indignant: Slides 2-3

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Words in Volume II
covet Slides 24-25 chastise Slides
26-27 discreet Slides 28-29 lucid Slides
30-31 obstinate Slides 32-33 vacuous Slides
34-35 enigma Slides 36-37 aversion Slides
38-39 avert Slides 40-41 nonchalant Slides
42-43 frugal Slides 44-45 zeal Slides
46-47 pious Slides 48-49 astute Slides
50-51 opulent Slides 52-53 (25)
indignant Slides 2-3 usurp Slides
4-5 tremulous Slides 6-7 deride Slides
8-9 insolent Slides 10-11 revere Slides
12-13 petulant Slides 14-15 complacent Slides
16-17 amiable Slides 18-19 buttress Slides
20-21 knell Slides 22-23
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indignant defensively angry because of
an insult
indignation
Rage, astonishment,
, and a storm of
indignantly.
indignantly.
indignation
passions, rushed through the listeners heart, as
the plot was laid bare.
Nicholas Nickleby --Charles Dickens
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Forms N indignation V 00 Adj indignant Adv
indignantly
indignant defensively angry because of an insult
Syn insulted, defensive
Ant flattered
Related dignity, indignity
indignantly.
1.We werent trying to hear him! said Ron
indignation
2.Rage, astonishment,
, and a storm of passions,
rushed through the listeners heart, as the plot
was laid bare.
indignantly.
3.Dont you dare talk to me that way, she
replied
indignation
4. She only felt a furious surge of
that he should think her such a fool.
4
usurp seize political power undeservedly
usurpations.
usurping
usurpation
usurp
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usurp seize political power undeservedly
Syn commandeer, appropriate
Forms N usurper, usurpation V
usurp, usurps, usurped, usurping Adj 00 Adv
00
Ant yield, surrender
1.William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured
by
the pope, was soon submitted to by the English,
who
wanted leaders, and had been of late much
accustomed
usurpation
to
and conquest.
2.The ghosts were returning they filled Italy,
they
were even
usurping
the places she had known
as a child.
3.The history of the present King of Great
Britain is
usurpations.
a history of repeated injuries and
4.This was a shocking thing that the slime of
the pit seemed to
utter cries and voices that the amorphous dust
gesticulated
and sinned that what was dead, and had no shape,
should
usurp
the offices of life.
6
tremulous shaky, usually because of fear
tremulous.
tremulously,
tremulous.
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tremulous shaky, usually because of fear
Forms N tremor V tremble, trembles, trembled,
trembling Adj tremulous Adv tremulously
Syn undulating
Ant rigid
Related tremor
tremulous.
1.In the grass, the daisies were
2.Dumbledores smile was
tremulous.
tremulously,
3.Now,
experimentally, daring to test,
the Witch inhaled.
4.with every successive Sabbath, his cheek was
tremulous.
paler and thinner, and his voice more
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deride to express scorn with cruel laughter
derisive
derision,
derision
derision
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9
Forms N derision V deride, derides,
derided deriding Adj derisive Advderisively
deride to express scorn with cruel laughter
Syn mock jeer
Ant compliment, support
Related ridiculous
derision
1.Putting all the
he could in his voice, he jeered,
How did you like getting shot?
derisive
2.He gave a short,
laugh.
3.Usually, she could will herself to absorb
Mariams
and finger-pointing
derision.
derision,
4.There was a stirring in the crowd, a few hoots
of
but Kennedy smiled.
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insolent disrespectful fresh bratty
insolent,
insolence
,insolent,
insolence
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Forms N insolence V 00 Adj insolent Adv
insolently
insolent disrespectful fresh bratty
Syn impudent disrespectful audacious
brazen impertinent
Ant deferential respectful humble
obedient docile
,insolent,
1.He stared back
his eyes seemingly huge
behind his glasses.
insolent,
2.Youre
woman.
3.Remember that I am not Dumbledore, who forgave
your
insolence
and insubordination.
4.I will not suffer, said the Baron, such
meanness on your
insolence
part, or such
on yours.
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revere respect deeply, almost to the point of
worship
reverent
reverent
revere
reverence
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Syn pay homage to
revere respect deeply, almost to the point of
worship
Ant desecrate insult
Forms N reverence V revere, reveres,
revered, revering Adj reverent,
irreverent Adv reverently, irreverently
Related Reverend
1.My hands naturally came together in
reverent
worship.
reverent,
2.The woman eyed her with a
almost awestruck,
expression.
revere
3.They
those old soldiers.
reverence
4.The noble soul has
for itself.
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petulant cranky, grouchy
petulant
petulance
petulance.
petulant
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petulant cranky, grouchy
Forms N petulance V 00 Adj petulant Adv
petulantly
Ant agreeable, docile, benign, easygoing
Syn irritable, peevish, cantankerous,
fractious, testy, pouty,
1.His manner varies from genial bullying when
petulance
when anything goes wrong.
he is in a good humor to
petulant
2.But were just sitting here, he said, sounding
and tired and cross.
petulance.
