Unit+Four

tyrant (noun) Def - an absolute ruler who rules by oppression or fear Syn - dictator Ant - democrat Sent - Adolf Hitler was a tyrant.

Arbitrary (adj) Def - having unlimited power uncontrolled or unrestricted by laws Syn - irrational Ant - rational Sent - My brother has been arbitrary with his food because he doesn't like to share.

Imminent (adj) Definition: about to happen Synonym: near, at hand Antonym: distant, remote Sentence: Her death is imminent

Discourse (n.) Definition: A verbal conversation Synonym: Conversation Antonym: Silence Sentence: The political leaders used the meeting for important discourse on the economy

Passive (adj.) Definition: not reacting visibly, or not participating readily Synonym: compliant Antonym: dynamic Sentence: The boy was passive on the issue of whether the school cafeteria should serve liver or not.

Profound (adj.) Definition: Penetrating deeply into subjects of thought. Synonym: Sagacious Antonym: Superficial Sentence: All the animals, except for Boxer, were profound during Old Major's speech.

Ferocious(adj.) Definition:savagly violent, as a wild beast,human, or action. Synonym:fearsome, explosive, feirce Antonym:light, soft The Ferocious beast could not be stopped by the weapons the men currently carried.

Intrinsic (adj.) Definition: Belonging to the essential nature of a thing. Syn: Essential Ant: Unimortant Sentence: The heart is an intrinsic part of the body.

Flinch (v.) Definition:To draw back in fear Ant: Confront Syn: Wince Sentence: the boy flinched when the bully attempted to punch him

Gullible (adj.) Definition: Easily ticked or decieved Syn: Credulous Ant: Unrelenting Sentence: The gullible children were convinced that there was school this saturday.

Hypocrisy (n.) Definition: a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, ect.,that one does not really possess Syn: deception Ant: honesty Sentence: The man's staement reeked of hypocrisy because he had just done the opposite of what he said.

Sprawl (v.) Defintion: T o be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner. Synonym: spread out Antonym: straighten Sentence: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.

Definition: To condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt. Synonym: Blame Antonym: Praise Sentence: They condemned the president for going to the rave.

Hypocrisy (n.) Defintion: A pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religous beliefs or principle, that one doesn't really possess. Synonym: Lie, Deceit. Antonym: Honesty, Truth. Sentence: Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Succinct (adj) Definition: briefly giving the gist of something Synonym: brief Antonym: wordy Sentence: He gave a succinct overview of the expansion project.

Sprawl (v.) Definition: To stretch or spread out in an unnatural manner. Synonym: Spread Antonym: Graceful Sentence: His handwriting sprawled all over the paper.

Ludicrous (Adj.) Defintition: Absurd or none-sensable Syn: Absurd Ant: Logical Sent: The amount of homework i have is ludicrous.

pessimism (n) Def - tendency to see or anticipate only bad outcomes Syn - depression Ant - confidence Sent - People with pessimism are usually gloomy.