S2 Vocab #9

Curmudgeon: a bad-tempered person

synonym: crab/grouch

antonym: angel

sentence: The complaining man who work sin the next cubicle is nothing but a tired, old curmudgeon

Sojourn: a temporary stay

synonym: journey

antonym: relocation

sentence: A visit to Shakespeare’s Globe Theater made my sojourn to England complete.

Gregarious: fond of company

synonym: outgoing/social

antonym: shy/anti-social

sentence: My gregarious neighbors are the most popular couple on the block,

Augment: to increase

synonym: add/enlarge

antonym: reduce

Sentence: The professor augments his salary by moonlighting as a book editor.

Insidious: advancing in a gradual way to cause harm

synonym: treacherous/crafty

antonym: benign/harmless

Sentence: Bed bugs are insidious little creatues; you don’t know they’re there until its too late.