Week Two

Tuesday, February 7, 2012



Diverse

Varied

There was a diverse amount of people at the workshop.




Antonym- Identical

The siblings were wearing identical coats.







Benevolent

Kind; good-hearted; generous

The benevolent man held the door open for me.


http://www.lucycorrvillage.com/foundation3.htm


Antonym- Heartless

A heartless mother grounded her kids for something she didn't have proof they did.








Pious

Reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout.


I consider Immaculee Ilibagiza a pious person.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjones/2898994832/


Antonym- False

The statement that the president gave was false.


http://melissaflores.org/2011/06/22/false-dreams/






Conciliatory

Making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through  goodwill

My fathers conciliatory words affected us greatly.


http://nmsutopia.wikispaces.com/Period+3+Vocabulary+Page


Antonym- Disharmonize

She disharmonized the relationship with her lies.

http://www.calldrmatt.com/Tell-Tale_Signs_Of_Deception.htm






Resignation

Reluctant acceptance of a a bad situation.

She took the news that her teacher gave her with resignation.


http://bormannpage.wikispaces.com/Vocab.+Words+61-80


Antonym- Accept

I accepted the news with ease.


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Resolute

Determined; firmed; unwavering

He was a man with a resolute and stern manner.


http://www.123rf.com/photo_3281814_resolute-and-determined-middle-aged-businessman-holding-glasses.html


Antonym- Indecisive

They were indecisive in which side to choose.








Servile

Submissive and subservient; like a servant.

He always had a servile way in which he liked to act when around important people.

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/servile.asp


Antonym- Superior

She felt superior to him because he was poor.







Acute

Sharp; shrewd

The acute angle was measured at 20 degrees.



Antonym- Noncritical

The injuries sustained in the accident were considered noncritical.


http://evelyndisk.blogspot.com/2011/01/emails-from-sanitorium-part-1.html






Reticent

restrained; uncommunicative

The little boy is a reticent person for his age.


http://evelyndisk.blogspot.com/2011/01/emails-from-sanitorium-part-1.html


Antonym- Open

I was an open person until I got hurt.

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Anarchy

absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

When the teacher wasnt there, there was anarchy in the classroom.




Antonym- Order

The laws gave people a sense of order.
















































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