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Vocabulary Group #4

Vocabulary Group #4. By: Joshua Kim. Commotion. (n.)- noisy activity Synonym: Celebration Antonym: Peace There was a large commotion at the Cowboys and Redskins game on Sunday night. Concoction. (n.)- a mixture of ingredient; putting several things together Synonym: Mixture

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Vocabulary Group #4

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  1. Vocabulary Group #4 By: Joshua Kim

  2. Commotion (n.)- noisy activity Synonym: Celebration Antonym: Peace There was a large commotion at the Cowboys and Redskins game on Sunday night.

  3. Concoction (n.)- a mixture of ingredient; putting several things together Synonym: Mixture Antonym: Ingredient The potions master created a great concoction of seaweed, salt, mushrooms, shredded paper, and clay chunks.

  4. Conspicuous (adj.)- easily seen; something obvious; attract attention Synonym: Obvious Antonym: Mysterious The hiding spot the toddler had chosen was a rather conspicuous choice.

  5. Contortion (n.)- a sharp twist or bend in, or of, something or someone Synonym: Twist Antonym: Straight After the blacksmith nearly melted the metal it spun around in a spinning tube to create a contortion of metal.

  6. Imperious (adj.)- arrogant; thinking you are above it all. Synonym: Arrogant Antonym: Humble The imperious knight was boasting highly of how skillful of a warrior he was.

  7. Jabber (v.)- to talk rapidly making no sense; chattering Synonym: Chatter Antonym: Be Silent The two women in the corner were constantly jabbering to each other during the conference.

  8. Jargon (n.)- specialized language of a profession or group Synonym: Special Language Antonym: Normal Language In order to be able to participate in the boys club you had to be able to speak the jargon that they invented.

  9. Jostle (v.)- to roughly bump into a person or thing Synonym: Shove Antonym: Tap When Timmy passed the jug he accidentally jostled it and it fell to the floor and smashed into a trillion pieces.

  10. Scurry (v.)- to move briskly; to scamper Synonym: Scamper Antonym: Crawl The mouse scurried across the room with the piece of bread that he had just snatched out of the human’s hand.

  11. Serenity (n.)- the quality of being calm, peaceful or untroubled Synonym: Peaceful Antonym: Rambunctious The serenity of the waves were so calm, that it didn’t disturb my fishing line whatsoever.

  12. Sociable (adj.)- enjoying the company of others Synonym: Interactive Antonym: Reclusive It is very helpful in a business committee to be a sociable person that converses with his fellow employees.

  13. Somber (adj.)- very serious or sad Synonym: Sad Antonym: Cheerful The football team was very somber when they went 0-16 that season.

  14. Mnemonic (adj.)- memory assistance Synonym: Memory Clue Antonym: none A mnemonic reminder is “Anger is one letter short of Danger.”

  15. Narcissism (n.)- egoism, egocentrism Synonym: Egoism Antonym: Selfless The gentleman walked around town with an aura of narcissism for he had defeated the opposing king.

  16. Amethyst (n.)- a clear purple or bluish violet variety of crystallized quartz Synonym: Purple Antonym: none The amethyst colored diamond looked beautiful on the woman’s hand.

  17. Somnambulate (v.)- to walk while sleeping Synonym: Sleepwalk Antonym: Walk At a slumber party one of my friends started to somnambulate and made such a ruckus that he woke up the whole house.

  18. Venerate (v.)- to honor with a ritual act of devotion Synonym: Worship Antonym: Dishonor In his religion they must venerate their gods by providing them with great gifts of grapes and money.

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