Vocabulary Week 7&8

Vocabulary Week 7&8

prank

• Definition - a practical joke or trick

• Sentence: I am planning a prank on my parents for April Fool's Day.

• Synonyms- trick, joke

• Antonyms- honesty, seriousness

Continuous

• Definition- without an end

• Sentence: The brain needs a continuous supply of blood and oxygen.

• Synonyms: endless, constant

• Anonyms: ending, interrupted

decline

• definition- unwillingness to consider an idea or request

• sentence: I tried to decline, but he insisted that I eat the cake.

• Synonyms: refuse, reject

• Antonyms: accept, allow

pivot

• definiton- to turn as if on a pin

• sentence: The dancer pivoted on her toes and changed direction.

• Synonyms: turn, rotate, spin, swivel

• Antonyms: stop, still

gnaw

• definition- to bite or chew with your teeth

• sentence: Our dog will gnaw on his bone until it is gone.

• Synonyms: bite, chew, nibble

• Antonyms: There is not a perfect antonym for gnaw.

wound

• defintion- an injury

• sentence: Marcy used a bandage to cover her wound.

• Synonyms: injury, bruise, cut

• Antonyms: uninjured, unbroken

sluggish

• definition- moving slow

• sentence: I am always a little sluggish in the morning if I stay up too late the night before.

• Synonyms: slow, inactive

• Antonyms: fast, active, lively

exterior

• definition- the outside of a surface

• sentence: Dad was short on time, so he only washed the exterior of the car.

• Synonyms: outside, outer

• Antonyms: interior, inside, middle

interior

• definition- the inside of a surface

• sentence: Mom paid someone to decorate the interior of our home.

• Synonyms: inside, inner

• Antonyms: exterior, outside

generate

• definition- to create something

• sentence: The class was asked to generate a response to the text.

• Synonyms: create, make, produce

• Antonyms: destroy, break