WOD 1• Feint

– Noun: A false appearance, movement intended to deceive

– verb: to make a feint

Syn: pretense, trick, sham, wile, swindle

Ant: candor, openness, artlessness

Sent: She made a feint of studying when actually she was listening to the radio

The fighter feinted with his right hand and struck with his left.

My own sentence:

WOD 2

• Plaintive : adj => expressive of sorrow

syn: mournful, sorrowful, somber, anguishedant: cheerful, joyous, elatedadv: plaintivelynoun: plaintiveness

Sent: The dog whined plaintively when its master left it alone.

My Own Sentence:

Avoid using the following Be verbs at all cost

• Am, are, is

• Was, were

• Be, being, been

WOD 3• Avarice : noun => greed for wealth

syn: greed, covetouness, voracity

ant: generosity, charity

adj: avaricious

adv: avariciously

Sent: The wealthy landlord who raised his poor tenants’ rent was guided only by avarice.

WOD 4• Indigent: adj

=> lacking the necessities of life

syn: needy, poor, impoverished

ant: well-off, affluent, prosperous

adv: indigently

Sent: The town built a shelter for its indigent families.

WOD 5• Lament: verb

To express grief for

Adj: lamentable

Adv: lamentably

Syn: grieve, sadden, mourn, pine, bemoan

Ant: gladden, soothe, rejoice, exult, revel

Sent: He died in 1665 and was universally lamented by the citizens.

WOD 6• petulant: adjective

=> likely to have little fits of bad temper

irritable over trifles

Syn: grumpy, touchy, fretful, peevish

Ant: agreeable, cheerful, pleasant

Adv: petulantly

Noun: petulance

Sent: My sister’s petulant mood annoyed my parents. The children petulantly glared at the thunderstorm.

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• Covey ; noun => brood of partridge, quail, etc

=> a small group, company

Syn: band, clique, group, clusterSENT: A covey of sparrows perched in

a small tree near our houseMy Own Sent:

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• Incandescent: adjGlowing with heat, shining brightly

Syn: brilliant, radiant, luminous

Ant: dull, tarnished

Noun: incandescence

Adv: incandescently

Sent: The costly pearl had a beautiful incandescence that made it seem to glow from within.

WOD 9• Undulate: verb

=> to move in waves to have a wavy form or surface

Syn: fluctuate, wave, billow, pulsateAnt: compose, calmNoun: undulationAdj: undulatory

Sent: The small boat danced to the rhythm of the undulating ocean.

WOD 10• Bulwark: noun

=> person, thing, or idea that is a defense or protection

Syn: protection, defense, rampart, safeguard

Sent: My family always encouraged me to save a portion of my salary in a bank account as a bulwark against rainy days.

WOD 11• Judicious: adj

=> having, using, or showing good judgment

Syn: wise, sensible, cautious, prudent

Ant: unreasonable, foolish, silly, unwise

Adv: judiciously

Sent: A judicious historian selects and weighs facts carefully and critically.

WOD 12• Lucent: adj

=> bright or shining

letting light through

Syn: luminous, glowing, glistening

translucent, clear, crystalline

Ant: dull, dim, cloudy, opaque, dense

Adv: lucently

Sent: Pearls of great value have a bright, lucent quality that makes them seem to glow

WOD 13• Disparage: verb

=> to speak of in a disrespectful or slighting way

Syn: demean, belittle, denounceAnt: esteem, appreciate, acclaimNoun: disparagementAdv: disparaginglySent: While glaring at the poor fisherman

in a disparagement, the pearl buyer told him that his pearls were worthless.

WOD 14• Coagulate: Verb

- to change from a liquid into a thickened mass

Syn: thicken, solidify, condense, clotAnt: liquefy, melt, runNoun – coagulation

Sent: The blood from the man’s wound began to coagulate quickly.

Cooking coagulates the whites of egg.The proteins coagulate, producing a soft

cheese-like product.

WOD 15• Escarpment: Noun

- a steep slope or cliff- ground made into a steep slope as part of a fortification

Syn: precipice, bluff, peakAnt: level, plane, flat, plainSent: The stream ran down the escarpment,

forming a small pool near the bottom of the hill.

The people build several escarpments all around their village to protect it from the wild animals.

WOD 16• Germane: adj

- closely connected, to the point.Syn: pertinent, relevant, related,

appropriateAnt: irrelevant, unrelated, inappropriate

Sent: The speaker agreed only to answer those questions that were germane to the topic of his speech

WOD 17• Covert: adj - kept from sight

noun – a hiding place, thicket in which animals hide.

syn: concealed, disguised, hidden

Ant: overt, open, revealed, exposed

Adv: covertly

Sent: To hide from the fox, the rabbit ran into a covert in the woods.

The rabbit covertly disguised itself in the bush from the hunter.

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• Arduous: adj

- hard to do

Syn: strenuous, tough, rigorous

Ant: easy, effortless, light

Noun: arduousness

Adv: arduously

Sent: Climbing Mt. Everest is an arduous undertaking.

WOD 19• Semblance: noun

- outward appearance, likeness

syn: look, appearance, image, exterior

resemblance, likeness, similarity

Sent: Their story had the semblance of truth but was really false.

These clouds have the semblance to a huge head.

WOD 20• Distill: verb

- to separate or extract the essential elements of, to remove impurities from

Syn: extract, separate, compress

Adj: distillable

Noun: distillation, distillate

Sent: Gasoline is distilled from crude oil.

