Vocabulary Words – 07.06.2017

1.allergic(adjective):having a strong dislike
Synonyms: hypersensitive,susceptible
Antonyms: disinclined,disliking
Example Sentence:We were allergic to women from theirnylon hose to their face powder.

2.ancestor(noun): a person from whom one is descended
Synonyms: forebear,forefather
Antonyms: descendant
Example Sentence:The next day he would say: ‘I come tobring a sword’–that was the nobleGerman blood of a Teutonic ancestor.

3.anguish(noun): excruciating
Synonyms: agony,griefstar
Antonyms: delight,happiness
Example Sentence: Woe to the hearts that heard,unmoved,The mother’s anguish ‘dshriek!

4.Elliptic(adjective):pertaining to
Synonyms: egg-shaped,ellipsoidal
Antonyms: arced,arched
Example Sentence:The spores are black and elliptical, and are shed in liquid drops.

5.Fondle(verb):to handle
Synonyms:caress,grope
Antonyms: disbelieve let,go
Example Sentence:to fondle a precious object.