1121 vocabulary journal (week11)
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1. sword (n.) KK[sord]
a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
Do you believe that the pen is mightier than the sword?
Synonyms:knife, blade
2. thread (n.) KK[θrɛd]
A thin strand, cord, or filament of natural or manufactured material.
I must have skipped a page, because I lost the thread of the story.
Synonyms: bristle, fiber, filament, hair
3. trail (v.) KK[trel]
to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground
The children trailed behind their teacher.
Synonyms:follow, pursue
4. wicked (adj.) kk[ˋwɪkɪd]
morally very bad
He denied that he had done anything wicked.
Synonyms:bad, evil, sinful, vicious
5. accessory (n.) kk[ækˋsɛsərɪ]
a thing of secondary or subordinate importance
A radio is an accessory to a car.
Synonyms:extra, addition, supplement
6. acclaim (n.) kk[əˋklem]
to shout praise or applause
Critics acclaimed the new play.
Synonyms:applaud, approve
7. accolade (n.) kk[͵ækəˋled]
an expression of praise
There is no higher accolade at this school than an honorary degree.
8. accomplice (n.) kk[əˋkɑmplɪs]
one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
The police are still looking for the thief's accomplice.
Synonyms:partner in crime, accessory, conspirator
9. accord (n.) kk[əˋkɔrd]
to bring into agreement
His words are in complete accord with his thoughts.
Synonyms:harmony, agreement
10. accretion (n.) kk[æˋkriʃən]
the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup
There was an accretion of ice on the car's windshield.
Synonyms: accumulation, assemblage, collection
11. acidulous (adj.) kk[əˋsɪdʒələs]
somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
He would like the book that is a gently acidulous writing style.
Synonyms: sour, sourish, vinegarish
12. reconciliation (n.) kk[rɛkən͵sɪlɪˋeʃən]
the action of reconciling
I told her that there could never be a reconciliation between us.
13. amiable (adj.) kk[ˋemɪəb!]
being friendly, sociable, and congenial
The next-door neighbors are amiable people.
Synonyms: pleasing, likeable, sweet, lovable
14. intermarry (v.) kk[ˋɪntɚˋmærɪ]
to marry within a group
The settlers and the native people seldom intermarried.
15. reprimand (v.) kk[ˋrɛprə͵mænd]
to reprove sharply or censure formally usually from a position of authority
The policeman reprimanded the driver for turning without a signal.
Synonyms: baste, bawl out, berate, call down
16. famine (n.) kk[ˋfæmɪn]
an extreme scarcity of food
Drought has caused famine in Africa.
Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, amplitude
17. inscribe (v.) kk[ɪnˋskraɪb]
to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
His name was inscribed on the ring.
Synonyms:write, engrave, mark, imprint
18. rebuke (v.) kk[rɪˋbjuk]
to criticize sharply
She often rebuked him for carelessness.
Synonyms:scold, disapprove, reprove, reprimand, lecture
19. superimpose (v.) kk[͵supərɪmˋpoz]
to place or lay over or above something
A triangle superimposed on an inverted triangle forms a six-pointed star.
20. noxious (adj.) kk[ˋnɑkʃəs]
physically harmful or destructive to living beings
Noxious chemicals are found in the river water.
Synonyms: insalubrious, noisome, unhealthy
21. profound (adj.) kk[prəˋfaʊnd]
having intellectual depth and insight
Her parents' divorce had a profound effect on her life.
Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, deep
22. obtuse (adj.) kk[əbˋtjus]
lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect
He is too obtuse to take a hint.
Synonyms: blunt, blunted, dulled, dull
23. gormandize (v.) kk[ˋgɔrmənd͵aɪz]
to eat gluttonously or ravenously
Hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge.
Synonyms: gorge, overeat, pig out, swill
24. privilege (n.) kk[ˋprɪv!ɪdʒ]
a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor
It is a great privilege to know you.
Synonyms:advantage, license, favor
25. nuance (n.) kk[njuˋɑns]
a subtle distinction or variation
He listened to the subtle nuances in the song.
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