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v. to leave behind or give up​

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​Antonym: keep

"Abandon ship!" cried the captain.

Abandon

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v. to cause surprise or confusion

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Antonym: bore​

The exam questions confounded the students.

Confound

adj. grumpy or easily annoyed

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Antonym: calm​

They fight and squabble like fractious children.

Fractious

adj. very numerous; many

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Antonym: few

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Multitudinous blankets kept them warm in winter.

Multitudinous

adj. mentally healthy; reasonable

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Antonym: crazy​

The woman's decisions were sane and reasonable.

Sane

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its opposite.

• abandon

• confound

• fractious

• multitudinous

• sane

keep

bore

calm

few

crazy

• keep

• bore

• calm

• few

• crazy

Draw

Pictionary! Show "multitudinous"

Draw

Pictionary! Show "sane"

Reorder

Reorder the following synonyms for "confound" from strongest to weakest.

• Confused

• Confounded

• Dumbfounded

• Disconcerted

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Open Ended

Use either "fractious" OR "abandon" to write a meaningful sentence.

v. state with confidence; declare

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Antonym: imply​

The teacher asserted that the best answers will have evidence and explanations.

Assert

adj. determined and stubborn

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Antonym: uncertain​

Success requires dogged determination.

Dogged

n. ungrateful person

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Antonym: thankful​

If you don't show appreciation for someone's time and effort you are being an ingrate.

Ingrate

adj. exact or accurate

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Antonym: estimate​

The family found their way to the hotel by following precise directions.

Precise

n. a collection of valuable things

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Antonym: trash​

The adventurers stumbled across a trove of gold.

Trove

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its opposite.

• trove

• precise

• ingrate

• assert

• dogged

trash

estimate

thankful

imply

uncertain

• trash

• estimate

• thankful

• imply

• uncertain

Draw

Pictionary! Show "trove"

Reorder

Reorder the following synonyms for "confound" from strongest to weakest.

• Determined

• Stubborn

• Resolute

• Dogged

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