Week 6

61. novel- new; original

The girl had a very novel style because she shopped at stores that very few other girls did.

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Antonym: common

The family lived a very common life.

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62. philanthropy- love of mankind; donating to charity

Spongebob is always happy and has a great philanthropy.

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Antonym: stealing

The kleptomaniac could not stop stealing no matter what she did.

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63. tentative- experimental; temporary; uncertain

Grandma's house was a tentative living quarters while mom and dad looked for a new house to live in.

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Antonym: final

The final exam of the class counted for the majority of my grade.

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64. deference- submission to another's will; respect; courtesy

The students had a great deference toward their teachers.

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Antonym: disobedience

The students had great disobedience when they were bored in the classroom.

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65. vacillate- to be indecisive; to waver back and forth

The girl would constantly vacillate between which guy she likes more.



Antonym: remain

The girl wanted to remain with one guy for the rest of her life after her boyfriend proposed.









 
66. fervor- passion

The girl who took dance for twelve years had obvious ferver every time she danced.



Antonym: indifference


 
The girl who only played soccer to be with her friends obviously had an indifference for the sport.



67. dispassionate- without passion; objective; neutral

The passionate athlete proved to be very dispassionate when it came to school.

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Antonym: passionate

The teacher was passionate about giving her students the best possible education she could.

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68. pragmatic- practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory

The wise priest was very pragmatic after ministering for more than half of his life.

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Antonym: impractical

The man's way of dancing was very impractical.

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69. rigorous- strict; harsh; severe

The rules at the school for schalars were terribly rigorous.

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Antonym: undemanding

The test that was supposed to be extremely hard was suprisingly undemanding.
70. solemn- serious; grave

The funeral of the man with many loved ones was extremely solemn.



Antonym: funny

The class clown would always do something funny when the class was bored.

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