Welcome to the jungle Lesson 4 6 BALEFUL

Welcome to the jungle! Lesson 4 -6

BALEFUL (BAIL-full) adj Definition: harmful; menacing Sounds like: bale full Picture: Gigantic, heavy bales of hay falling from the sky. One of the bales is about to fall onto someone. Synonyms: threatening; malevolent; sinister Antonyms: benevolent; promising; favorable Other form: balefully (adv. ) Sentence: A hungry wolf is a baleful sight to campers.

CONCEDE (kun-SEED) verb Definition: admit reluctantly; yield Sounds like: corn seed Picture: Two farmers. One, examining something under a magnifying glass, admits that it is corn seed Synonyms: accept; give in; surrender Antonym: disagree; defend; reject Other form: concession (noun) Note: A concession speech is one in which the loser of an election reluctantly admits that his or her opponent has won. Sentence: The boss had to concede that it was his assistant’s idea.

SANCTION (SANK-shun) verb Definition: approve; give consent Sounds like: sank Shawn Picture: You’re rowing a boat out on the lake. Shawn, a man you’ve hated for eleven years, is rowing his boat on the other side of the lake. A friend suddenly shows up in the water right next to your boat and tells you that he just sank Shawn. The friend still holds the drill he used to bore a hole in the bottom of Shawn’s boat. You pause for a second, then smile and say, “Good work. I normally don’t like that kind of behavior, but if you tell me you sank Shawn, I have to approve. ” Synonyms: authorize; permit; allow; endorse Antonyms: veto; disapprove; oppose Opposite Meaning: This is confusing, but as a noun, a “sanction” is an action taken in order to punish or change another’s behavior. For example, governments often impose economic sanctions against a nation they feel is behaving badly. Sentence: In full support of the president, Congress sanctioned his use of military force.

LUCID (LOO-sid) adj. Definition: easy to understand; transparent; clear-thinking Sounds like: Lou said Picture: A lecture, featuring a speaker named Lou, has just ended. As members of the audience leave the auditorium, one of them can be heard to say, “I understood everything Lou said. It was all so clear. ” Synonyms: clear; logical; coherent Antonyms: confused; unclear; vague Other forms: lucidity (noun); lucidly (adv. ) Sentence: Jerome was surprisingly lucid for someone who had just fallen on his head.

REBUFF (ree-BUFF) verb Definition: to ignore or reject strongly; snub Looks like: re-buff Picture: A young woman is waxing and buffing her car for the third time that day. Without even looking away from the car, she says to a young man passing by, “No, John, I can’t go with you tonight. I have to re-buff my car quite a few more times. Try me again, maybe in October. ” Synonyms: refusal; turndown; deny; snub Antonyms: accept; approve; welcome Sentence: Rebuffed repeatedly, Marcia refused to give up and was finally hired.

TRITE (TRITE) adj. Definition: overused; common; stale Sounds like: trout Picture: A trout is the teacher in a “school” of fish. The students are bored with the teacher’s constant use of clichés such as, “Remember, class, there are plenty of other fish in the sea. It’s a great big ocean out there. It’s sink or swim… Synonyms: routine; pedestrian; cliché; corny Antonyms: original; fresh; pertinent; new Other forms: tritely (adv. ); triteness (noun) Sentence: Phrases that were once fresh and original now seem trite and dull.

RECANT (re--CANT) verb Definition: To take something back you’ve said; withdraw a statement or belief Sounds like: recount Picture: A candidate speaking to supporters on the night of a close election: “My friends, earlier this evening, I demanded a recount of the votes. I am now recanting that request. I do NOT want a recount, and am conceding defeat. (See CONCEDE) Synonyms: rescind; retract; recall Antonym: validate; sanction; confirm; acknowledge Sentence: Malcom changed his mind and recanted his original story about the robbery.

INANE (in-NANE) adj. Definition: silly; insignificant Looks like: insane (without the “S”) Picture: A man reads a letter from his psychiatrist, and then cries to his wife: “He says, I’m insane!” When he becomes hysterically upset, she takes the letter and reads it. “No, it says, ‘inane, ’” she tells him. “It’s nothing to worry about. You’re just being silly. ” Synonyms: ridiculous; absurd; idiotic; foolish Antonym: sensible; realistic; serious; practical Other forms: inanity (noun); inanely (adv. ) Sentence: It’s hard to believe that grown men could argue over such inane matters.

PETULANCE (PETCH–oo-lence) noun Definition: grouchiness Sounds like: pet chew Lance Picture: Lance has a dog who likes to chew on one of those fake rawhide bones. The dog chews all day and even in his sleep, and has been doing this for years. But today, Lance is in a bad mood. He’s not sure why, but he’s cranky, and his pet is just chewing and chewing on that bone and it’s getting on his nerves. Finally, Lance can’t take it anymore: “Would you stop chewing on that stupid bone? All day and all night for eight years, I’ve been listening to you chomp on that thing. I’ve been patient, extremely patient, I think, but I have to tell you that it’s driving me absolutely crazy!” Synonyms: bad temper; irritability; bitterness; cynicism Antonym: cheerfulness; exuberance; joyfulness; happiness Other forms: petulant (adj. ); petulantly (adv. ) Sentence: He felt justified in his petulance, but friends began to avoid him.

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