baleful | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
baleful synonym | forbidding, menacing |
baleful antonym | favorable |
baleful example sentence | mr kane gave the class a baleful look, and they knew a test was coming their way. |
chide | scold or reprimand severely or angrily |
chide synonym | blame, admonish |
chide antonym | approve, praise |
chide example sentence | my parents chided me about not finishing all of my chores. |
entreaty | earnest or urgent request |
entreaty synonym | appeal, prayer |
entreaty antonym | answer, demand |
entreaty example sentence | i made the entreaty to my mom, begging her to take me shopping. |
forsake | leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch |
forsake synonym | disown, abandon |
forsake antonym | allow, keep |
forsake example sentence | i forsook my brothers who needed help with the biology review guide. |
idolatry | the worship of idols or images that are not god |
idolatry synonym | adoration, worship |
idolatry antonym | vilification |
idolatry example sentence | many religions prohibit idolatry. |
intercede | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
intercede synonym | intrude, intervene |
intercede antonym | leave alone |
intercede example sentence | jack and luke asked me to intercede their fight, helping them sort out their problems. |
rancor | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
rancor synonym | animosity, bitterness, gall |
rancor antonym | amity, kindness, friendliness |
rancor example sentence | julie had a deep sense of rancor in her heart about a failed relationship. |
utter | without qualification |
utter synonym | arrant, complete |
utter antonym | idefinite |
utter example sentence | mark was a complete utter failure to his family. |
ascend | travel up |
ascend synonym | arise, climb |
ascend antonym | descend |
ascend example sentence | my cat ascended into heaven after he passed away. |
beguile | attract; cause to be enamored |
beguile synonym | mislead, captivate |
beguile antonym | repel, refuse |
beguile example sentence | my brother tried to beguile me into giving him the last cookie. |
ELA romeo and juliet vocabulary part 2
August 17, 2019