lunes, 24 de octubre de 2011

vocabulary

Perennial:Adjective
To last/lasting for a long period of time
syn. everlasting
ant.bivennial
Persevere:Verb
To stay focused no matter what comes upon your way.
syn. persist
ant. give-up
Permeate: Verb
To go into completely/penetrate something
syn. diffuse
ant. To go out
Percussion: Verb
To make noise using certain instruments
syn. drums
ant. wind instruments
Dilatory: Adjective
To make something be delayed or slower
syn. pospone
ant. quickly/ pressure
Contend:Verb
To deal with something dangerous or danger or begin soething to win.
syn. battle/fight
ant. agree
Infer: Verb
To make an incident because of events that have happend
syn. reason/guess
ant. to know
Defer:Verb
To delay something for later on
syn. hold over
ant. to rush
Elation:Verb
A state or feeling in which one is happy/pride.
syn. high spirits
ant. depression
Intent:Noun
To do something on purpose with intention
syn. concentrated
ant.absorbed
Challenge Words

Perturb:
To be annoying or disturb some one's privacy
syn. deviate
ant. pleasant
Portend: Verb
To know o predict in advance
syn. foreshadow
ant. to not predict in advance
Superlative: noun
something of high or very high quality.
syn. greatest
ant. worst/ bad quality
Collate:Verb
To arrange something chronologically or in order
syn. order
ant. unorganized out of order
Detente: Verb
a relife of tension, no more fighting
syn. Relax after fight
ant. uproar and chaos
Perpetuity: noun
a state in which something is endless
syn. everlasting
ant. death, something is over





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