Directions: For each term, find a synonym (word with a similar meaning) and an antonym (word with an opposite meaning) and write these on the left. Also, write a sentence demonstrating that you understand the meaning of the word.

TKMB Vocabulary 1 Name Date Hour
  1. taciturn (4) adj habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner

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  1. revelation (7) n newly discovered (especially surprising or valuable) information

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  1. malevolent (8) adj having or showing a desire to harm others

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  1. condescend (15) v to behave toward others as if they are less important/intelligent

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  1. delegation (20) n a group of people chosen to represent/act on the behalf of others

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  1. contemptuous (27) adjexpressing dislike/lack of respect for someone/something

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  1. auspicious (32) adjmarked by lucky signs or the promise of success and happiness

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  1. arbitrated (37) vacted as a judge in a dispute between others

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  1. benign (42) adjhaving a kind and gentle appearance or disposition; harmless

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  1. inquisitive (49) adjeager for knowledge; too curious about other people’s business

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TKMB Vocabulary 2 Name Date Hour
  1. malignant (55) adjfull of hate; showing a desire to harm others; likely to cause harm

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  1. meditative (62) adjconcentrating on one thing; thinking about something seriously

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  1. unfathomable (63) adjtoo mysterious/complicated to be understood

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  1. ingenuous (77) adjshowing innocence or lack of worldly experience

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  1. inconspicuous (89) adjnot easily seen or noticed

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  1. erratically (93) advin an unpredictable manner, often changing course

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  1. articulate (97) vto express thoughts, ideas, or feelings coherently

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  1. melancholy (99) adj feeling or making someone feel a thoughtful or gentle sadness

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  1. alien (115) adj outside normal or previous experience; unlike one’s nature

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  1. denoted (118) vhad something as a specified meaning (had a specific meaning)

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TKMB Vocabulary 3 Name Date Hour
  1. contentious (119) adj causing disagreement between people with differing views

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  1. innate (120) adjrelating to qualities that a person or animal is born with

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  1. prerogative (129) n an exclusive privilege or right enjoyed by a person or group

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  1. resignation (138) nagreement to something, usually given reluctantly but without protest

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  1. infallible (140) adjincapable of making a mistake

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  1. fluctuations (170) n constant, unpredictable changes in level, degree, or intensity

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  1. genially (175) advin a kind or good-natured manner

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  1. complacently (178) advin a self-satisfied manner, often also being unaware of potential problems

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  1. pilgrimage (184) na journey to a place with special significance

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  1. volition (192) nthe act of exercising the will; ability to make conscious choices

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