Vocab Set 2

Diverse: Varied

Vocab Sentence: The selection of marker colors was varied.


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Antonym: Similar

Sentence: The identical twins are similar in every way, accept their height.





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Benevolent: Kind; good-hearted; generous

Vocab Sentence: The benevolent old man, ran a rescue shelter for dogs found on the street.




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Antonym: Selfish

Sentence: The boy was acting selfish, when he wouldn't share his toys with his sister.




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Pious: Reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout



Vocab Sentence: The pious woman goes to church every week, to please her parents.



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Antonym: Atheist

Sentence: He grew up atheist, but as an adult he converted to Judaism.





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Conciliatory: Making peace; attempting to solve a dispute goodwill

Vocab Sentence: It was hard to be concilatory, when his friend would not stop fighting.





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Antonym: Fighting

Sentence: The two siblings would not stop fighting, so their mom put them in time out.




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Resignation: Reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (secondary meaning)


Vocab Sentence: She gave her boss her resignation letter, when she found a better job.





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Antonym: Agreement



Sentence: All of the friends were in agreement to have the party Friday.





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Resolute: Determined; firm; unwavering

Vocab Sentence: She was resolute in her decision.




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Antonym: Afraid

Sentence: Even though he was very afraid, he entered the haunted house with his friends.




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Servile: Submissive and subservient; like a servant

Vocab Sentence: Even though it felt like a servile job, the man didn't quit because he needed the money.




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Antonym: Aggressive


Sentence: It is very dangerous to have an aggressive dog living in the same house as a yound child.




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Acute: Sharp; shrewd


Vocab Sentence: Even with the woman's old age, she is still very acute.


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Antonym: Dense


Sentence: It is very hard to get her point across, when her husband is acting so dense.




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Reticent: Restrained; uncommunicative


Vocab Sentence: The reticent man became less talkative with age.




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Antonym: Communicative


Sentence: The teacher believes that his students learn the most in a communicative setting.




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Anarchy: Absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder


Vocab Sentence: Though it was a powerful anarchy, the Han were eventually overturned.




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Antonym: Lawfulness


Sentence: Unlike a dictatorship, the lawfulness of the United States courts are generally fair.



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