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This lesson delves into vibrant and diverse vocabulary, including words like "levity," meaning lightness of disposition, and "hoax," denoting a practical joke or trick. It also covers adjectives like "amicable," reflecting friendliness, and "obstreperous," depicting stubbornness. Discover delightful terms such as "enraptured," indicating extreme delight, and "mundane," which signifies something ordinary. As we journey through this lexicon, concepts like "juggernaut," "naïve," and "nocturnal" are also explored, providing a rich foundation for understanding and communication.
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Levity • Noun • Lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness • Syn: foolishness, giddiness, wit • Ant: seriousness, somberness, sobriety • Tony and Mathew levity towards difficult situations makes everything more fun.
Hoax • Noun • A practical joke; a trick • Syn: fake, scam, fraud • The boys played a hoax on the citizens of spain by posing like statues.
Amicable • Adjective • Friendly; peaceable • Syn: agreeable, civil, understanding • Ant: unfriendly, warlike, hostile • Laura is amicable, even when it comes to strangers.
Obstreperous • Adjective • Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant • Syn: piercing, rowdy, wild • Ant: meek, tractable • Shane is always obstreperous towards Ore in English class.
Enraptured • Adjective • Delighted beyond measure • Syn: enchanted, captivated, ecstatic • Ant: disenchanted, disgusted, turned off • The man and monkey are more enraptured then ever imagined
Marital • Adjective • Having to do with marriage • Syn: wedded, spousal, matrimonial • Ant: single, divorced • Looking at how happy they are, there will be no marital problems in this relationship.
Bask • Verb • To expose oneself to pleasant warmth • Syn: enjoy, indulge, delight in • The girl basked in the sun.
Genial • Adjective • Friendly; amiable • Syn: cordial, cheery, pleasant • Ant: unfriendly, moody, unhappy • My sister, Gillian, is one of the most genial people I have ever met.
Charlatan • Noun • One who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others • Syn: fraud, phony, pretender • Ant: professional • Bernard Madoff is the worst charlatan ever for stealing fifty billion dollars.
Mundane • Adjective • Commonplace; earthly and not spiritual • Syn: boring, worldly, normal • Ant: unique, different, exotic • The mundane girl went to sit on the bench and eat her food.
Fickle • Adjective • Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason • Syn: changeable, unsteady, unpredictable • Ant: aware, stable, constant • Sally was fickle, she couldn’t decide between vanilla or chocolate.
Juggernaut • Noun • A terrible destructive or irresistable force • The Nazi juggernaut killed thousands of jews.
Naïve • Adjective • Simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent • Syn: unsuspecting, natural, fresh • Ant: cunning, leery, wise • People kept taking advantage of the naïve girl.
Nocturnal • Adjective • Having to do with the night; occuring at night • Syn: nightly, late • Ant: diurnal • An owl that stays up all night is a nocturnal animal.
Novice • Noun • A beginner; one who is inexperienced • Syn: apprentice, beginner • Ant: master, expert, professional • The novice player could not compete with the girl from the varsity team.
