Vocab Week 12

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Vigilant

Part of Speech: adjective Definition: alert; watchful; wary Synonyms: keen,alert Antonyms: careless, inattentive CC: My dog Luna is very vigilant

Balmy

Part of Speech: adjective Definition: mild and pleasant; soothing Synonyms: tropical,summer-like Antonyms: inclement,unpleasant CC: The Bahamas were very balmy and beautiful.

Archaic

Part of Speech: adjective Definition: no longer in general use; old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period; ancient Synonyms: old-fashioned,obsolete Antonyms: modern,current CC: There is a TV in my garage that I think is archaic

Invincible

Part of Speech: adjective Definition: not to be overcome; unconquerable Synonyms: bulletproof,powerful Antonyms: beatable,breakable CC: Superman is invincible

Pretext

Part of Speech: noun Definition: a false reason concealing a real one; an excuse Synonyms: cover-up,bluff Antonyms: truth, honest CC: The worst pretext would be ¨My dog ate my homework¨

Espionage

Part of Speech: noun Definition: spying Synonyms: shadowing, secret Antonyms: N/A CC: Espionage happens on the show Spy V. Spy

Facsimile

Part of Speech: noun, adjective Definition: (Noun) an exact reproduction or copy (Adjective) duplicate Synonyms: photocopy, same Antonyms: original, different CC: In art, a facsimile often cannot capture the original allure of the piece.

Commence

Part of Speech: verb Definition: to begin; to initiate; to start Synonyms: launch, start Antonyms: stop,close CC: My mother told me that we would commence at 7:00

Beguile

Part of Speech: verb Definition: to cheat or deceive; to mislead by cheating or tricking Synonyms: betray,cheat Antonyms: honest,turn off CC: The salesman tried to beguile me into buying more items

Appease

Part of Speech: verb Definition: to soothe or pacify, especially by giving in to demands Synonyms: calm,soften Antonyms: stressed,provoke CC:I needed to appease the baby before the parents came home.


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