1. Group #6 Vocab By: Jash Lal Block: 4

2. Altercation (noun)  Synonym: quarrel  Antonym: agreement  A noisy quarrel  Their altercation disturbed the whole class, even other classes could hear.

3. Apex (noun)  Synonym: peak  Antonym: valley  Highest point; summit  We finally reached the apex of the mountain, and gawked at the beautiful view.

4. Ballyhoo (noun)  Synonym: Socialization  Antonym: Putting Down  Talk or writing that is designed to get people excited or interested in something  The ballyhoo in school is spreading around very fast; everyone has heard the gossip.

5. Bona Fide (adj.)  Synonym: genuine  Antonym: false  Made in good faith without fraud or deceit; genuine  The restaurant's food is bona fide, there is not one flaw.

6. Caucus (noun)  Synonym: meeting  closed meeting of members of group united to promoted a cause, issue or idea.  We had a long caucus, and talked about our next rally.

7. Disdain (noun)  Synonym: contempt  Antonym: admiration  A feeling that someone/ something is bad, worthless or low; scorn or contempt  I feel disdain for my peer, he did nothing for the project.

8. Disdain (verb)  Synonym: to scorn  Antonym: respect  To have or show a feeling of scorn or contempt  I disdained my friend for making me do the project by myself.

9. Dulcet (adj.)  Synonym: melodious  Antonym: discordant  Sweet; melodious; soothing  His dulcet voice quickly put me to sleep.

10. Expunge (verb)  Synonym: remove  Antonym: return  To strike out; to erase; to remove  I expunged everything in my room, organized it, then returned it.

11. Flamboyant (adj.)  Synonym: ornate  Antonym: unflashy  Ornate, showy or flowery  The flamboyant project was absolutely beautiful and flashy.

12. Malleable (adj.)  Synonym: bendy  Antonym: rigid  Capable of being shaped or formed  I love to twist around malleable Twizzlers, and then eat the bent candy.

13. Meander (verb)  Synonym: wander  Antonym: stay put  To follow a winding and turning a course or path  We meandered around the path searching for material for a dog house.

14. Meticulous (adj.)  Synonym: scrupulous  Antonym: careless  Show great concern for detail; extremely careful or precise  I dislike meticulous people, they just need to relax and stop being a perfectionists.

15. Swarm (noun)  Synonym: group  Antonym: soloist  A large group of insects or small creatures in motion  The swarm of bees attacked after I accidently stepped on their bee hive.

16. Translucent (adj.)  Synonym: partially see-through  Antonym: partially non-see through  Allows light to pass through, but blurring it so images can’t be seen clearly- a distortion occurs  The blanket is translucent and somewhat see- through.

17. HONORS

18. Abridge (verb)  Synonym: shorten  Antonym: lengthen  Shorten  The abridged versions of books usually skip non- important parts of the book.

19. Antidote (noun)  Synonym: anti- venom  something that relieves or prevents; a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison  I needed an antidote after I was bitten by a poisonous animal.

20. Autonomous (adj.)  Synonym: Independent  Antonym: Dependent  Independent  I was autonomous in the process of doing the project, because my partner was absent.

21. Bolster (verb)  Synonym: strengthen  Antonym: weaken  To support; to strengthen  I bolstered my muscles by working out for hours a day.

22. Candor (noun)  Synonym: honesty  Antonym: falseness  Honesty; sincerity  To be a good friend you must have candor, so people can trust you.