3.Im angry with you, Emil, she broke out with
petulant
4.You can be as
as you want, tomorrow.
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complacent blissfully unaware undeservedly
confident
complacent
complacent
complacent
complacent
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complacent blissfully unaware undeservedly
confident
Forms N complacency V 00 Adj complacent Adv
complacently
Syn smug
Ant cautious, wary
Related placid
complacent
1.But hed let himself become too
with what hed been doing.
though, he warned me.
2.Dont let that make you
complacent
3.That would have wiped that
smile off his face.
complacent
complacent
gratification.
4.Milo nodded serenely with
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amiable friendly sociably pleasant
amiable
amiably.
amiable
amiable.
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amiable friendly sociably pleasant
Forms N amiability V 00 Adj amiable Adv
amiably
Syn gregarious, affable
Ant hostile, aloof
Related amor
amiable
1.I am playful playfulness is part of my
character.
amiable
2.Varia did not try to look
and kept her gloomy
expression.
amiably.
3.The spy chatted
4.I can be
Agreeable. Affable. And thats only the As.
amiable.
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buttress (n. or v.) support, as in an
architectural
structure that supports a building
buttresses
buttresses
buttresses
buttresses
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buttress support, as in an architectural
structure that supports a building

Forms N buttress, buttresses V buttress,
buttresses buttressed, buttressing Adj 00
Adv 00
Syn reinforce, fortify
Ant undermine
1.There was a soldier standing with his girl
buttresses
in the shadow of one of the stone
ahead of us.
2.They behaved like people who do not want to be
seen
buttresses
lurking in shadow behind
or in doorways.
buttresses
3.He could see the arched
of the cathedral dome.
4.Its got all these turrets and flying
and stuff.
buttresses
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knell the sound of a bell, esp. a bell that
informs of a death
knell
knell
knell
knelled.
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knell the sound of a bell, esp. a bell that
informs of a death
Syn toll
1.It could just as well have been himself for
whom the death
knell
was tolling.
Forms N knell, knells V knell, knells,
knelled, knelling Adj 00 Adv 00
2.The bell clanged and
knelled.
3.There seemed to be an ominous
knell
of some evil to come.
4.His manner was so casual when he was sounding
the
death
of Tara.
knell
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covet to want something that you have no right
to want
coveting.
coveted
coveted.
coveted.
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covet to want something that you have no right
to want
1.He decided to end the live of another man who
stood
coveted.
between him and the land he
coveted
2.Hes
that for a long time, and now he has it.
coveting.
3.Soon, the wanting turned to
coveted.
4.He put on his hat and the dark cordovan gloves
I
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entreat plead with
entreat
entreat
entreat
entreat
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entreat plead with
Syn beseech
Ant reject
1.Youpoor and obscure, and small and plain as
you are--
entreat
you to accept me as a husband.
I
2. I
entreat
you, for your sake and hers, to be more quiet.
entreat
3. I
you not to suppose that I moved this way
in order to beg for a partner.
entreat
you.
4.Say no more against it, I
Forms N entreaty, entreaties V entreat,
entreats, entreated, entreating Adj 00
Adv 00
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chastise punish
chastise
chastise
chastisement.
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chastise punish
chastise
1.He would
them both, harshly.
2.Now I didnt bring you in here just to
you.
chastise
chastise
3.How could I, of all people,
someone for their past?
4.It was a minor rule, rather like rudeness,
punishable by gentle
chastisement.
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discreet kept secret or private
discretion
discreetly
indiscretion.
discreetly.
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discreet kept secret or private
1.I think I impressed upon him how important
it is to handle this thing
discreetly.
2.I daresay you know, like everybody else, that
once, many
indiscretion.
years ago, I was guilty of an
discretion
3.Old folks, you know, have
and know the world.
discreetly
4.He discovered Isabelle to be
and aggravatingly
unsentimental in letters.
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lucid clear
lucid.
lucid--
lucid
lucid.
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lucid clear
Syn comprehensible, coherent, limpid
Ant incomprehensible, incoherent, muddy
lucid
1. She was perfectly
,you could even say controlled,
despite her anxiety.
lucid.
lucid--
things were clear but my tongue wouldnt
2. I was
fit around the words.
3. My mind made a final attempt at being
lucid.
Forms N lucidity V 00 Adj lucid Adv 00
4. Though drunk, Alessandro was
lucid.
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obstinate stubborn
obstinately.
I want the gum! Violet said
obstinate
obstinately.
obstinate
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory --Rahl Dahl
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obstinate stubborn
ob against or reverse obstruct,
obnoxious, obvious, object
obstinately.
