Sunshine Vocab Day 5

Question 1

zealot

ex: The party zealots had taken over the meeting, so a compromise had become impossible

Answer 1

Def: [n] a fanatic, one who is uncompromising and vehement in pursuing ideals
Forms: zeal = feeling of deep passion for an ideal

Question 2

antipathy

ex: Despite the long-standing antipathy between their families, Romeo and Juliet believed their love would triumph

Answer 2

anti-(against) + pathos(feeling)
Def: [adj] deep-seated dislike
Synonyms: aversion, animus, antagonism, enmity, loathing
Root Family: [path]

Question 3

belligerent

ex: We might take your suggestions more seriously if you were not so belligerent when you presented them

Answer 3

bellum(war)
Def: [adj] hostile and aggressive
Form: belligerence = hostility and aggression
Synonyms: pugnacious, bellicose, contentious, truculent
Root Family: [bell]

Question 4

cantankerous

ex: Mrs. Grieves was a cantankerous old woman who would scream at us from her porch for not wearing shoes

Answer 4

Def: [adj] grouchy and argumentative
Synonyms: irascible, curmudgeonly. churlish, peevish, fractious, ornery

Question 5

flout

ex: it was shocking hos openly Gino flouted school rules

Answer 5

Def: [v] openly disregard(a rule or convention)
Synonyms: defy, contravene, breach

Question 6

supplant

ex: the old economic system was supplanted by a more substantial one

Answer 6

Def: [v] to replace in importance or relevance
Synonyms: supersede, override

Question 7

vilify

ex: After her callous remarks about the poor, Michelle was vilified in the press

Answer 7

vilis(worthless)
Def: [v] to denounce someone bitterly
Form: vilification = the act or process of denouncing bitterly
Synonyms: disparage, denigrate, revile, malign, slander
Root Family: [vil]

Question 8

vindictive

ex: the vindictive tone of the letter showed that Tom harbored deep resentments

Answer 8

vin(force) + dictum(declaration)
Def: [adj] showing deep desire for revenge
Form: vindictiveness = desire for revenge
Synonyms: vengeful, spiteful, rancorous
Root Family: [dict]

Question 9

acquiesce

ex: Since the rest of the family wanted to drive to the beach, I stopped my protests and acquiesced

Answer 9

ad-(to) + quiescere(to rest)
Def: [v] to accept an unpleasant situation or comply to a demand reluctantly
Form: acquiescent = being inclined to acquiesce
Root Family: [ad-][quies,quiet]

Question 10

capitulate

ex: the corporation finally capitulated to the labor union’s demands

Answer 10

capit(head)
Def: [v] to surrender; to stop resisting
Form: capitulation = the act of surrendering
Synonym: concede
Root Family: [cap, capit]