Set 3 Honors Vocab By: Nadia Bryant

Bluff(Verb) Definition: To engage in a false display of strength or confidence, usually in order to deceive someone. Sentence: I bluffed to make it look as if I wasn’t afraid to go and get the mail in the dark. Synonym: Pretend, sham, fake Antonym: truth, real

Brackish (Adjective) Definition:Salty Sentence: The people in Jamestown could not drink the brackish water because they would get sick. Synonym: Salty Antonym: Sweet

Circumference(Noun) Definition:The boundary of an area, an object, or geometric figure; especially a circle. Sentence: The circumference of the house was our new white fence that we had just put down. Synonym: perimeter, border, boundary Antonym: interior, middle, inside

Headway(Noun) Definition: To progress towards a place or goal. Sentence: I was making headway to getting my bachelor’s degree. Synonym: progress, proceed, advance Antonym: fail

Ignite(verb) Definition: To cause something to start burning; to catch on fire Sentence: As the moon rose into the sky, we ignited the bonfire to illuminate the Summer night. Synonym: combust, catch fire, to light Antonym: snuff, dampen

Illuminated(verb) Definition: To cast light upon someone or something. Sentence: He illuminated the night with the glow of his torch. Synonym: Lighten, brighten, irradiate Antonym:darken

impending(adjective) Definition: About to occur. Sentence: The impending doom of the Orc armies devouring them seemed as if they were about to come true. Synonym: imminent, near, coming Antonym: far

repugnant(adjective) Definition: Causing disgust; offensive or repulsive Sentence: A repugnant smell emanated from the full garbage can. Synonym: abhorrent, repulsive, revolting Antonym: attractive, pleasant

restitution(noun) Definition: To pay money or make up for damage or injury that you have caused. Sentence: “You owe me restititution for my glass vase!” She screamed. Synonym: return, restoration, surrender Antonym: dissatisfaction, penalty, fee

sabotage(noun/verb) Defintion: (N)- A deliberate act that causes damage or stop activities. (V)- To commit sabotage against something. Sentence: (N)- Billy’s older sister was “accidentally” smacked in the head, but everyone assumed it was sabotage. (V)- Billy’s friend Austin sabotaged the competition because he was jealous that Billy made it to the finals and not him. Synonyms: (N)- Vandalism, obstruction, destruction (V)- Vandalize, obstruct, destruct Antonyms: build, construct, fix

scarcity(noun) Definition: Insufficient supply; a shortage. Sentence: There was a scarcity of animals in the forest; they had fled from the wildfire. Synonyms: Shortage, lack, undersupply Antonyms: abundance, excess, surplus

zeal(noun) Definition: Great enthusiasm or devotion to a cause, idea or goal. Sentence: The girl had great zeal on her chances in the race. Synonym: ardor, ferver, avidity Antonym: apathy, indifference

HONORS WORDS

Ambrosial(adjective) Definition: fragant, balmy, divine Sentence: The ambrosial scent filled the air. Synonyms: fragrant, delicious, divine Antonyms: odor, repugnant

halcyon(adjective) Definition: Calm, peacful Sentence: Everything was halcyon that very night; it was so tranquil. Synonym: tranquil, peacful Antonym: loud, obnoxious

metamorphasis(noun) Definition: a transformation, a marked alteration Sentence: The whole class watched in awe as the frog began the first stage of its metamorphasis. Synonym: transformation, mutation, transmutation Antonym: stagnation

labyrinthine(adjective) Defintition: complicated, perplexing, maze-like Sentence: The labyrinthine forest consisted of thousands of twists and turns that would confuse anyone. Synonym: maze, labyrinth Antonym: flatland

titanic(adjective) Definition: Huge, powerful Sentence: The titanic boat rose high and mighty above them. Synonym: Huge, ginormous Antonym: small, miniscule