A jury must distill the truth from the testimony of witnesses.

WOD 21• Precipitate: adj – with great haste and force

verb – to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely

Syn: sudden, hasty, reckless, swiftAnt: gradual, deliberate, plannedNoun: precipitationSent: His anger precipitated an argument that

lasted many generations.A cool breeze caused a precipitate drop in the

temperature.

WOD 22

Benign: adj => kindly in feeling/favorableSyn: amiable, benevolent,

gracious/advantageous, beneficialAnt: hostile, mean/ violent, destructive,

damagingAdv: benignlySent: The man’s benign expression and his

friendly smile made everyone feel at ease.The boat sailed pleasantly in the benign

climate.

WOD 23• Countenance: verb => to approve

noun => expression of the face syn: support, encourage/ profile, expressionAnt: disapprove, disfavor, hinder

Sent: Happiness and contentment exuded from the child’s countenance.

The woman could not countenance the idea of leaving her young child with anyone but a close relative.

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• Sear: verb => to burn or char the surface of - to dry up

Syn: burn, scorch, roast – wither, parch, dehydrate, shrivel

Ant: - bloom, blossom, flourish

Sent: The hot summer sun seared the grain.

WOD 25• Stalwart: adj

=> strongly built - strong and brave

Syn: robust, muscular – fearless, courageous

Ant: weak, puny, fragile – timid, cowardly, fearful

Adv: stalwartly

Noun: stalwartness

Sent: Ali, the stalwart athlete, won the championship title against the mighty Andres.

WOD 26• Sluggish: adj => lacking energy or vigor

Syn: lazy, slack, unresponsive, languid

Ant: active, lively, energetic, brisk

Adv: sluggishly

Noun: sluggishness

Sent:

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• Conceive: v => to think up, to have an idea

Syn: originate, envision, assume, reckon

Adj: conceivable

Adv: conceivably

Sent: The Wright brothers conceived the design of the first successful motor-driven airplane.

WOD 28• Goad: v => to drive or urge one on

N => a sharp-pointed stick for driving cattle

Syn: prod, urge, spur, stimulate

Ant: discourage, dishearten

Sent: Hunger can goad a person to steal

WOD 29• Glint: noun => a gleam or flash of light

VERB => to shine with a flashing light

Syn for Verb : flash, glitter, flicker, twinkle

Sent: The glint in her eye showed that she was angry.

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• Oppression => cruel or unjust treatmentSyn: tyranny, persecution, injustice, abuseAnt: justice, benevolence, compassionAdj: oppressiveVerb: oppressAdv: oppressivelySent: Oppression of the poor can lead to

revolution. The dictator oppressed the people.

WOD 31• Subjugate: verb

=>to bring under control

Syn: overpower, defeat, conquer, overthrow

Ant: free, liberate, release

Noun: subjugation

Sent: After years of subjugation by the foreigners, the people of the small country demanded to control their own government

WOD 32• Contempt: noun

=> the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless.

Syn: disdain, humiliation, ridicule, mockery

Ant: admiration, affection, respect

Adj: contemptuous, contemptible

Sent:

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• Pelt : verb

=> hit with objects, words, etc.

thrown one after another

Syn: strike, batter, thrash, pound, attack

Sent: The attorney pelted the witness with angry questions

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• Solemn: adj

=> causing serious or grave thoughts

Syn: serious, somber, grave, formal

Ant: joyful, light, frivolous

Sent: The little boy became very solemn when he heard the news of the loss of his favorite pet.

The solemn countenance of the father subdued the toddler who was about to throw a big temper tantrum.

WOD 35

Cleft: N=> a hollow between two parts

adj. => split, divided

Syn: crack, split, divide, division, gap

Sent: The adventurer jumped over the rocky cleft in the mountain biome.

WOD 36• Clamber; verb

=> to climb awkwardly or with difficulty using both hands and feet

Syn: climb, scramble, mound

Sent: He strives to clamber up an inclined plane but each time slips down. Indomitable ambition impels him to clamber up over the hopes and bodies of his fellow workers.

WOD 37• Cozen: verb

=> to deceive or trick

(to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misinterpretation, or to get something from deceitful trickery)

Syn: cheat, deceive, defraud, hoax

Sent:

WOD 38Conspicuous; adj

easily seen, attracting attentionsyn: noticeable, obvious, prominent, striking, remarkableant: hidden, shrouded, indistinguishable, insignificant, obscureadv: conspicuouslynoun: conspicuousnesssent: Ali and his friends ordered 6th graders this way and that while Jacob tried to include himself without being conspicuous.

WOD 39• Aplomb; noun

self-confidence, especially in a difficult situation

• Syn: poise, assurance, surety• Ant: doubt, fear, uncertainty• Sent: the soldiers handled their

mission with great aplomb. Thanks to them, the mission was a success.

WOD 40

Terse; adjbrief and to the point

Syn: concise, precise, succinct, shortAnt: lengthy, wordy, longAdv: terselySent: His account of the accident was too terse to provide any means of defense

WOD 41

Outlandish; adjnot familiar, strange or ridiculous

Syn: alien, eccentric, exotic, outrageousAnt: common, familiar, ordinaryAdv: outlandishlySent: The mother could not believe the outlandish tales her son was telling about the …