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What’s the password?O If you want to leave the room, in addition

to having your planner, you must do one of the following:O Say the word and definitionO Say the synonym(s)/ antonym(s)O Use the password correctly in a sentence

O Feel free to include these words in writing assignments and class discussions.

lexicon(n) a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place.

synonyms: jargon; argot

example sentence: Having grown up in the inner city, Shawn was familiar with the lexicon of the streets.

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sanction(n) permission; support

example sentence: The teacher gave sanction to the student’s odd but harmless habit of doing his homework in crayon.

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ambivalent(adj) having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea; unable to decide.

synonyms: uncertain; waveringantonyms: certain; resolute

example sentence: Doug felt ambivalent about his job; although he hated the pressure, he loved the challenge.

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quixotic(adj) very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions.

antonyms: realistic; practical

example sentence: As a young man, he had the quixotic notion that he could single-handedly end poverty in the country.

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cliché (n) a worn-out idea or overused expression.

synonyms: platitude; banality

example sentence: The candidate promised new ideas, but spouted the same old clichés after her election.

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droll(adj) amusing in an odd or whimsical way.

synonyms: quaint

example sentence: Xander had a droll manner of telling stories that kept everyone entertained.

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deprecate(v) to express strong disapproval of

synonyms: deploreantonyms: approve; praise

example sentence: Tim stopped offering new ideas after the other workers deprecated his first suggestion.

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ominous(adj) threatening; foreboding evil

synonyms: sinisterantonyms: comforting

example sentence: We went on our picnic despite the ominous rainclouds.

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ostracize(v) to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

synonyms: exileantonyms: accept

example sentence: The strict religious community ostracized Eli when he married a woman of another faith.

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obstreperous(adj) aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant

antonyms: meek; tractable

example sentence: The obstreperous mob of looters was finally subdued by an icy blast from the fire hose.

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novice(n) a beginner; one who is inexperienced

synonyms: apprentice; tyroantonyms: master

example sentence: The older lawyer took the novice under her wing and showed him the ropes.

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grandiloquent(adj) pompous or high-flown in speech

synonyms: pretentiousantonyms: plain-spoken

example sentence: Marcus gets grandiloquent when speaking of the theatre, assuming no one knows as much or has as refined a taste as he.

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dilettante(n) One who merely dabbles in an art or science

synonyms: amateur; triflerantonyms: expert; professional

example sentence: The dilettante felt that his superficial knowledge of art qualified him to judge the artist’s work.

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pertinent(adj) having to do with the subject at hand; relevant

antonyms: unrelated; extraneous

example sentence: The lecturer took questions as long as they were pertinent and enriched the discussion.

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exhort(v) to urge on with stirring words

synonyms: encourage

example sentence: During halftime, the coach exhorted his team to “win one for the Gipper.”

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liege(n) A lord, master, or sovereign

synonym: kingantonyms: commoner, servant

example sentence: While the servants pledged their loyalty to the liege, they did not always like or respect him.

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fallacy(n) A mistaken notion; a misconception

antonym: truth

example sentence: My grandmother still clings to the fallacy that the world is flat.

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parsimonious(adj) excessively thrifty; stingy

synonyms: cheap; frugalantonyms: extravagant

example sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge was a parsimonious old man.

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inherent(adj) essential

synonym: intrinsicantonyms: extrinsic; extraneous

example sentence: Exhaust and air-pollution are inherent features and drawbacks of the automobile.

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impregnable(adj) not able to be conquered

synonym: unbeatable antonym: vulnerable

example sentence: The Greek warriors were unable to conquer the impregnable Trojan fortress.

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befuddle(v) to confuse; to perplex

synonyms: bewilder, flusterantonyms: clarify, elucidate

example sentence: Street maps always befuddle me, so my friend navigates when we take road trips.

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indiscreet(adj) not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action

synonym: flagrantantonym: prudent

example sentence: Ron was fired shortly after his indiscreet actions at the office party.

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heinous(adj) hatefully or shockingly evil

synonyms: abhorrent; horrid

example sentence: The jury was shocked by the young woman’s heinous crimes.

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magnanimous(adj) noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts

synonym: generousantonyms: petty; mean

example sentence: Allowing the man who had insulted him to stay for dinner was a magnanimous gesture on Robert’s part.

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epistle(n) A letter or literary composition in letter form

example sentence: Brian spent years writing lengthy, unsent epistles to his former girlfriend.

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formidable(adj) arousing fear or awe

synonym: intimidating

example sentence: When the hulking, 250-lb man stepped into the ring, George knew that he had to face a formidable opponent.

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gargantuan(adj) of huge or extraordinary size and power

synonyms: gigantic; hugeantonym: tiny

example sentence: Milltown’s players were gargantuan compared with the small guys on our team.

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sycophant(n) A flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor

synonym: toadyantonym: contrarian

example sentence: Teri was such a sycophant that she laughed loudly at her supervisor's awful jokes.

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bawdy(adj) indecent; humorously obscene

synonyms: risqué; lewdantonyms: innocent; clean

example sentence: When some called the new sitcom bawdy, the toy company quickly withdrew its sponsorship.

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myriad(n) A very large number(adj) too numerous to be counted

synonyms: (n) host; multitudesynonyms: (adj) countless; innumerable

example sentence: (n) After my break-up, my mom fed me the old line about there being a myriad of fish in the sea.example sentence: (adj) The biologist spent her entire career categorizing the myriad plant species of the rain forest.

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prodigal(adj) reckless, wasteful, and extravagant

synonyms: wastrel; libertineantonym: prudent

example sentence: The prodigal actor was notorious for his lavish, excessive, and unruly lifestyle.

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tenuous(adj) not dense or thick; having little substance

synonyms: unconvincing; fragileantonyms: strong; cogent

example sentence: Even though it was published, the dissertation put forth a very tenuous theory on intelligence.

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subjugate(v) to dominate, conquer, or bring under control

antonym: free

example sentence: Plantation owners subjugated their slaves and forced them to do manual labor.

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pithy(adj) full of meaning; concise

synonym: succinctantonym: verbose

example sentence: The pithy statements in greeting cards are often short and sweet.

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