Three Truths and a Lie: Vocab Unit 8 Edition

ANIMOSITY: Which answer is a lie?

• Animosity is a noun.

• An antonym for animosity is affection.

• This sentence is incorrect: "I was horrified when the sales force greeted my great idea for an ad campaign with total animosity."

• The definition of animosity is strongly dislike.

APATHY: Which answer is a lie?

• Apathy is a verb.

• A synonym for apathy is detachment.

• This sentence is correct: "The deep apathy between the two people could not keep them apart."

• The definition of apathy is the lack of feelings or emotions.

APPREHENSIVE: Which answer is a lie?

• An antonym for apprehensive is worried.

• Apprehensive is an adjective.

• A synonym for apprehensive is jittery.

• Apprehensive means fearful or anxious.

COMMEND: Which answer is a lie?

• Commend means to praise or express approval.

• An antonym for commend is to abhor.

• Commend means to rule or give orders.

• Commend is a verb.

COMPATIBLE: Which answer is a lie?

• Compatibility is the ability to work well with something / someone else.

• Compatible is a verb.

• Harmony is a synonym for compatible.

• This sentence is CORRECT: I am not compatible with cats because I am allergic.

CONDOLENCE: Which answer is a lie?

• A condolence is an expression of apathy.

• Condolence is a noun.

• Sympathy is a synonym for condolence.

• This sentence is CORRECT: I expect to receive condolences when I am too sick to come to school.

CONSECRATE: Which sentence is INCORRECT?

• Consecrate is a verb.

• A synonym for consecrate is dishonor.

• When Beth Shalom got their new building, there was a ceremony to consecrate the new house of worship.

• A synonym for consecrate is devote.

DECREPIT: Which sentence is incorrect?

• A synonym for decrepit is rickety.

• Decrepit is an adjective.

• My five-year-old sister is decrepit.

• My grandpa Stan is still willing and able to work, ergo, he is not decrepit.

DERIDE: Which statement is a lie?

• I deride our government when they do dumb things.

• A synonym for deride is acclaim.

• I deride Addie when he eats walnut bread.

• I don't deride people at funerals.

INGENUOUS: Which statement is a lie?

• I am ingenuous when I say I like my dog.

• Ingenuous means guilty.

• Candid is a synonym for ingenuous.

• Ingenuous people are often insincere.