Word Wealth--Related Words

 
Mrs. McConnell—English I Honors

WORD WEALTH
Unit 1:  Related Words

Verbs

1.  abolish		dissipate; annul; eradicate; expunge

4.  admonish		forebode

5.  affirm		avouch; warrant; advocate

6.  coerce		constrains; importune; compulsory; mandatory

7.  curtail		abbreviate; abridge

8.  defer		defer (may also mean); deference; esteem

9.  divulge		exposure; expose; revelation

10.  implore		solicit; entreat; supplicate; importune


Nouns

4.  jargon		gobbledygook; vernacular

6.  medley		heterogeneous

7.  rapture		relish; entranced; entrhralled



Word Wealth Related Words--Unit 4

abate-diminish; subside; wane

cite- incite

etice- lure; cajole; beguile

frustrate- circumvent

pervade- permeate

purge- purgative; cathartic

reproach-  chide; upbraid; reprimand; impugn

resent- indignation

satiate- sate; glut; surfeit; cloying

abyss- fissure

anecdote- dotage

epithet- appellation

harbinger-  precursor

lament-  rueful

omen-  presentiment



Word Wealth Related Words--Unit 5

Verbs

alter-  alter ego; diversify; mutate; transfigure; transmute

assail-- assault

augment- increment; intensification; enhancement; aggravation

forage-  ravage

Nouns

apathy- lethargy; torpor; stupor

avarice-  covetous

clarity- elucidation

dexterity-  proficiency

discretion-  prudence; circumspection

exertion-  endeavor

exuberance-  ebullience; elation; transport



 WORD WEALTH 6 RELATED WORDS

Adjectives

1.  copious-  profuse; cornucopie
2.  eminent-  renowned; celebrated; illustrious; notorious
3.  frugal-  prodigal
4.  languid-  languish; lassitude; apathy (p.37)
5.  hostile-  adverse; averse
9.  oblique-  devious
11.  obnoxious-  noxious; adious
12.  obtrusive-  officious
13.  perpetual-  incessant; interminable; marathon
14.  regal-  regalia
15.  vagrant-  itinerant; nomad; vagabond
18.  vociferous-  obstreperous (p. 19)
20.  zealot; fanatic; bigot