Vocabulary List 8 10/28/22

  • Root: ant/anti
  • Meaning: opposite to or opposing
    • Antagonist -n-
    • a person who is unfriendly, an opponent
    • The Joker is Batman’s antagonist
    • Antipathy -n-
    • a strong, intense dislike
    • The rivals had great antipathy of each other
    • Antithesis -n-
    • the exact opposite of something
    • Good is the antithesis of people
  • Root: string/strict
  • Meaning: to draw tight, to bind
    • Constrict -v-
    • to make narrow, to limit or inhibit
    • The snake constricted
    • Stringent -adj-
    • severely regulated, extremely strict
    • The teacher was extremely stringent
  • Root: tors/tort
  • Meaning: to twist or to wind
    • Extort -v-
    • to obtain from a person by force or threats
    • Bullies extort
    • Tortuous -adj-
    • having many twists, bends, or turns
    • The Labyrinth was torturous
  • Root: plac
  • Meaning: to soothe or to alm
    • Placebo -n-
    • a harmless substance given in place of genuine medication, often a sugar pill
    • The doctor prescribed a placebo
    • Placid -adj-
    • pleasantly calm or peaceful
    • Students thrive in a placid environment
    • Implacable -adj-
    • not capable of being pleased
    • The crying baby was implacable
  • Extra Word:
    • Fastidious -adj-
    • meticulous, demanding, having impossible standards
    • Gordon Ramsey is fastidious