1. Vocabulary words
SET 1 with Honors Words

2. Adversary(noun) Definition: An opponent or enemy Synonym: antagonist
Antonym: Ally
My Adversary was trying to kill me. He has been my rival for years.

3. Aplomb(noun) Definition: Self-confident in a difficult situation
Synonym: balance
Antonym: Gaucheness
I was aplomb, as I shot the winning shot in the basketball game.

4. Apprehensive(adjective)
Definition: anxious or fearful; uneasy
Synonym: afraid
Antonym: calm
I was apprehensive to enter the dilapidated house. After a few minutes I got rid of my fear.

5. Fragrance(noun) Definition: a sweet or pleasant odor; a scent
Synonym: aroma
Antonym: stench
A pleasant fragrance emanated from the person right in front of me. It smelled amazing.

6. Furtive(adjective)
Definition: sneaky; acting in a way so as not to be noticed
Synonym: Cautious
Antonym: open
I was furtively, grabbing a cookie; as for I didn’t want to be spotted.

7. Grueling(adjective)
Definition: physically or mentally exhausting; very hard to do
Synonym: brutal
Antonym: easy
I was grueling over the calculus problem, as it was to hard to do.

8. Potential(noun)
Definition: Ability to grow, develop or improve; possibility
Synonym: dormant
Antonym: lacking
I could see a lot of potential in my apprentice, as if he were to grow to be better then me in the way of the sword.

9. Precipice(noun)
Definition: very steep overhanging rock; edge of a cliff
Synonym: cliff
Antonym: flat-ground
The grand canyon was very precipice. When I stared down I started to get dizzy, because it was to deep.

10. Pristine(adjective)
Definition: in a pure or unspoiled state; untouched
Synonym: refined
Antonym: dingy
The food must be pristine, as for we will be having a lot of customers, we don’t want them to be eating spoiled food.

11. Apparition(noun) Definition: An unusual or unexpected sight
Synonym: ghostly
Antonym: human
I saw an apparition, and I was freaked I thought ghosts weren’t real

12. Cryptic(adjective) Secret; mysterious Synonym: arcane Antonym: clear
The letter’s where cryptic, as if it were a secret language.

13. Lugubrious(adjective)
Definition: Exaggeratedly mournful
Synonym: bleak
Antonym: cheerful
I was lugubrious as as I had to go somewhere on an amazing day, I was very sad.

14. Maelstrom(noun) Definition: a powerful whirlpool; turmoil
Synonym: vortex
Antonym: calm-sea
The Maelstrom was powerful, as for it was sucking me into it’s powerful whirlpool.

15. Mausoleum(noun) Definition: A large; elaborate tomb Synonym: tomb
Antonym: none
The large mausoleum, was built for the kings of Egypt, to bury them in it.