Vocabulary Words 11-20
Candid
Definition: Honest; frank
Used in a Sentence: I was being candid with my friend when I said I did not like her sweater.
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Antonym: dissembling
Used in a Sentence: When she told me what she thought about my sweater, I though she was dissembling.
Discernment
Used in a Sentence: When she told me what she thought about my sweater, I though she was dissembling.
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Definition: Insight; ability to see
things clearly
Used in a Sentence: My mom gave me discernment when she told me what was going on.
Antonym: imbecile
Used in a Sentence: She is an imbecile because she has no idea what is going on and is making a fool of herself.
Used in a Sentence: My mom gave me discernment when she told me what was going on.
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Used in a Sentence: She is an imbecile because she has no idea what is going on and is making a fool of herself.
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Disdain
Definition: arrogant scorn; contempt
Used in a Sentence: She was full of disdain when I talked to her.
Antonym: Admiration
Used in a Sentence: I had a lot of admiration for her because she was always honest.
Used in a Sentence: She was full of disdain when I talked to her.
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Antonym: Admiration
Used in a Sentence: I had a lot of admiration for her because she was always honest.
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Abstract
Definition: theoretical; lacking
substance
Used in a Sentence: The Philosophers theory was abstract in nature and therefore hard to understand.
Used in a Sentence: The Philosophers theory was abstract in nature and therefore hard to understand.
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Antonym: concrete
Used in a Sentence: His theory was concrete and I understood what he was talking about.
Temperate
Used in a Sentence: His theory was concrete and I understood what he was talking about.
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Temperate
Definition: moderate; restrained
Used in a Sentence: He was temperate at the buffet, making sure that he did not eat too much or too little.
Antonym: immoderate
Used in a Sentence: When we ordered at McDonald's, she ordered an immoderate amount of food and could not finish it all.
Used in a Sentence: He was temperate at the buffet, making sure that he did not eat too much or too little.
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Antonym: immoderate
Used in a Sentence: When we ordered at McDonald's, she ordered an immoderate amount of food and could not finish it all.
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Enigma
Definition: mystery
Used in a Sentence: It is an enigma to me that she figured out how to unlock the secret code that only I knew.
Antonym: Understanding
Used in a Sentence: Cats and dogs have an understanding of staying away from each other most of the time.
Used in a Sentence: It is an enigma to me that she figured out how to unlock the secret code that only I knew.
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Antonym: Understanding
Used in a Sentence: Cats and dogs have an understanding of staying away from each other most of the time.
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Inevitable
Definition: unavoidable; bound to happen
Used in a Sentence: It was inevitable that I was not going to do well on my chemistry test.
Used in a Sentence: It was inevitable that I was not going to do well on my chemistry test.
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Antonym: uncertain
Used in a Sentence: I was uncertain if my putt would go in the hole for a birdie.
Used in a Sentence: I was uncertain if my putt would go in the hole for a birdie.
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Eccentric
Definition: not conventional; a little
kooky; irregular
Used in a Sentence: That man dresses a little eccentric.
Used in a Sentence: That man dresses a little eccentric.
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Antonym: Average
Used in a Sentence: My average day consists of nothing exciting
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Provincial
Definition: limited in outlook to one’s
own small corner of the world; narrow
Used in a Sentence: The hallway was so provincial, she could barely fit through it
Antonym: Cosmopolitan
Used in a Sentence: The cosmopolitan city was so big, I got lost every time I tried going somewhere.
Used in a Sentence: The hallway was so provincial, she could barely fit through it
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Antonym: Cosmopolitan
Used in a Sentence: The cosmopolitan city was so big, I got lost every time I tried going somewhere.
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Futile
Definition: hopeless; without effect
Used in a Sentence: Cleaning my room is futile when my sister refuses to be organized.
Used in a Sentence: Cleaning my room is futile when my sister refuses to be organized.
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Antonym: Effective
Used in a Sentence: I am very effective working by myself.
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