POLY Vocabulary List
Subject : Literature Textbook : Elements of Literature First Course Chapter / Unit / Lesson : Fish Cheeks Add a checkmark ( √ ) beside the words you already know. Add a triangle ( appalling
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(adj) very unpleasant and shocking
Sample Sentence : An appalling smell came from the garbage bin behind the
shopping center.
Synonyms : terrible, awful
Antonyms : wonderful
astonished
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(adj.) shocked or amazed
Sample Sentence : When I got home from work, I was astonished to find that
my cat had made a mess of my apartment.
Synonyms : surprised
Antonyms :
bulge
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(v.) to stick out
Sample Sentence : My little brother's pockets bulged with coins as he went to
the store to spend his savings.
Synonyms :
Antonyms :
clamor
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(n.) a loud noise
Sample Sentence : The clamor of his neighbors in the hallway woke Robert
from his afternoon nap.
Synonyms : uproar
Antonyms :
despair
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(n.) a feeling that you have no hope at all
Sample Sentence : After a week lost at sea, the sailors despaired of ever
finding dry land.
Synonyms : lose hope
Antonyms : hope
despair
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(n.) a feeling that you have no hope at all
Sample Sentence : After a week lost at sea, the sailors despaired of ever
finding dry land.
Synonyms : lose hope
Antonyms : hope
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disappointment
(n.) a feeling of unhappiness because something is not as good as you
expected or has not happened in the way you hoped
Sample Sentence : After a long a successful season, losing the
championship was a great disappointment for the team.
Synonyms : dissatisfaction, displeasure
Antonyms : satisfaction
muster
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(v.) to get enough courage, confidence, or support to do something,
especially something difficult
Sample Sentence : The employees mustered enough courage to ask their
boss for a pay increase.
Synonyms : summon, rally
Antonyms :
outdo
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(v.) to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
Sample Sentence : Every Christmas, my family tries to outdo the neighbors
by putting up more lights and decorations on our house than they do on
theirs.
Synonyms : exceed, surpass
Antonyms :
proper
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(adj.) right, suitable, or correct
Sample Sentence : After hours of cleaning, everything in my apartment was
in its proper place.
Synonyms : good, appropriate
Antonyms : wrong
shame
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proper
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(adj.) right, suitable, or correct
Sample Sentence : After hours of cleaning, everything in my apartment was
in its proper place.
Synonyms : good, appropriate
Antonyms : wrong
shame
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(n.) a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment,
unworthiness, or disgrace
Sample Sentence : She felt a deep sense of shame because she knew she
had done something wrong.
Synonyms : disgrace
Antonyms : pride