Week 4 Vocabulary: Sadlier Level D Unit 3 Part 1

Week 4 Vocabulary: Sadlier Level D Unit 3

Abridge -- (v.) to make shorter

• SYNONYMS: shorten, condense, abbreviate

• ANTONYMS: expand, enlarge, augment

• Ex.: Travel by air abridges the time needed to reach far-distant places.

Adherent--(n.) a follower, supporter (adj.) attached, sticking to

• SYNONYM: (n.) disciple

• ANTONYMS: (n.) opponent, adversary, critic

• Ex.(n.) : The president's loyal adherents campaigned long and hard for her reelection.

• Ex. (adj.) Before we could repaint the walls of our living room, we had to remove an adherent layer of wall paper.

Altercation -- (n.) an angry argument

• SYNONYMS: quarrel, dispute, squabble

• ANTONYMS: agreement, accord

• Ex.(n.): A noisy altercation in the next apartment kept me awake for hours.

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Cherubic -- (adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a round, chubby face; sweet and innocent.

• SYNONYMS: beatific

• ANTONYMS: devilish, diabolic, fiendish

• Ex. (adj.): How well the photos of my baby boy capture the cherubic expression on his face!

Look how cherubic sweet lil' baby Smith is!

Condone -- (v.) to pardon or overlook

• SYNONYMS: ignore, look the other way

• ANTONYMS: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate

• Ex. Our parents have always made it crystal clear to us that they do not condone rude behavior.

Dissent (v.) to disagree (n.) disagreement

• SYNONYMS: (v.) dispute, differ

• ANTONYMS: (v.) agree, concur (n.) unanimity

• Ex. (v.): Judges have an option to dissent from a ruling issued by the majority of the Supreme Court. 

• Ex. (n.): Some people give voice to their dissent on issues of class fairness to their teachers.

Dissent

Colin Kaepernik and teammates dissented during the national anthem to protest police brutality against minorities.

Eminent -- (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished

• SYNONYMS: illustrious, renowned

• ANTONYMS: nameless, unsung, lowly, humble

• Ex.: A group of eminent scientists met to discuss long-term changes to the Earth's climate.

Exorcise -- (v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

• SYNONYM: expel

• Ex.: We must do all we can to exorcise the evils of hatred and prejudice from our society.

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Fabricate -- (v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

• SYNONYMS: put together, devise, contrive, concoct

• ANTONYMS: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish

• Ex.: Threads from cocoons of caterpillars called silkworms are used to fabricate silk.

Gluttony -- (n.) engaging in extreme eating and drinking; greedy overindulgence

• SYNONYMS: overeating, ravenousness

• ANTONYM: abstemiousness

• In the Middle Ages, gluttony was considered one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

GLUTTONY

Poll

Poll: Which one of these words would you be most likely to use if you were writing an essay about Malcolm X?

• Fabricate

• Eminent

• Dissent

• Adherent

Multiple Select

Check all the words that are adjectives.

• Cherubic

• Condone

• Altercation

• Gluttonous

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an antonym of the word "enemy?"

• adherent

• cherub

• glutton

• exorcist

Poll

What is the best topping for pizza?

• arugula

• eggplant

• anchovies

• spinach

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would you most likely use if you were writing a story about a boy who always cheats at school?

• abridge

• fabricate

• exorcise

• cherubic

Multiple Select

Check all the following words that can be used as action words, or verbs, if you will.

• fabricate

• condone

• dissent

• abridge

Multiple Select

Check all the of the following words that can be used as things, or nouns, if you will.

• dissent

• gluttony

• exorcise

• adherent

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a synonym of "shorten?"

• Altercation

• Abridge

• Abridge

• Gluttony

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a synonym of "beatific?"

• Cherubic

• Gluttonous

• Eminent

• Adherent