Week 6  5/2

1.      Alongside (adv.) (prep.)

Meaning 1: along or close at the side

Meaning 2: next to (someone or something)

Meaning 3: along the side of (something)

Meaning 4: at the same time as (something) : together with (something)

Sample sentence: The children work alongside their parents in the field.

 

2.      Distinct (adj.)

Meaning 1: different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc.

Meaning 2: noticeably different

Meaning 3: easy to see, hear, smell, feel, etc.

Meaning 4: strong and definite

Sample sentence: Each herb has its own distinct flavor.

Synonyms: disparate, dissimilar, distant, different, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse

Antonyms: alike, identical, indistinguishable, kin, kindred, like, parallel, same, similar

 

3.      Campaign (n.) (v.)

Meaning 1: a series of activities designed to produce a particular result

Meaning 2: a series of military battles, attacks, etc., designed to produce a particular result in a war

Meaning 3: to lead or take part in a campaign to support or oppose someone or something or to achieve something

Sample sentence: I campaigned for her when she ran for governor.

Synonyms: bandwagon, blitz, cause, crusade, drive, juggernaut, movement, push

 

4.      Tomb (n.)

Meaning: a building or chamber above or below the ground in which a dead body is kept

Sample sentence: <explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries>

Synonyms: burial, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, grave

 

5.      Status (n.)

Meaning 1: the position or rank of someone or something when compared to others in a society, organization, group, etc.

Meaning 2: high position or rank in society

Meaning 3: the official position of a person or thing according to the law

Sample sentence: They want to maintain the city's status as a major tourist attraction.

Synonyms: ball game, deal, footing, picture, posture, scene, situation, story

 

6.      Symbolic (adj.)

Meaning 1: expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words

Meaning 2: relating to or being used as a symbol

Meaning 3: using symbols

Sample sentence: The sharing of the wine has symbolic meaning.

Synonyms: emblematic (also emblematical), representational, representative

Antonyms: nonsymbolic

 

7.      Prominent (adj.)

Meaning 1: important and well-known

Meaning 2: easily noticed or seen

Meaning 3: sticking out in a way that is easily seen or noticed

Sample sentence: He placed the award in a prominent position on his desk.

Synonyms: conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, flamboyant, grabby, kenspeckle [chiefly Scottish], marked, noisy, noticeable, pronounced, remarkable, showy, splashy, striking

Antonyms: inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy

 

8.      Sculpture (n.)

Meaning 1: a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.

Meaning 2: the process or art of carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc., into a sculpture

Sample sentence: <the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice>

Synonyms: carve, sculpt

 

9.      Province (n.)

Meaning 1: any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into

Meaning 2: a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in the provinces: the parts of a country that are away from large cities

Sample sentence: They left the city for life in the provinces.

Synonyms: area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, field, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk

 

10.  Accompany (v.)

Meaning 1: to go somewhere with (someone) : to be a companion for (someone)

Meaning 2: to go together with (something) : to be included with (something)

Meaning 3: to happen or occur at the same time as or along with (something)

Sample sentence: Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie.

Synonyms: attend, chaperone (or chaperon), companion, company, convoy, escort, see, squire

Antonyms: abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

 

11.  Proverb (n.) (v.)

Meaning: a brief popular saying (such as “Too many cooks spoil the broth”) that gives advice about how people should live or that expresses a belief that is generally thought to be true

Sample sentence: <her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion>

Synonyms: adage, aphorism, apothegm, byword, epigram, maxim, saying, saw, sententia, word

 

12.  Idiom (n.)

Meaning 1: an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own

Meaning 2: a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations

Meaning 3: a style or form of expression that is characteristic of a particular person, type of art, etc.

Sample sentence: The expression “give way,” meaning “retreat,” is an idiom.

Synonyms: expression, phrase

 

13.  Heavenly (adj.)

Meaning 1: appearing or occurring in the sky

Meaning 2: of or relating to heaven: divine or blessed

Meaning 3: very pleasant or good

Sample sentence: <had a heavenly time at the dance>

Synonyms: dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen

Antonyms: atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched

 

14.  Domesticate (v.)

Meaning 1: to breed or train (an animal) to need and accept the care of human beings : to tame (an animal)

Meaning 2: to grow (a plant) for human use

Meaning 3: to train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home (such as by using good manners, being polite, being helpful, etc.)

Sample sentence: Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms.

 

15.  Chariot (n.)

Meaning: a carriage with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times

 

16.  Afterlife (n.)

Meaning: a life that some people believe exists after death

Sample sentence: Does he believe in an afterlife?

Synonyms: age, afternoon, autumn, evening

Antonyms: springtime

 

17.  Mane (n.)

Meaning 1: long, thick hair growing from the neck of a horse or around the neck of a lion

Meaning 2: long, thick hair on a person's head

Sample sentence: an actor with a thick mane of silver hair

 

18.  Terra-cotta (n.)

Meaning 1: a reddish clay that is used for pottery and tiles

Meaning 2: things (such as tiles, pottery, or statues) that are made from terra-cotta

Meaning 3: a brownish-orange color

 

19.  Stallion (n.)

Meaning: an adult male horse and especially one that is used for breeding

 

20.  Soar (v.) (n.)

Meaning 1: to increase very quickly in amount or price

Meaning 2: to fly or sail often at a great height by floating on air currents

Meaning 3: to rise quickly upward to a great height

Sample sentence: Stock prices are beginning to soar.

Synonyms: arise, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, ascend, thrust, up

Antonyms: decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge

 

21.  Millennium (n.)

Meaning 1: a period of 1,000 years

Meaning 2: a period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era

Sample sentence: The book describes the changes that have occurred in the landscape over many millennia.

 

22.  Flog (v.)

Meaning: to beat or whip (someone) severely

Sample sentence: The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.

Synonyms: birch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, whip, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale

Antonyms: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

 

23.  Sniff (v.) (n.)

Meaning 1: to take air into your nose in short breaths that are loud enough to be heard

Meaning 2: to smell (something or someone) by putting your nose close to it and taking air in through your nose in short breaths

Meaning 3: to take (something, such as fumes or a drug) into your body by inhaling it through your nose in order to get intoxicated

Sample sentence: She sniffed and wiped her nose with a tissue.

Synonyms: nose, scent, smell, snuff, whiff

 

24.  Cherish (v.)

Meaning 1: to feel or show great love for (someone or something)

Meaning 2: to remember or hold (an idea, belief, etc.) in a deeply felt way

Sample sentence: I will always cherish that memory.

Synonyms: adore, love, worship

Antonyms: abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

 

25.  Overjoyed (adj.)

Meaning: filled with great joy: very happy

Sample sentence: They weren't overjoyed at the idea of working together.