Week 13  6/15

1.      Defense (n.) (v.)

Meaning 1: the act of defending someone or something from attack

Meaning 2: something that is used to protect yourself, your country, etc.

Meaning 3: the act of speaking or writing in support of someone or something that is being attacked or criticized

Sample sentence: They put up a good defense, but the city ultimately fell to the invaders.

Synonyms: aegis (also egis), ammunition, armor, buckler, cover, guard, protection, safeguard, screen, security, shield, wall, ward

 

2.      Issue (n.)

Meaning 1: something that people are talking about, thinking about, etc. : an important subject or topic

Meaning 2: the version of a newspaper, magazine, etc., that is published at a particular time

Meaning 3: the act of officially making something available or giving something to people to be used: the act of issuing something

Sample sentence: The President's speech addressed a number of important issues.

Synonyms: aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, effect

Antonyms: antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

 

3.      Equipment (n.)

Meaning 1: supplies or tools needed for a special purpose

Meaning 2: the act of equipping someone or something

Sample sentence: Not enough funds were provided for the equipment of the troops.

Synonyms: accoutrements (or accouterments), apparatus, gear, hardware, kit [chiefly British], material(s), matériel (or materiel), outfit, paraphernalia, stuff, tackle

 

4.      Strap (n.) (v.)

Meaning 1: a narrow and usually flat piece of a material that is used for fastening, holding together, or wrapping something

Meaning 2: to fasten (someone or something) by using a strap

Meaning 3: to wrap (an injured or broken part of the body) with bandages

Sample sentence: She made sure that both children were strapped in.

 

5.      Flap (n.) (v.)

Meaning 1: a flat piece of material that is attached to something on one side and that can be easily moved

Meaning 2: the movement or sound of something that is moving up and down or back and forth

Meaning 3: a state or situation in which many people are excited or upset

Meaning 4: to move (something) up and down or back and forth

Sample sentence: She opened the tent flap and crawled outside.

Synonyms: agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage, uproar

 

6.      Extend (v.)

Meaning 1: to cause (something, such as your arm or leg) to straighten out or to stretch out

Meaning 2: to become longer or to be able to become longer

Meaning 3: to continue in a specified direction or over a specified distance, space, or time

Sample sentence: Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.

Synonyms: drag (out), draw out, elongate, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, protract, stretch

Antonyms: abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten

 

7.      Bound (adj.) (v.) (n.)

Meaning 1: something that limits or restrains <beyond the bounds of decency>

Meaning 2: past and past participle of bind

 

8.      Conceal (v.)

Meaning 1: to hide (something or someone) from sight

Meaning 2: to keep (something) secret

Sample sentence: The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.

Synonyms: bury, cache, 1hide, ensconce, secrete

Antonyms: display, exhibit

 

9.      Gadget (n.)

Meaning: a small, useful device

Sample sentence: The kitchen is equipped with all the latest gadgets.

Synonyms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gimmick, gizmo (also gismo), jigger, widget

 

10.  Weaponry (n.)

Meaning: the science of designing and making weapons

 

11.  Staple (n.) (v.) (adj.)

Meaning 1: to attach (something) with staples

Meaning 2: used, needed, or enjoyed constantly by many people

Meaning 3: produced regularly or in large quantities

Sample sentence: I stapled the pages in the upper left corner.

 

12.  Volt (n.)

Meaning: the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt and equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it

 

13.  Electrode (n.)

Meaning: one of the two points through which electricity flows into or out of a battery or other device

 

14.  Soothe (v.)

Meaning 1: to cause (someone) to be calmer, less angry, etc.

Meaning 2: to cause (a part of the body) to feel better

Meaning 3: to cause (pain) to go away or become less severe

Sample sentence: The waiter tried to soothe the angry customer.

Synonyms: assure, cheer, console, reassure, solace, comfort

Antonyms: distress, torment, torture, trouble

 

15.  Retire (v.)

Meaning 1: to stop a job or career because you have reached the age when you are not allowed to work anymore or do not need or want to work anymore

Meaning 2: to cause (someone, such as a military officer) to end a job or career

Meaning 3: to stop playing in a game, competition, etc., especially because of injury

Sample sentence: The manufacturer plans to retire that car model in a few years.

Synonyms: crash [slang], doss (down) [chiefly British], bed, turn in

Antonyms: arise, get up, rise, uprise

 

16.  Relive (v.)

Meaning: to experience (something) again in your imagination : to remember (something) so clearly that the same emotions you felt in the past are felt again

Sample sentence: He would sometimes relive the battle in his dreams.

 

17.  Destination (n.)

Meaning: a place to which a person is going or something is being sent

Sample sentence: We traveled through three states before reaching our final destination.

 

18.  Mild (adj.)

Meaning 1: gentle in nature or behavior

Meaning 2: not strong in action or effect

Meaning 3: not strong or harsh in taste

Sample sentence: He was a mild-mannered man who rarely became angry.

Synonyms: balmy, equable, genial, gentle, clement, moderate, soft, temperate

Antonyms: harsh, inclement, intemperate, severe

 

19.  Intermediate (adj.)

Meaning 1: occurring in the middle of a process or series

Meaning 2: relating to or having the knowledge or skill of someone who is more advanced than a beginner but not yet an expert

Sample sentence: I'm taking intermediate French this year.

Synonyms: average, middle, mean, median, medium, middling, midsize (also midsized), moderate, modest

Antonyms: extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost

 

20.  Resort (n.)

Meaning 1: a place where people go for vacations

Meaning 2: something that you choose for help

Meaning 3: the act of doing or using something especially because no other choices are possible

Sample sentence: Our first resort was to go to the police.

Synonyms: haunt, purlieu, rendezvous, hangout, stamping ground, stomping ground

 

21.  Crack (v.)

Meaning 1: to break (something) so that there are lines in its surface but it is usually not separated into pieces

Meaning 2: to hit or press (something) so hard that it breaks apart or opens suddenly

Meaning 3: to hit (someone or something) hard and usually suddenly

Sample sentence: Workers cracked the large rock into three pieces so it could be moved.

Synonyms: pop, snap

Antonyms: cipher, code, encipher, encode, encrypt

 

22.  Foil (v.) (n.)

Meaning: very thin sheet metal (as of gold or platinum) used especially in filling teeth

 

23.  Secure (adj.) (v.)

Meaning 1: protected from danger or harm

Meaning 2: providing protection from danger or harm

Meaning 3: guarded so that no one can enter or leave without approval

Meaning 4: to make (something) safe by guarding or protecting it

Meaning 5: to put (something) in a place or position so that it will not move

Meaning 6: to make (something) certain

Sample sentence: They didn't begin to celebrate until they knew their victory was secure.

Synonyms: assured, confident, self-asserting, self-assured, self-confident

Antonyms: diffident, insecure, self-distrustful, self-doubting

 

24.  Assure (v.)

Meaning 1: to make (something) certain

Meaning 2: to tell someone in a very strong and definite way that something will happen or that something is true

Sample sentence: I can assure you that you won't be disappointed.

Synonyms: comfort, cheer, console, reassure, solace, soothe

Antonyms: distress, torment, torture, trouble

 

25.  Authority (n.)

Meaning 1: the power to give orders or make decisions: the power or right to direct or control someone or something

Meaning 2: the confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or obeyed by other people

Meaning 3: a quality that makes something seem true or real

Sample sentence: The boss is not popular but his authority is unquestioned.

Synonyms: ace, adept, artist, expert, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master

Antonyms: amateur, inexpert, nonexpert