| New Words for Today |
Blight (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a state or condition being blighted 2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting |
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Verb |
1: cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" |
plague |
Incisive (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an infamous observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" 2: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" |
acute, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative |
dull |
Qualitative (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" 2: relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities |
Abash (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious |
embarrass |
Accolade (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; "He received a medal as an accolade for his bravery in the war" |
award, honor |
Chasm (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a deep opening in the earth's surface |
| Today's Word Challenges |
| Match Synonyms | Match Antonyms | |||||||||
| 1 | accolade | A | lenify | 1: | 1 | incisive | A | dominant | 1: | |
| 2 | surrogate | B | mannerism | 2: | 2 | subordinate | B | nice | 2: | |
| 3 | placate | C | honor | 3: | 3 | benign | C | dull | 3: | |
| 4 | benefactor | D | foster | 4: | 4 | acrid | D | malignant | 4: | |
| 5 | idiosyncrasy | E | helper | 5: | 5 | inane | E | thoughtful | 5: | |
| Match Definitions | ||||
| 1 | a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others | A | accolade | 1: |
| 2 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | B | qualitative | 2: |
| 3 | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | C | subordinate | 3: |
| 4 | relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities | D | surrogate | 4: |
| 5 | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | E | placate | 5: |
| Crossword Challenge | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Across: 1: kindness of disposition or manner(6) 5: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction(8) 6: devoid of intelligence(5) 7: make children(5) Down: 1: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting(6) 2: suitable for cutting or piercing(8) 3: a deep opening in the earth's surface(5) 4: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds(8) |
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| Interesting things about Engligh Language |
| What is a "Prefix"? A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with a prefix--pre-, which generally means "before". A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with a prefix--pre-, which generally means "before". |
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Recent Words Learned: chasm, accolade, abash, qualitative, incisive, blight, placate, idiosyncrasy, surrogate, benefactor, subordinate, benign, categorical, acrid, verisimilitude, penitent, beget, inane, utilitarian, creditable Answer to Crossword in worksheet 4: Across: 1: placate, 4: inane, 5: benign Down: 1: penitent, 2: acrid, 3: beget |
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