1. VOCABULARY
10/29 – 11/2

2. recant (verb)- to say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief.
synonyms: deny, disavow, renounce
antonym: accept
Example: Bob recanted belief in his religion after having a life-changing experience.

3. saturate (verb)- cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed
synonyms: soak, drench, permeate
antonym: dry
Example: The sponge was quickly saturated with water.

4. saturnine (adjective)- (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy
synonyms: melancholy, glum
antonym: cheerful
Example: He became very saturnine
after he got that D- on the Calc. test.

5. slough (verb)- to be shed, cast off, or discarded
synonym: molt, shed
antonym: don
Example: The snake sloughed
its skin as it grew older.

6. acclamation (noun)- loud and enthusiastic approval, typically to welcome or honor someone or something
synonyms: cheer, praise,
antonym: criticism
Example: The crowd stood and cheered in acclamation after Bob hit a homerun.

7. collusion (noun) - secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others
synonyms - conspiracy, intrigue
The collusion between Bob and Shaggy to cheat the blackjack tables was eventually discovered by the owner of the casino.

8. imperturbable (adjective)- unable to be upset or excited synonyms - composed, calm
antonyms - excitable, edgy
Even after his baby’s birth he was imperturbable to what should have been a very exciting moment.

9. mandate (noun and verb)
noun- official order or commision to do something
verb- give someone authority to act in a certain way
synonyms - instruct, decree
Bob was overjoyed to get a mandate to divorce
Shaggy.

10. paltry (adjective)- (of an amount) small or meager
synonyms - inadequate, insufficient antonym: abundant
Bob gave Joey a paltry amount of
toxic waste.

11. pedantry (noun)- excessive concern with minor details and rules
synonym -literalism, dogmatism
Bob was prone to pedantry, and so it was awful to argue with him because he only focused on meaningless details and errors.