Definition: to admit that something is real or true; to express that you know someone or something.

After being beaten three times in a row, Keema had to _______________that Stacey was the better ball player.

Synonyms: grant, concede, recognize

Antonyms: deny, reject

Definition: to disturb either physically or emotionally; to shake up.

Any mention of the fighting tended to _____________her; she always started to cry.

Synonyms: disturb, trouble, upset

Antonyms: calm, lull, soothe

Definition: causing sadness or gloom.

Some people like rain storms, but to me rain is the most ______________ weather.

Synonyms: bleak, dreary, joyless

Antonyms: bright, cheerful, happy

Definition: to take apart, often making something useless.

Ginny knew how to ________________the coffee machine, but she had no idea how to put it back together.

Antonyms: assemble, build, construct

Definition: being nice and generous to strangers or guests.

Marla was very ________________and gave me a warm hug when I arrived.

Definition: to beg for something, or to ask very seriously.

She didn't like her babysitter, so she had no choice but to ___________her father to stay.

Synonyms: beg, beseech, plead with

Definition: to make or become more intense; to strengthen.

Instead of weakening, I fear the storm will only ____________ as it hits the coast.

Synonyms: grow, increase

Antonyms: calm, weaken

Definition: to flood.

After leaving them all to the last minute, her homework assignments began to ______________her.

Definition: being careless; not paying attention to the things you have to do.

Jay is a _______________driver; he spends the whole time texting his friends and ignoring the other cars.

Synonyms: inconsiderate, indifferent

Antonyms: attentive, careful, mindful

Definition: a speech, especially one in public for a special occasion.

At his inauguration, the president gave a carefully prepared _________________.

Synonyms: address, speech

Definition: to bother or disturb greatly.

The fact that she wasn't invited to the party would ______________Renee for weeks.

Synonyms: disturb, upset, unsettle

Antonyms: calm, please

Definition: to scold in a very strong or serious way.

Alice had to ________________her son when she found him climbing on the countertops to steal junk food.

Synonyms: castigate, chastise, rebuke

Definition: something that comes after something else, especially a book or movie that continues the story of an earlier work.

The ______________to my favorite movie came out a few years after the first one.

Antonyms: original

Definition: to be in charge of something or someone; to manage.

The lifeguard was hired to ______________swimmers on the beach.

Synonyms: handle, control, oversee