Vocabulary PowerPoint 3.0 (set 10)

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Egregious- adjective• Definition- extraordinary in a bad way• In an egregious fashion, Brian made a half-court shot, just

to hit the backboard and the ball hit him in the face. Even God was laughing at him that day.

• Synonyms- failure or outrageous• Antonyms- accomplishment or success.

Exhilarate-verb• Definition- To make very happy• I exhilarated my friends by telling them that the Hershey

Park trips is only a few weeks from now.

• Synonyms- excite or amuse• Antonyms- depress or weaken

Falter-verb• Definition- to stumble or hesitate• Brian faltered, knocking every book in his way, until he spilled water on

Ms. Pastro.

• Synonyms- stumble or fumble• Antonyms- walk or march

Foresight-noun• Definition- the ability to imagine what will happen in the future• I have a foresight; when you are done reading this sentence, 54 people

will die somewhere in the world.

• Synonyms- predict or estimate• Antonyms- know or foresaw

Misgivings-noun• Definition- feelings of doubt• While I was walking, a man tried to give me water, but I walked away

because I had misgivings towards him. I did not trust him.

• Synonyms- concern or anxiety• Antonyms- careless or carefree

Ominous-adjective• Definition- being a sign of trouble• The clouds look ominous as it draped over the sky, blocking the sunlight

from warming us.

• Synonyms- depressing or gloomy• Antonyms- delightful or pleasant

Outlandish-adjective• Definition-unconventional• Bill Gates’ outlandish behavior during the South Korean conference is still

being debated after his “rude” handshake.

• Synonyms- bizarre or strange• Antonyms- normal or regular

Persistent- adjective• Definition- to not give up• During WWII, America was very persistent about beating the Nazis.

• Synonyms- fanatic or resistant• Antonyms- gullible or naive

Pertinent- adjective• Definition- pertaining to the matter at hand• Some pertinent issues that we should confront now is the issues in North

Korea and Boston. They are at the forefront of current affairs.

• Synonyms- cautious or alert• Antonyms- outdated or careless

Uncanny- adjective• Definition- Mysterious or impossible to explain• I saw uncanny lights in the sky as I drove home. They zigzagged across the

sky at breakneck speed. I had never seen any like them before.

• Synonyms- unexplained or strange• Antonyms- normal or mediocre

Versatile- adjective• Definition- having varied uses or functions• My versatile dog can fetch my kite in a tree and can pick up my

newspapers if my hands are full.

• Synonyms- flexible or adjustable• Antonyms- one-use or unreliable

Vigilant-adjective• Definition- watching out for danger• I was very vigilant when I was crossing the street; I looked left and right

just to be sure.

• Synonyms- careful or wary• Antonyms- careless or reckless

All right!

• We barely made it through this one• Now for like uhhh… seven honors words

• Coming right at you!• But before that…

KITTY BREAK!• I’m just too predictable sometimes…

Fastidious- adjective is that a word?

• Definition-very attentive to detail• I was very fastidious about taking the test; I checked it over countless times

before I turn it in. I will of course do the same with all my SOL tests.

• Synonyms- meticulous or fussy• Antonyms- careless or clumsy

Gratify-verb• Definition- to please or indulge• Time to gratify myself for getting an A+ on my WWII scrapbook with a nice

bowl of ice cream as I watch this movie!

• Synonyms- delight or thrill• Antonyms- bore or yawn

Hinder-verb• Definition- to prevent something from happening• To hinder another infamous shooting spree in the US, Obama issued bans

to certain firearms.

• Synonyms- resist or detour• Antonyms- allow or approve

Opportunist-noun• Definition- a person who wants self-gain• The opportunist stole the man’s money without anyone noticing; after that,

he walked away casually. He knew easy prey when he saw it as he was an experienced thief.

• Synonyms- freebooter or carpetbagger• Antonym- selfless

Querulous-adjective• Definition- whining; complaining• The querulous child whined about why he wasn’t in first place in the

tournament. I, as usual, laughed at him.

• Synonyms- whining or crying• Antonyms- laughing or grinning

It’s…

• IT’S FINALLY OVER!!!• WE HAVE COMPLETED 10 SETS OF

VOCABULARY!!!!

• I did my work• Now you go and get an A+ on that vocab test!!

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