Fac- Opus- Erg- Labor- UNIT ONE

To make, to do FAC-

Synonyms: Rattle Unsettle Humiliate unnerve Antonyms: To relax To comfort Calm down DISCOMFIT: VERB  Examples:  Bullies try to discomfit kids  Politicians in debates want to discomfit each other  Parents often discomfit their children  Definition: to embarrass and confuse

Listening to her parents fight discomfited the young child. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: The student felt discomfited because… DISCOMFIT SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Confusion  Mystery  Muddying  Synonyms:  Education  Instruction  Schooling  Tutoring  Examples:  Teachers  Work training  Workshops  Classes  Definition:  improvement or enlightenment

The magician revealed some of his secrets for the edification of his audience. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: For the edification of his employees, the supervisor showed them… EDIFICATION SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Good deed  Kindness  Charity  service  Synonyms:  Crime  Offense  Misconduct  Illegal behavior  Examples:  Embezzling from government funds  Using company car for personal use  Accepting bribes  Definition: misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

The mayor was accused of malfeasance when the news reported that he was accepting bribes. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: Tired of his employee’s malfeasances, the boss… MALFEASANCE SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Impossible  Difficult  Hard to do  unmanageable  Synonyms:  Possible  Achievable  Reasonable  Examples:  Getting a job at McDonald’s  Driving to Denver in a day  Passing American Literature  Definition: capable of being accomplished

Walking across Valentine in an hour or two would be feasible; walking across Omaha in an hour or two would not be feasible. Building a house in one day with only two people would not be feasible…unless it’s a treehouse. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: It is feasible that right now, I could get a job… FEASIBLE SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Deficit  Shortage  Scarcity  lack  Synonyms:  Surplus  Excess  Oversupply  abundance  Examples:  A flood would provide a surfeit of water  An outstanding crop  Too much homework  This summer we had a surfeit of heat!  Definition: being too full, an overabundance

Because of the surfeit of stray dogs at the shelter, Doug decided to adopt two of the dogs. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: Because of the surfeit of rain, … SURFEIT SENTENCES

Wealth, power, resource OPUS-

 Antonyms:  Dud  Flop  Lemon  Synonyms:  Masterpiece  Crowning Achievement  Piece de Resistance  Crowning Jewel  Examples:  Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”  F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby  Mrs. Kilmer’s PowerPoints  Definition:  The greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer

The painting of the ceiling in the Sistene Chapel is considered by many to be Michelangelo’s magnum opus. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: I would consider my magnum opus to be… MAGNUM OPUS SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  No pattern  Synonyms:  MO: manner of operating  Approach  Method of operating  Examples:  disciplined  punctual  careless  serious  Definition:  Manner of working

Many serial killers can be linked to their crimes because they tend to follow a particular modus operandi. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: In school, my modus operandi is… MODUS OPERANDI SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Poor  Meager  Deprived  broke  Synonyms:  Affluent  Lavish  Rich  magnificent  Examples:  Gold ceiling tiles  Owning several Rolex watches  Having a private jet  Living in a 50-room mansion  Definition:  Possessing or showing great wealth

Rihanna lives an opulent lifestyle, living in a mansion on a private island. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: The house was very opulent because… OPULENT SENTENCES

Work ERG-

 Antonyms:  Independent  Separate  alone  Synonyms:  Teamwork  Cooperation  collaboration  Examples:  Teammates who fire each other up  When everyone works harder because they’re together  When group members build on each other’s ideas  Definition:  The power that comes from people working together

No one on the team was a star, but the synergy that came from them working together helped them win the tournament. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: You could see the amazing synergy between the employees when they… SYNERGY SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Random prayers  Synonyms:  Ritual  Church service  Prayer service  Examples:  The order of a church service  The list of Bible readings a church uses  Definition:  A pattern or order of prayer and worship

A printout of the church’s liturgy was provided at the wedding. The liturgy of Islam comes from the Koran. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: One part of a church’s liturgy might be… LITURGY SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Energy  Liveliness  Oomph  vitality  Synonyms:  Tiredness  Exhaustion  Slowness  Lifelessness  Examples:  After you’re sick  After a hard practice  After working in the hot sun  After you were out late  Definition:  Sluggishness, inactivity, laziness

Even though I slept well, I couldn’t shake off my lethargy, and all day I kept falling asleep in class. Working a double shift three days in a row made me so lethargic that I didn’t even go out Friday night. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: I feel lethargic when… Or… You can avoid lethargy by… LETHARGY SENTENCES

work LABOR-

 Antonyms:  Easy  Relaxing  simple  Synonyms:  Difficult  Backbreaking  Tough  painful  Examples:  Fighting canyon fires  Completing algebra assignments  Training for a marathon  Definition:  Requiring lots of mental or physical effort

Moving to a new house was so laborious that I hope I never have to move again. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: A task that I find is laborious is… LABORIOUS SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  To be succinct, short  To compliment  Synonyms:  Criticize  Overstress  Hit, beat  whip  Examples:  Pastors or teachers or parents who talk too long about one topic  To be chewed out too much for something you did  Definition:  1. discuss in too much detail  2. To attack

Instead of belaboring about what else we can have on our float, let’s just vote on the ideas we already have. The tabloids belabored Tom Cruise for being a Scientologist. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: I wish my parents wouldn’t belabor me about… BELABOR SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Shorten  Abbreviate  Condense  reduce  Synonyms:  Add more detail  Explain  Describe  Examples:  Teachers ask you to elaborate about an answer  Boss may ask you to elaborate on a problem  If selling a car, you may need to elaborate on its features  Definition:  explain in more detail

If you don’t understand a math problem, you should ask your teacher to elaborate on how to solve it. When the game show contestant elaborated too much about his life, the host asked for a commercial break. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: Jorge would not elaborate on his plans to leave town because… ELABORATE SENTENCES