Vocab Sentence: He will publish the new Nikki Heat novel in September.
Antonyms: Common
Sentence: It is very common for students to stress about chemistry tests.
Sentence: It is very common for students to stress about chemistry tests.
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Philanthropy: Love of mankind; donating to charity
Vocab Sentence: A few students have
started a philanthropy club at Seton
this year.
Antonyms: Cheapness
Sentence: The store was known for its good quality and cheapness.
Tentative: Experimental; temporary; uncertain
Vocab Sentence: The newborn horse
took a tentative first step.
Antonym: Certain
Sentence: The boy is certain that he wants to attend the
University of Cincinnati next year.
Deference: Submission to another's will; respect;
courtesy
Vocab Sentence: No matter how much the servant didn’t want to
submit, he had to show his master deference.
Antonym: Disobedience
Sentence: If the children showed any
disobedience, they would be put in
timeout.
Vacillate: To be indecisive; to waver back and forth
Vocab Sentence: It was very hard not
to vacillate between the two job
offers.
Antonym: Decide
Sentence: She decided to apply for
Columbia, when she was rejected from Stanford.
Fervor: Passion
Vocab Sentence: I could see the fervor and love between the husband and wife when they kissed for the first time after being married.
Antonym: Apathy
Sentence: It was very difficult not to show apathy towards the bully who was hurt
Dispassionate: Without passion; objective; neutral
Vocab Sentence: Throughout the year,
she became more and more dispassionate
towards her major in college.
Antonym: Emotional
Sentence: The parents of the bride
and groom were very emotional
throughout the wedding.
Pragmatic: Practical; down-to-earth; based on experience
rather than theory
Vocab Sentence: She has a pragmatic and humble personality.
Antonym: Unreasonable
Sentence: Even though they were her
best friends, they were acting unreasonable
and she didn’t want to get into the middle of it.
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Rigorous: Strict; harsh; severe
Vocab Sentence: She has a very rigorous training schedule for the next
sixth months, before the marathon.
Antonym: Easy
Sentence: The young boy found out
that the more he practiced, the easier
it became to ride his bike.
Solemn: Serious; Grave
Vocab Sentence: Everyone was very solemn throughout the funeral.
Antonym: Frivolous
Sentence: The woman was quickly
going into debt because she was frivolous
with her money.
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