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Vocab: Week 5

Vocab: Week 5. complacent - digression. 41. complacent. complacently ( adv ) Definition : smug, self-satisfied Sample Sentence: “In this job market, no one can afford to be complacent .” Part of Speech: adjective Synonyms: content, conceited Antonyms : concerned. 4 2. contrite.

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Vocab: Week 5

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  1. Vocab: Week 5 complacent - digression

  2. 41. complacent complacently (adv) • Definition: smug, self-satisfied • Sample Sentence: “In this job market, no one can afford to be complacent.” • Part of Speech: adjective • Synonyms: content, conceited • Antonyms: concerned

  3. 42. contrite contritely (adv); contriteness (n) • Definition: feeling or expressing remorse or repentance • Sample Sentence: “Most people cannot turn away a broken and contriteheart.” • Part of Speech: adjective • Synonyms: sorry, apologetic, regretful • Antonyms: indifferent

  4. 43. credulous credulously (adv); credulousness (n) • Definition: gullible; ready to believe anything without proof • Sample Sentence: “He sold ‘miracle’cures to desperate and credulous clients.” • Part of Speech: adjective • Synonyms: naïve, trusting, innocent • Antonyms: suspicious

  5. 44. deference deferentially (adv); defer (v) • Definition: respectful submission; yielding to the judgment or opinion of another • Sample Sentence: “In deference to the teacher’s request, the student wrote more neatly.” • Part of Speech: noun • Synonyms: respect, submission, capitulation • Antonyms: disrespect

  6. 45. deleterious deleteriously (adv) • Definition: causing harm or damage • Sample Sentence: “Most will agree that drugs have deleterious effects on those who use them.” • Part of Speech: adjective • Synonyms: harmful, bad, adverse • Antonyms: beneficial

  7. 46. denounce denouncer (n); denouncement (n) • Definition: to publicly declare to be wrong or evil • Sample Sentence: “The preacher denounced the use of violence.” • Part of Speech: verb • Synonyms: condemn, criticize, censure • Antonyms: praise

  8. 47. depravity depraved (adj) • Definition: moral corruption; wickedness • Sample Sentence: “The depravity of the events of 9-11 is difficult to comprehend.” • Part of Speech: noun • Synonyms: corruption, immorality,indecency • Antonyms: morality, virtue

  9. 48. derision derisive (adj); derisively (adv); derisiveness (n) • Definition: ridicule or mockery • Sample Sentence: “The insults from the other students were nothing when compared to the teacher’sderision.” • Part of Speech: noun • Synonyms: ridicule, disrespect, taunts • Antonyms: flattery, praise

  10. 49. desecrate desecrator (n) • Definition: to show disrespect for something sacred • Sample Sentence: “The boys desecrated the old gravestones.” • Part of Speech: verb • Synonyms: deface, vandalize, destroy • Antonyms: honor

  11. 50. digression digresser (n); digressive (adj); digressively (adv) • Definition: a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing • Sample Sentence: “His comments in class are always a bit of a digression from the main topic of discussion.” • Part of Speech: noun • Synonyms: deviation, divergence,departure • Antonyms: directness

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