1. By: Erin Jolicoeur Ashley Hutton Matt Perrott
Unit 14
By: Erin Jolicoeur
Ashley Hutton
Matt Perrott

2. Amenable
Definition:
(Adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible for

3. Amenable Synonyms: Antonyms: Agreeable; manageable; responsive
Nonconforming; uncooperative; unwilling

4. Sentence: The amendable girl followed the advice of the psychic.
Amenable
Sentence:
The amendable girl followed the advice of the psychic.

5. Definition: (V.) To scold sharply
Berate
Definition:
(V.) To scold sharply

6. Berate Synonyms: Antonyms: Tell off; cuss out; jump all over
Compliment; hail; praise

7. Sentence: My mother will berate you if you cuss.

8. Definition: (N.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
Carnage
Definition:
(N.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

9. Synonyms: Annihilation; mass murder; extermination
Carnage
Synonyms:
Annihilation; mass murder; extermination

10. Sentence: The holocaust was a huge carnage.

11. Definition: (Adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived
Credulous
Definition:
(Adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

12. Credulous Synonyms: Antonyms: Gullible; trustful; believing
Suspecting; untrusting; skeptical

13. Sentence: Girls are often very credulous when it comes to boys.

14. Definition: (N.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation.
Criterion
Definition:
(N.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation.

15. Criterion Synonym: Antonym: Opinion; example; proof
Guess; possibility; probability

16. Sentence: There is a certain criterion by which we judge writing.

17. Deplete
Definition:
(V.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly.

18. Synonyms: Reduce; use up; decrease Antonyms: Add; expand; increase
Deplete
Synonyms:
Reduce; use up; decrease
Antonyms:
Add; expand; increase

19. Sentence: The suspect had to deplete his evidence.

20. Expatiate Definition:
(V.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely.

21. Expatiate Synonyms: Antonyms: To elaborate; enlarge; roam
Decrease; lessen; shrink

22. Sentence: She expatiated on her previous suggestions.

23. Extraneous Definition:
(Adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant.

24. Synonyms: Alien; exotic; strange Antonyms: Natural; native
Extraneous
Synonyms:
Alien; exotic; strange
Antonyms:
Natural; native

25. Sentence: The boy from Mexico felt extraneous in the United States.

26. Inception Definition:
(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

27. Inception Synonyms: Antonyms: Commencement; inauguration; initiation;
Conclusion; end; finish

28. The inception of human beings dates back to thousands of years ago.
Sentence:
The inception of human beings dates back to thousands of years ago.

29. Definition: (n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
Infirmity
Definition:
(n.) a weakness or ailment
(physical, mental, moral, etc.)

30. Ailment; affliction; defect; malady
Infirmity
Synonyms:
Ailment; affliction; defect; malady
Antonyms:
Health; strength

31. Infirmity
Sentence:
The child had an infirmity in his lungs and needed a respirator to help him breathe.

32. Jejune
Definition:
(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

33. Childish; insipid; juvenile; puerile
Jejune
Synonyms:
Childish; insipid; juvenile; puerile
Antonyms:
Mature; stimulating

34. Jejune
Sentence:
The jejune kindergarteners enjoyed seeing who could the farthest jump off a chair.

35. Definition: (adj.) stubborn, unyielding
Obdurate
Definition:
(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

36. Obdurate Synonyms: Antonyms: Adamant; obstinate; unyielding
Amendable; compliant; submissive

37. Obdurate
Sentence:
The obdurate boy repeatedly asked his parents to go to the beach for a week with his friends until they yielded to his request.

38. Ostensible Definition:
(adj.) apparent, appearing to be true or actual; capable of being show or exhibited

39. Ostensible Synonyms: Antonyms: Apparent; professed; purported
Actual; genuine; real; true

40. Ostensible
Sentence:
The ostensible reason for the divorce was the couple was not getting along; however, the true motive was the husband was having an affair.

41. Potpourri Definition:
(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

42. Synonyms: Farrago; hodgepodge; medley Antonyms: Ingredient; singular
Potpourri
Synonyms:
Farrago; hodgepodge; medley
Antonyms:
Ingredient; singular

43. Potpourri
Sentence:
The potpourri of food at the celebration provided each guest with something they would like to eat.

