lega “To appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with” “To appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with”
legacy noun noun Body of ideas, achievements, and morals Body of ideas, achievements, and morals Synonym: heritage Synonym: heritage My grandfather’s legacy was one of integrity. My grandfather’s legacy was one of integrity.
delegate verb verb To divide up, especially responsibilities To divide up, especially responsibilities Synonym: designate Synonym: designate Antonym: retain Antonym: retain Mr. Sharp delegated assignments to his teachers. Mr. Sharp delegated assignments to his teachers.
Act/ag “To do; to act” “To do; to act”
agenda noun noun Plan of action; purpose Plan of action; purpose Synonym: schedule Synonym: schedule We have three things on our agenda for today. We have three things on our agenda for today.
proactive adjective adjective Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs Synonym: practical Synonym: practical Antonym: passive Antonym: passive Instead of waiting to the last minute, Sarah was proactive about studying for her test. Instead of waiting to the last minute, Sarah was proactive about studying for her test.
exacting adjective adjective Demanding perfection; strict Demanding perfection; strict Synonym: picky Synonym: picky Antonym: lenient Antonym: lenient The exacting teacher would never take late work. The exacting teacher would never take late work.
Puls/pel “to push” “to push”
repulsion noun noun Desire to avoid; disgust Desire to avoid; disgust Synonym: horror Synonym: horror antonym: attraction antonym: attraction I turned away in repulsion after looking at the accident scene. I turned away in repulsion after looking at the accident scene.
dispel verb verb To scatter about; break up To scatter about; break up Synonym: banish Synonym: banish Antonym: gather Antonym: gather We had to dispel the rumor that was plaguing the school. We had to dispel the rumor that was plaguing the school.
propel verb verb To cause to move towards; push To cause to move towards; push Synonym: push Synonym: push The wind propelled the boat across the water. The wind propelled the boat across the water.
lat “brought, or carried” “brought, or carried”
relative adjective adjective Dependent upon Dependent upon Synonym: comparative Synonym: comparative Antonym: absolute Antonym: absolute My grade on the test is relative to the amount of studying I do. My grade on the test is relative to the amount of studying I do.
superlative Adjective Adjective Excellent; above all others Excellent; above all others synonym: superior synonym: superior Antonym: inferior Antonym: inferior Mr. Sharp is a superlative principal. Mr. Sharp is a superlative principal.
dilate Verb Verb To widen To widen Synonym: expand Synonym: expand Antonym: contract Antonym: contract My eyes were dilated so the doctor could examine them. My eyes were dilated so the doctor could examine them.