By: Ankitha anumolu

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Set 5 Vocabulary

• By Ankitha anumolu

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Counter

• POS Verb
• Synonym Opposition
• Antonym Agree

• Definition to say or do something in opposition
  to something else
• Warren countered his mom on the topic of laundry
  by arguing about not wanting to do it.

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Cunning

• POS Adjective
• Synonym Sly
• Antonym Conspicuous

• Definition sly, crafty or clever
• The fox was very cunning it stole the cookies
  without the baker without even noticing.

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Debris

• POS Noun
• Synonym wreckage
• Antonym neat

• Definition remains of destroyed or discarded
  materials wreckage
• Hurricane Sandy left a lot of debris, there was
  mud, branches, etc, everywhere.

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Defiance

• POS Noun
• Synonym Refusal
• Antonym Agreement

• Definition an act of refusal or resistance to an
  opposing force or authority.
• There was great defiance in the courtroom the
  jury wanted the man to be guilty, but the judges
  and lawyers wanted the man to be not guilty.

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Jut

• POS Verb
• Synonym stick out
• Antonym bend in

• Definition to extend sharply outward to project
  or stick out
• The dislocated bone jutted out of the mans
  thumb.

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Kindle

• POS Verb
• Synonym bloomed
• Antonym die down

• Definition to build or start a fire to excite a
  feeling or idea
• Martin Luther King Jr.s speech kindled an
  inspiration inside of many people across America.

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Knoll

• POS Noun
• Synonym Hill
• Antonym Plateau

• Definition a small, rounded hill
• Living on a knoll has let me have a view of the
  city from far away, since we reside atop a
  mountain.

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Luminous

• POS Adjective
• Synonym Shining
• Antonym Dull

• Definition giving off light shining
• The golden dress was luminous, it glowed very
  brightly.

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Specimen

• POS Noun
• Synonym Studied upon object
• Antonym N/A

• Definition something studied by scientists or
  doctors as an example of a set of things or
  systems
• After triple-checking a specimen of moon rock
  from the Moon, scientists clarified that life
  would be possible on the Moon.

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Stamina

• POS Noun
• Synonym Endurance
• Antonym Fatigue

• Definition the ability to resist fatigue or
  illness endurance
• To run 100 laps on the pacer, you need a lot of
  stamina.

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Subside

• POS Verb
• Synonym Lower agitation
• Antonym Increased anger

• Definition to become less active or intense or
  agitated
• The losing teams anger subsided as they realized
  they still had a chance of making it to the
  playoffs.

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Swagger

• POS Verb
• Synonym Cool
• Antonym Boring

• Definition to walk in a way that makes it look
  as if you think youre important or confident
  strut
• Joe walked with such a swagger, you might think
  he is popular.

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Saturnine

• POS Adjective
• Synonym Gloomy
• Antonym Energetic

• Definition of a gloomy or surly disposition
• The saturnine Mr. Scrooge is the main character
  of a Christmas Carol.

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Caduceus

• POS Noun
• Synonym N/A
• Antonym N/A

• Definition a staff with two snakes twined around
  it and two wings at its top
• The medical staff, when asked what is their
  medical symbol, reply the caduceus.

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Mercurial

• POS Adjective
• Synonym Mood swings
• Antonym Stable moods

• Definition characterized by rapid and
  unpredictable changeableness of mood
• The teenage boy is mercurial one moment he is
  happy, another he is sad.

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Lethargy

• POS Noun or Adjective
• Synonym Slow
• Antonym Speed/Speedy

• Definition
• n - Abnormal drowsiness
• adj - sluggish, dull
• After receiving medicine, the patient seemed
  lethargic he looked like he was very sleepy.

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Draconian

• POS Adjective
• Synonym Mean
• Antonym Nice

• Definition cruel, harsh, severe
• The king was Draconian, he made everyone suffer
  with his cruel laws.