44. Precocious Definition:
(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents or mental capacity)

45. Synonyms: Advanced; forward; gifted
Precocious
Synonyms:
Advanced; forward; gifted

46. Sentence: The precocious boy became a world renowned surgeon.

47. Providential Definition:
(adj.) Happening as thought through divine intervention; characterized by good fortune

48. Providential Synonyms: Antonyms: fortunate, lucky, blessed
luckless, unfortunate, unhappy

49. Sentence: They providentially won the lottery.

50. Definition: (Adj.) Delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel,
Sadistic
Definition:
(Adj.) Delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel,

51. Sadistic Synonyms: ruthless, barbarous, brutal Antonyms:
compassionate, good-hearted, humane

52. Sentence: The man was killed in a sadistic manner.

53. Sententious Definition:
Self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

54. Sententious Synonyms: articulate, fluent, persuasive Antonyms:
misrepresented, unclear, unintelligible

55. Sentence: He speaks very sententiously.

56. Definition: (V.) To beg earnestly and humbly
Supplicate
Definition:
(V.) To beg earnestly and humbly

57. Synonyms: beg, desire, seek Antonyms: hint, imply, gratify
Supplicate
Synonyms:
beg, desire, seek
Antonyms:
hint, imply, gratify

58. Sentence: Supplicate for the kings mercy.

59. Surfeit
Definition:
(N.) An excess or over indulgence, as in eating or drinking; causing disgust; to feed or supple with anything to excess.

60. Surfeit Synonyms: Antonyms: excess, plethora, overabundance
insufficient, meager, scant

61. Sentence: The packet contained a surfeit of pages.

62. (Adj.) Winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious
Tortuous
Definition:
(Adj.) Winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

63. Synonyms: crooked, curved, bent Antonyms: straight, straightaway
Tortuous
Synonyms:
crooked, curved, bent
Antonyms:
straight, straightaway

64. Sentence: The road was tortuous.

65. Turgid
Definition:
(adj.) Swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

66. Synonyms: amplified overblown, tumescent Antonyms: deflated, shrunken
Turgid
Synonyms:
amplified overblown, tumescent
Antonyms:
deflated, shrunken

67. Sentence: The mess in his bed room was very turgid.

68. Review Activity

69. 1) What is a synonym for amenable? Agreeable Unwilling Wanted
Review Activity
1) What is a synonym for amenable?
Agreeable
Unwilling
Wanted

70. Review Activity 2) What is the definition for berate? To be ashamed
To scold sharply
Coming from the outside; foreign

71. 3) What is part of speech is carnage? Noun Verb Adjective
Review Activity
3) What is part of speech is carnage?
Noun
Verb
Adjective

72. 4) Aliens are often called _________. Credulous Expatiate Extraneous
Review Activity
4) Aliens are often called _________.
Credulous
Expatiate
Extraneous

73. 5) What is a synonym for credulous? Untrusting Gullible Suspect
Review Activity
5) What is a synonym for credulous?
Untrusting
Gullible
Suspect

74. 6) What is the definition for deplete?
Review Activity
6) What is the definition for deplete?
To diminish greatly
To consume; eat up
To tell off

75. 7) What is an antonym for criterion? Opinion Guess Example
Review Activity
7) What is an antonym for criterion?
Opinion
Guess
Example

76. 8) What is the definition for expatiate?
Review Activity
8) What is the definition for expatiate?
To scold sharply
To limit
To expand on

77. Review Activity
9) The professor’s long, _____ lecture cause half the class to fall asleep.
Criterion
Jejune
Turgid

78. 10) The _____ of the new presidency was January 20, 2009.
Review Activity
10) The _____ of the new presidency was January 20, 2009.
Surfeit
Sententious
Inception

79. 11) Many people called the _____ child, a future Picasso.
Review Activity
11) Many people called the _____ child, a future Picasso.
Precocious
Tortuous
Expatiate

80. Review Activity
12) The _____ child threw a temper tantrum until her mother bought her candy.
Obdurate
Carnage
Berate

81. Review Activity
13) The ambitious child only had one _____; his lack of support at home.
Inception
Extraneous
Infirmity

82. Review Activity
14) The criminal had an _____ alibi; however, it later proved to be false.
Expatiate
Ostensible
Providential

83. Review Activity
15) The old woman’s house had a peculiar scent due to the large amounts of _____ that she sets out.
Tortuous
Supplicate
Potpourri

84. 16) What is the synonym of sadistic?
Review Activity
16) What is the synonym of sadistic?
A.)Happy
B.)Cruel
C.)Patient
D.)Eager

85. Review Activity 17) What word best completes the sentence?
The rollercoaster was on a _______ path.
A.)providential
B.)surfeit
C.)tortuous
D.)sententious

86. 18) What is the best antonym for Providential?
Review Activity
18) What is the best antonym for Providential?
A.) fortunate
B.)occurring often
C.)unfortunate
D.) ordinary

87. 19) What is the best synonym for surfeit?
Review Activity
19) What is the best synonym for surfeit?
A.)overindulgence
B.)tribulations
C.)deteriorating
D.)small amount

88. Review Activity 20) What word best fits the sentence?
The soldier ________ for his life
A.)Supplicated
B.)turgid
C.)surfeited

89. 21) What is the best antonym for the word Sententious?
Review Activity
21) What is the best antonym for the word Sententious?
A.)self-righteous
B.)humble
C.)happy
D.)disoriented

90. Review Activity 22) What is the best synonym for the word turgid?
A.)plain
B.)simple
C.) over decorated
D.)happening beforehand

91. Answers A B C

92. Answers
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. C

93. Answers
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. A
22. C