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Vocabulary List 8 10/28/22

  • Root: ant/anti

  • Meaning: opposite to or opposing

    • Antagonist -n-

      • a person who is unfriendly, an opponent

      • The Joker is Batman’s antagonist

    • Antipathy -n-

      • a strong, intense dislike

      • The rivals had great antipathy of each other

    • Antithesis -n-

      • the exact opposite of something

      • Good is the antithesis of people

  • Root: string/strict

  • Meaning: to draw tight, to bind

    • Constrict -v-

      • to make narrow, to limit or inhibit

      • The snake constricted

    • Stringent -adj-

      • severely regulated, extremely strict

      • The teacher was extremely stringent

  • Root: tors/tort

  • Meaning: to twist or to wind

    • Extort -v-

      • to obtain from a person by force or threats

      • Bullies extort

    • Tortuous -adj-

      • having many twists, bends, or turns

      • The Labyrinth was torturous

  • Root: plac

  • Meaning: to soothe or to alm

    • Placebo -n-

      • a harmless substance given in place of genuine medication, often a sugar pill

      • The doctor prescribed a placebo

    • Placid -adj-

      • pleasantly calm or peaceful

      • Students thrive in a placid environment

    • Implacable -adj-

      • not capable of being pleased

      • The crying baby was implacable

  • Extra Word:

    • Fastidious -adj-

      • meticulous, demanding, having impossible standards

      • Gordon Ramsey is fastidious

  • Root: ant/anti

  • Meaning: opposite to or opposing

    • Antagonist -n-

      • a person who is unfriendly, an opponent

      • The Joker is Batman’s antagonist

    • Antipathy -n-

      • a strong, intense dislike

      • The rivals had great antipathy of each other

    • Antithesis -n-

      • the exact opposite of something

      • Good is the antithesis of people

  • Root: string/strict

  • Meaning: to draw tight, to bind

    • Constrict -v-

      • to make narrow, to limit or inhibit

      • The snake constricted

    • Stringent -adj-

      • severely regulated, extremely strict

      • The teacher was extremely stringent

  • Root: tors/tort

  • Meaning: to twist or to wind

    • Extort -v-

      • to obtain from a person by force or threats

      • Bullies extort

    • Tortuous -adj-

      • having many twists, bends, or turns

      • The Labyrinth was torturous

  • Root: plac

  • Meaning: to soothe or to alm

    • Placebo -n-

      • a harmless substance given in place of genuine medication, often a sugar pill

      • The doctor prescribed a placebo

    • Placid -adj-

      • pleasantly calm or peaceful

      • Students thrive in a placid environment

    • Implacable -adj-

      • not capable of being pleased

      • The crying baby was implacable

  • Extra Word:

    • Fastidious -adj-

      • meticulous, demanding, having impossible standards

      • Gordon Ramsey is fastidious