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| evolve | definition: to develop gradually; to come forth gradually into being; develop |
| evolve | synonym: derive, grow, emerge antonym: lessen, decrease, diminish |
| evolve | Over time, an animal will adapt and _____________ to be better suited to its environment. |
| feral | definition: existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild |
| feral | synonym: feral, wild, savage antonym: tame; domesticated |
| feral | You must not pet _____________ squirrels because they are wild and may bite you. |
| intrepid | definition: resolutely fearless; dauntless |
| intrepid | synonym: brave, courageous, bold. antonym: timid |
| intrepid | Lewis and Clark were two _________________ explorers who traveled across our country to map it and document the things they found. |
| inure | definition: to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden |
| inure | synonym: acclimate, toughen, harden antonym: neglect, soften |
| inure | He practiced running at the hottest part of the day to _____________ himself against the heat he knew he would face in the marathon. |
| pathology | definition: the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases; any deviation from a healthy, normal, or efficient condition. |
| pathology | synonym: wellness antonym: illness, malady |
| pathology | She knew she wanted to study ______________ because she was very interested in how diseases affected the body. |
| replete | definition:abundantly supplied or provided; filled; complete; stuffed or gorged with food or drink |
| replete | synonym: filled, loaded, rife antonym: empty, lacking, wanting |
| replete | The first draft was ____________ with grammatical errors and plot problems that he would have to fix in the editing stage. |
| unheralded | definition: appearing without fanfare, publicity, or advance acclaim: appearing without warning or prior announcement; unexpected. |
| unheralded | synonym: overlooked, unnoticed, anonymous antonym: announced, expected, predicted |
| unheralded | We had no idea my granny was coming over and her _______________ visit was a surprise to us all. |
| bereft | definition: to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of); to deprive ruthlessly or by force |
| bereft | synonym: beggared, bereaved, deprived, destitute antonym: full, happy |
| bereft | The family was left _______________ after the mother died and they were unsure how they would go on without her. |
| discern | definition:to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate |
| discern | synonym: anticipate, ascertain, determine antonym: confuse, doubt, overlook |
| discern | I was able to _____________ by the tears on her face and her downcast glance that she was upset about something. |
| enhance | definition: to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify; to raise the value or price of |
| enhance | synonym:upgrade, enlarge, raise, increase antonym: |
| enhance | He attempted to ______________ the appeal of the dinner by adding decorative garnishes and using the fine china. |
| fallacy | definition: a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, a misleading or unsound argument |
| fallacy | synonym: falsehood, deception, untruth antonym: honesty, truth, accuracy |
| fallacy | Despite trying his hardest to convince us it was the truth, we saw his ______________ for the deception that it was. |
| iniquity | definition: gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin |
| iniquity | synonym: crime, misdeed, wrongdoing antonym: good, kindness, morality |
| iniquity | Even though he had gotten away with it for years, Kevin knew that eventually the life of ________________ and crime he had led would catch up to him. |
| interlude | definition: an intervening episode, period, space, etc |
| interlude | synonym: lull, recess, rest, interruption antonym: continuation, go, start |
| interlude | The team had been running to long that they were super happy for the brief __________ in practice to rest and catch their breath. |
| pariah | definition: an outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided |
| pariah | synonym: refugee, castaway, leper antonym: popular, accepted, belonging |
| pariah | After the humiliating mistake in the big game, Jonas was a virtual _____________ and none of the other players would talk to him. |
| renovate | definition: to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair; to reinvigorate; refresh; revive |
| renovate | synonym: repair, restore, refurbish antonym: damage, destroy, ruin |
| renovate | They bought the fixer-upper house with big plans to _____________ and restore it to its former glory. |
| turbulent | definition: being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed; characterized by, or showing disturbance, disorder, etc |
| turbulent | synonym: stormy, fierce, violent, unstable antonym: kind, peaceful, |
| turbulent | Due to the _______________ weather, the flight had to make an emergency landing. |
| facile | definition: moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality; easily done, performed, used; affable, agreeable, or complaisant; easily influenced |
| facile | synonym: effortless, adroit, fluent, skillful antonym: complicated, confusing, |
| facile | Learning the vocabulary words was easy because Matt used the ___________ method the teacher taught him. |
| berate | definition: to scold; rebuke |
| berate | synonym: abuse, villify, scold, chide, castigate antonym: compliment, praise |
| berate | Verna didn't want to go home from the principal's office because she was sure her mother was going to _____________ her for her misconduct all the way home, |
| diligent | definition: constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything; done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking |
| diligent | synonym: industrious, attentive, painstaking, studious antonym: idle, inactive, lazy |
| diligent | Breanna was _______________ about her coursework and was sure to do her homework and study every night. |
| earnest | definition: |
| earnest | synonym: diligent, sincere, heartfelt, eager antonym: indifferent, apathetic, insincere |
| earnest | Thomas was _________________ in his apology because he honestly felt bad about hurting Jeanie's feelings. |
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