M R S . F RA Z E E

VOCABULARY UNIT 2

Test: September 19th

PREDISPOSE

PREDISPOSE

My genetic makeup seems to predispose me to colds and sore throats.

PREDISPOSE

• Verb• To incline to beforehand

Synonym: make susceptible toAntonym: shield from

RELINQUISH

RELINQUISH

Severe illness forced me to relinquish my role in the school play.

RELINQUISH

• Verb• To let go, give up

Synonym: surrenderAntonym: hold on to, keep

EFFACE

EFFACE

Time had effaced almost all signs of struggle that took place on that famous battlefield.

EFFACE

• Verb• To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Synonym: blot out, erase, obliterate

DEMENTED

DEMENTED

The murderer must've been demented and deranged.

Persons become incarcerated in mental institutions because

they exhibited behaviors which have been deemed by society to be

demented. 

DEMENTED

• Adjective• Suffering from dementia• Driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement.

Synonyms: mad, crazy, insane, lunatic, daftAntonyms: balanced, sane, sound

HONE

HONE

If you wish to kill something with that old spear you must first hone it to a sharp point.

Camps will hone your skills in horseback riding and surviving in the wilderness.

You must first hone the knife if you will use it in the kitchen.

HONE

•Verb•Sharpen with a whetstone.•Synonyms: sharpen, grind, edge

GORGE

GORGE

Johnny and I gorged ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.

I'm not going to the holiday cookie exchange because I don't want to gorge myself on sweets all afternoon.

The Jones River is gorged with water during the rainy season.

GORGE• Verb• Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with

food: "we used to go to all the little restaurants and gorge ourselves“.• Synonyms: gobble, devour, guzzle, cram• Antonyms: munch, nibble

ANTIQUATED

ANTIQUATED

The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.

Aunt Hilda's sense of style was somewhat antiquated.

Frustrated, Mrs. Smith cannot get broadband through her phone line due to antiquated technology servicing her countryside home.

ANTIQUATED

•Adjective•Old-fashioned or outdated•Synonyms: aged, dated, elderly, fusty, old hat, old-fangled, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outworn•Antonyms: modern, new, recent

OPIATE

OPIATE

In the movie 'Wizard of Oz', the Wicked Witch of the West used poppies, a source of opiate, to put Dorothy and her friends to sleep. 

The opiate pill was calming for the man to sleep.

OPIATE

•Noun • A narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain•Synonyms: narcotic

CARICATURE

CARICATURE

In keeping with expression "A picture is worth a thousand words," a political cartoonist can, with one clever caricature, destroy a politician's career.

These poor animals are mere caricatures of their magnificent wild counterparts.

The world, in the person of those we meet, must shape our lives or else we become unhealthy caricatures of ourselves.

CARICATURE

•Noun• exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics• a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature•Synonyms: mockery; cartoon

DALLY

DALLY

• Students tend to dally around in the hallway and not get to class.

• Please don't dally. We need you here right away.

• The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.

DALLY

• Verb• To waste time and act playfully•Synonyms: linger, hang around, dawdle•Antonyms: hurry, bolt, dash

HONORS ENGLISH

DIFFUSE

DIFFUSE

• Verb • To spread or scatter

freely or widelyExample:

The scent of lilacs slowly diffused

through the open window.

Synonym: disperseAntonym:

concentrate

DIFFUSE

• Adjective• wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely

spread

Example:

The speech was so long and diffuse that most members of the audience were thoroughly confused by it.

Synonym: ramblingAntonym: brief

PERENNIAL

PERENNIAL

• Adjective • Lasting for a long time;

persistentExample:Pizza is a perennial

favorite of young and old alike in the United States.

Synonym: recurringAntonym: short-lived

PERENNIAL

• Noun• A plant that lives for

many yearsExample: A garden of

perennials is relatively easy to maintain.

SPURIOUS

SPURIOUS

Manufactures who make spurious claims for their products may face fines or lawsuits.

SPURIOUS

• Adjective• Not genuine, not true, not valid

Synonym: false, bogus, counterfeit Antonym: genuine authentic

AMALGAMATE

AMALGAMATE

Companies often merge or amalgamate when they

exist in a common industry.

Dentists will amalgamate silver and mercury to form a filling for cavities in teeth.

AMALGAMATE

• Verb• Combine or unite to form

one organization or structure: "he amalgamated his company with another”

Synonyms: blend, combine, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermix, meld, merge, mixAntonyms: break down, break up, separate

BELEAGUER

BELEAGUER

The beleaguered crew was outgunned, out-manned, and outranked, but they valiantly refused to surrender.

Once beleaguered and defeated, they now glow with life and hope and humor.

BELEAGUER

Verb• to surround with military forces.

• to surround or beset, as with troubles.

Synonyms: annoy, badger, blockade, nag, tease, worryAntonyms: leave alone