3. I want the gum! Violet said
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vacuous empty-headed, lacking substance
vacuous
vacuously
vacuous
vacuous
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vacuous empty-headed, lacking substance
vacuity
1. People noticed the
of my face and the
aimlessness of my conversation.
vacuous
2. His eyes seemed wandering,
again.
vacuously
3. He opened the medicine cabinet. He stared
rather
into it for a few seconds, as though he had
forgotten why he
opened it.
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enigma puzzle, mystery
enigmas
enigma
enigma
enigmatic
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Syn conundrum
enigma puzzle, mystery
Ant open book
Forms N enigma V 00 Adj enigmatic Adv 00
enigmas
1. It was just another of the
he never solved.
enigmatic
2. I watched curiously as an
range of emotions
flitted across her face.
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aversion strong, automatic dislike, esp. one
causing a negative physical reaction
aversion
aversion
aversion
aversion.
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aversion strong, automatic dislike, esp. one
causing a negative physical reaction
Syn revulsion, loathing
Ant attraction, magnetism, proclivity, addiction
Forms N aversion V avert, averts,
averted, averting Adj averse Adv aversely
aversion
1. She had an unreasoning
to her stepmother.
aversion
to it, she said,
2. We have an
choosing the word carefully.
3. She had avoided Emily Brent with a
shuddering
aversion.
4. Others called them Mujahideen, but, when
they did, they
made a facea sneering, distasteful facethe
word reeking
of deep
aversion.
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avert turn away from
avert
averted
averted
averted.
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avert turn away from
Root vert, verse to turn divert, diverse
convert, converse subvert, subversive traverse
1. A potential crisis had been
averted.
2. They shrug, mumble, and
avert
their gazes.
3. Tally
her eyes from Shays beauty, trying
averted
to focus her thoughts.
his eyes.
4. He merely turned red and
averted
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nonchalant having a free,casual, informal
attitude
nonchalant.
nonchalantly
nonchalant
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nonchalant having a free,casual, informal
attitude
Syn insouciant blithe
Ant tense, intense
Forms N nonchalance V 00 Adj nonchalant Adv
nonchalantly
1. I just got very cool and
nonchalant.
nonchalant
2.Dont rush, act
, Amy cautioned.
nonchalantly
3.My driver drove
and recklessly, averting
collisions by the thinnest of margins, all
without so much as a
pause in the incessant stream of words spewing
from his mouth.
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frugal thrifty reluctant to spend money
frugal
frugally.
frugal,
frugal
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frugal thrifty reluctant to spend money
Forms N frugality Verb 00 Adj frugal Adv
frugally
Syn miserly, parsimonious
Ant extravagant, lavish
frugal
1.Theyre so
with things here, waste is practically
a criminal activity.
2. The truest happiness, he said, lay in working
hard and
living
frugally.
3. In order to secure my credit and character as
a tradesman,
frugal,
I took care not only to be in reality industrious
and
but to avoid all appearances to the contrary.
frugal
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zeal excessive commitment or enthusiasm
zeal.
zeal
zeal
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zeal excessive commitment or enthusiasm
Forms N zeal, zealot Verb 00 Adj
zealous Adv zealously
Syn exuberance, ardor, fervor, elan
Ant apathy, lethargy, nonchalance,
indifference, ennui
zeal.
1. They flung themselves into their work with
savage
2. I didnt have that patriotic
zeal
3. If something captured my undisciplined
imagination, I
bordering on obsession.
pursued it with a
zeal
4. Above 26,000 feet, moreover, the line
between appropriate
zeal
and reckless summit fever becomes grievously
thin.
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pious observing religious laws and customs
pious
Pious
pious
piety
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pious observing religious laws and customs
pious
1. Why do you turn away from your
good works?
2. Most were
pious
Christians or Muslims.
3. He really seemed somehow or other to fancy
that his
and benevolence enough for two.
wife had
piety
4. Pious
people get on my nerves.
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astute sharply observant
astute
astute
astute,
astuteness,
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astute sharply observant
Forms N asuteness Verb 00 Adj astute Adv
astutely
Syn shrewd
Ant obtuse, naïve, gullible
astute
1. Id say thats a remarkably
analysis.
2. Youve completely changed, you used to be so
astute,
are you losing it now?
3. For all his sagacity, for all his caution
and
astuteness,
the old judge had gone the way of the rest.
astute
4. Chrysler may not like Toyota, but the
Mr. Iacocca does not call for an air strike
against Tokyo.
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opulent observably wealthy, showy
opulent
opulence
opulent
opulent
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opulent observably wealthy, showy
Forms N opulence Verb 00 Adj opulent Adv
opulently
Syn ostentatious, lavish
Ant humble, modest
Related optical, optician
opulent
priest is a contradiction.
1. An
2. Nowhere in all America will you find parks
and gardens
than in New Bedford.
more
opulent
3. How grand you look, Randolph, he
continued in a thin
voice while studying his host and glancing around
at the
suite.
piety
opulence
of having a teacher for each grade made an
4.The
impression on him.