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1. ANTAGONISMTeenagers sometimes show antagonism
toward parental suggestions that they clean up their rooms.
Terry’s antagonism was displayed by his refusal to be objective about our proposal.
The manager’s antagonism toward my plan vanished as soon as he saw our increase in profits.
noun
Hostility, active opposition.
Think of literature…and antagonist shows opposition to the
protagonist.
2. ANTITHESIS
Surprisingly, Donna is the antithesis of her twin, Debby.
The Democrats’ election platform was the antithesis of the Republicans’.
What Shana did was the antithesis of what she had promised to do.
3. APOCRYPHAL
Her apocryphal tears fooled no one. The story of George Washington and
the cherry tree is apocryphal, no doubt. Despite our suspicions that the incident
was apocryphal, we embraced it eagerly as being truthful.
4. ARDUOUS
Climbing Mt. Everest is an arduous undertaking.
Until Hercules accomplished it, cleaning the Augean Stables was considered an arduous task.
We ended our basic training with an arduous forced march through the swamp.
5. ARTICULATE
Being articulate, Ellyn was able to do well on her job interviews.
Mr. Montero hardly expected the kindergartner to be so articulate.
Try to articulate clearly when you read the poem aloud.
adjective
Able to put one’s thoughts into words
easily and clearly
Verb
To speak distinctly
Like art, it paints a clear picture
6. ASSUAGE
Mother hastened to the bedroom to assuage Beth’s fears.
Dr. Zilka was able to assuage the nervous patient with an optimistic diagnosis.
Many athletes drink Gatorade to assuage their thirst.
7. ATROPHY
Failure to exercise your muscles may cause them to atrophy.
Our teacher was fond of saying that one’s commonsense could atrophy if it’s not used.
Tracy expected her leg to atrophy after it had been in a cast for two months.
8. AUGMENT
If we augment our arms stockpile, our enemies will do the same.
The factory plans to augment the basic workforce with some part-time employees.
You can augment your income by working overtime.
9. AUSTERE Their household, governed by an austere
father, was a humorless and unhappy place.
When the austere lifestyle proved to be too arduous to maintain, Alberto left the monastery.
Expecting that our week with an Amish family would be an austere experience, we were pleasantly surprised by the lavish meals.
10. AUTHORITARIAN The rebel colonel claimed to have an
affinity for democracy, but we knew that he was an authoritarian through and through.
As the family authoritarian, my eldest brother succeeded in alienating the rest of us.
The permissive Ms. Sharett is the antithesis of the authoritarian Ms. Robins.