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Explore valuable vocabulary words like asset, sensitive, sagely, sarcasm, scowled, and stalked, each carrying its unique significance in language and communication. Uncover the hidden depths of meanings and nuances provided by these terms.
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The Outsiders vocabulary Chelsea Defoor March 29,2013 Block 2 ELA
Asset • ausefulanddesirablethingorquality • Synonym: benefit ,attraction ,service ,blessing. • Antonym: burden disadvantage, drawback, nuisance. • My phone is the most asset to me.
Sensitive • readilyorexcessivelyaffectedbyexternalagencies or influences,havingacutementaloremotionalsensibility;awareofandresponsivetothefeelingsofothers also easily pained, annoyed. • Synonym: Soft, crying, caring. • Antonym: rough, cold, mean. • I’am a very sensitive person when it comes to best friends and family.
Sagely • aprofoundlywiseperson;apersonfamed for wisdom. someoneveneratedforthepossession of wisdom, judgment,andexperience. • Synonym: philosopher, sagacious • Antonym: fool • My mother is a sagely person.
Sarcasm • harshorbitterderisionor irony,asharplyironicaltaunt;sneeringorcuttingremark. • Synonym: mean, rude, jeer • Antonym: kind, nice • I use sarcasm to answer unreasonable questions.
Scowled • to draw downorcontractthebrowsinasullen,displeased, or angrymanner. to have a gloomy or threatening look. • Synonym: frown, glare, stare • Antonym: grin, smile • I scowled at my friend for eating my food.
Stalked • an act orcourse of stalkingquarry, prey, or the like.tofollow or approach • synonym: followed, watched • Antonym: lead, proceed • I stalked my mom in the store.