerund.
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animosityharsh feelings, enmity, resentment,
hatred
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: I have a lot of animosity for him, since he attempted
to steal my girlfriend.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include an
infinitive.
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apocryphalof doubtful origin or authenticity,
not genuine
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The jury saw through the apocryphal tears of
the witness.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and
include a past participle.
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avarice•greed for wealth
•Write the part of speech, one synonym,and one antonym.
•Sample Sentence: Avarice and gluttony are two vices that can destroy lives.
•Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include the word animosity in your sentence, too!
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coalesceto merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: If the party can coalesce diverse groups into a unified force, it might win the election.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a simile.
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collaborateto work together
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Sometimes singers who have never worked together will collaborate to make
a new album.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a metaphor.
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crypticmysterious, secret
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: I did not understand his cryptic message.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include some vivid imagery to create
a mysterious mood.
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desultory
random, aimless, jumping from one thing to another
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The man’s desultory attempts at finding employment wasted his time.
Activity: Write an original complex sentence (1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause) using the word.
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dissipationwasteful spending,
squandering; decadent use of resources
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one
antonym.
Sample Sentence: Even though he earned a million
dollars, I expect quick dissipation of his fortune.
Activity: Write an original compound (2 independent clauses) sentence using the
word.
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edifyinginstructing and improving spiritually or morally
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Visiting the cathedral was an edifying experience.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include the word cryptic in your sentence, too.
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equivocateto attempt to lie, to mislead, or to
hide the truth
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Tell the truth and do not attempt to equivocate.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include some
vivid imagery.
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espousingadopting or embracing a cause, marrying, giving one’s loyalty
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The politician seems to be espousing the issue of decreased
taxation in order to gain support.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a metaphor.
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hedonistone who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The world is full of hedonists who seek nothing but their own
pleasures.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a present participle.
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indefatigable
tireless, incapable of being fatigued
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The indefatigable army moved ahead steadily over the
many days without rest.
Activity: What root word gives you a clue to the meaning of the word
indefatigable?
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interminable
having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Although the reading assignment was only ten pages, it seemed interminable to the bored
student.
Activity: What root word gives you a clue to the meaning of interminable?
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naïve
unsophisticated, inexperienced
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Many naïve young women go to Hollywood believing they will become movie stars.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a metaphor.
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parodyhumorous or ridiculous imitation
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Many skits on Saturday Night Live are parodies of current events.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include vivid imagery.
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peripheralon the edge, not important
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Let’s discuss the main topic now and leave the peripheral issues for later.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include the word desultory in your sentence, too.
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portentA sign or forewarning
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The stock market crash was a portent of the coming of a
depression.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a gerund.
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prodigiousextraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree; great in size,
enormous
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentences:• His prodigious appetite allowed him to eat the entire turkey.•Albert Einstein’s prodigious intellect completely changed the world’s understanding of physics and quantum theory.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include an infinitive.
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profaneshowing contempt toward sacred
things
Write the part(s) of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentences: •Extremists profaned the holy temple
by painting graffiti on its doors.• Profane language will not be
tolerated on the tennis court.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a
present participle.
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respite(pronunciation: RES-pit)
a rest, a delay, a period of relief
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: I enjoy a quiet lunch that serves as a respite from my tense job of being an air traffic
controller
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a metaphor.
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sordiddisgusting, filthy, foul
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: The sordid details of the brutal axe murder sickened the jurors.
Activity: Write an original sentence using the word, and include a past participle.
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surfeitedfed or supplied to excess
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: I was surfeited after having eaten so much food at the banquet.
Activity: Write a compound sentence using the word.
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not significant; frivolous
Write the part of speech, one synonym, and one antonym.
Sample Sentence: Some think that watching MTV is a trifling experience.
Activity: Write an original compound-complex sentence using the word, and include a metaphor.
TRIFLING