Week 4

Week 4 Vocabulary

Augment: to add to; to increase; to make bigger

Working out with weights helped to augment his muscles.

Antonyms: decrease, diminish, downsize

She diminished her waistline by eating healthy foods. 

Complacent: smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself, contented to a fault

The complacent worker was content to daydream and let the work pile up.

Antonyms: concerned, interested

The concerned teacher helped the student understand the science experiment. 

Guile: cunning; duplicity (person is full of guile)

With cunning and guile, the girls crept past their parents to sneak out of the house.

Antonyms: good faith, sincerity

With deapest sincerity, he asked for permission to marry they older man's daughter. 

Squander: to waste

The man squandered his money and was left penniless. 

Antonyms: conserve

Recycling is a great way to conserve natural resources.

Incessant: unceasing; never-ending

The baby's incessant crying was a sign he was ready for his bedtime. 

Antonym: noncontinuous, intermittent

The intermittent rain had her putting her umbrella up and down all day.

Laudable: worthy of praise

The soldier was given the Medal of Honor for his laudable service. 

Antonyms: reprehensible, discreditable

They were sent to jail for their reprehensible actions. 

Deter: to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something

Smokey the Bear ads hope to deter the spread of forest fires.

Antonyms: encourage, persuade

The cheerleaders encourage school spirit at sporting events.

Redundant: repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy

The redundant sign made it overly apparent where we could find some pizza.

Antonyms: concise, essential, single

The GPS gave the driver concise instructions on how to find the new restaurant. 

Infamous: shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful

Charlie Sheen is infamous for his bad behavior.

Antonyms: honorable, reputable, respectful

Mother Teresa is an honorable woman who is respected for her works of charity.

Provocative: exciting, attracting attention

Abercrombie uses provocative advertising to get customers in the door.

Antonyms: repressive, suppressive

The breathing treatments helped with the suppression of her asthma symptoms.