| Disparagement | Noun;To lower in rank or reputation. Synonyms: lessening, minimize Sentence: Annoyed at the suddenness of her leaving he swiveled around in his seat while watching her in disparagement. |
| Enmity | Noun;The state of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.Synonyms: loathing, bitterness, hostilitySentence: Great popularity necessarily brings with it bitter enmity and genuine criticism. |
| Heretics | Noun; Someone who rejects an accepted belief or doctrine.Synonyms: dissenter, dissentient, dissident, nonconformistSentence: Heretics were burnt at the stake for rejecting the teachings of the church. |
| Prodigious | Adjective;extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree Synonyms: EnormousSentence: A prodigious supply of canned food is kept in the basement for emergencies. |
| Loathe | Verb;To dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance.Synonyms: abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate.Sentence: He pushed the table from him while he spoke, as though he loathed the sight of food. |
| Chide | Verb;To speak out in angry or displeased rebuke.Synonyms: admonish, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove.Sentence: She chided us for arriving late. |
| Feign | Verb;To give a false appearance of or to assert something as true.Synonyms: act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, pass (for), pretend, profess, sham, simulate, make believe.Sentence: Success keeps her busy. “Relaxation?” she asks, feigning puzzlement. “What’s that?” |
| Lament | Noun;A passionate expression of sorrow or griefSynonym: mourn, bewail Sentence: He lamented his mother’s death |
| Abhor | Verb;Regard with disgust and hatredSynonym: loathe, despiseSentence: people who seek peace abhor violence |
| Thwart | Verb;Prevent someone from accomplishing somethingSynonyms: beat, disappoint Sentence: I would ask that you bestow defenses upon them to thwart his inevitable attack. |
| Inauspicious | Adjective;Not conductive to success, unpromising Synonym: unfortunate, unluckySentence: Since I hit a car backing out of my driveway, I would definitely describe my first driving experience as inauspicious. |
| Peruse | Verb;Read (something), typically in a thorough or careful waySynonym: scrutinize, studySentence: peruse the manual to set up your television |
| Haughty | Adjective;Arrogantly superior and disdainful Synonym: vain, condescendingSentence: It was, however, due to his haughty and violent temper that the traditional friendly relations between Turkey and France were broken. |
| Fickle | Adjective;changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.Synonym: changeable, faithlessSentence: The fickle weather soon had me changing from my shorts into my thick slacks. |
| Pensive | Adjective;engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.Synonym: thoughtful, absorbed Sentence: We were pensive as we tried to fathom what was occurring. |
| Prudent | Adjective;acting with or showing care and thought for the futureSynonym: sensible, advisable Sentence: Now as he sat and waited he wondered if the decision had been a prudent one. |
| Beguiled | Verb; charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.Synonym: captivate, charmSentence: The car salesman tried to beguile the customer with an offer of free gas for a year. |
| Rancor | Adjective;acting with or showing care and thought for the futureSynonym: sensible, advisable Sentence: Now as he sat and waited he wondered if the decision had been a prudent one. |
| Sallow | Adjective;engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.Synonym: thoughtful, absorbed Sentence: We were pensive as we tried to fathom what was occurring. |
| Choler | Verb; charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.Synonym: captivate, charmSentence: The car salesman tried to beguile the customer with an offer of free gas for a year. |
| Transgression | Verb; charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.Synonym: captivate, charmSentence: The car salesman tried to beguile the customer with an offer of free gas for a year. |
| Oppression | Adjective;acting with or showing care and thought for the futureSynonym: sensible, advisable Sentence: Now as he sat and waited he wondered if the decision had been a prudent one. |
| Augment | Adjective;engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.Synonym: thoughtful, absorbed Sentence: We were pensive as we tried to fathom what was occurring. |
| Pernicious | Verb; charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.Synonym: captivate, charmSentence: The car salesman tried to beguile the customer with an offer of free gas for a year. |
| Reconcile | Adjective;acting with or showing care and thought for the futureSynonym: sensible, advisable Sentence: Now as he sat and waited he wondered if the decision had been a prudent one. |
Romeo And Juliet
November 17, 2019