Week 4

Augment

Definition: To add to; to increase; to make bigger

Sentence: Duchess' respect for Thomas o'malley augmented after he saved Marie's life.




Antonym: decrease

Antonym Sentence: After Snow White started living with the seven dwarfs, the amount of dust in their house decreased.









Complacent

Definition: Smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself; contented to a fault

Sentence: Gaston is a very complacent person.




Antonym: concerned

Antonym Sentence: Tinkerbell was very concerned with the way she looked.








Guile

Definition: Cunning; duplicity

Sentence: Dr. Facilier cannot be trusted because he is so full of guile.

Antonym: sincerity

Antonym Sentence: With sincerity, the Fox and the Hound promised to be friends forever.







Squander

Definition: To waste

Sentence: Eric squandered the opportunity he had to kiss Ariel.


Antonym: Conserve

Antonym Sentence: There was no need to conserve water in the jungle.







Incessant

Definition: Unceasing; never-ending

Sentence: Alice's problems seemed to be incessant.

Antonym: discontinuous

Antonym Sentence: Flick's life had a discontinuous nature.







Laudable

Definition: Worthy of praise

Sentence: Hercules had many laudable achievements.


Antonym: Censurable

Antonym Sentence: Pinocchio acted in censurable ways.







Deter

Definition: To prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something

Sentence: Frollo deterred Quasimodo from experiencing the outside world.




Antonym: Persuade

antonym sentence: Kaa was able to persuade Mowgli.








redundant

definition: repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy

sentence: Cinderella was faced with redundant chores.



antonym: Undersupply

antonym sentence: Anita and Roger did not have an undersupply of dalmations.









infamous

definition: shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful

sentence: Maleficent had an infamous reputation.




antonym: Honorable

antonym sentence: Shane had an honorable reputation as a warrior.









provocative

definition: exciting; attracting attention

sentence: Prince Ali made a very provocative entrance.


antonym: noninflammatory

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