POLY Vocabulary List
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(v.) to make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving
them what they want
Sample Sentence : I appeased my little brother by giving him candy.
Synonyms : pacify, calm
Antonyms : anger
devour
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(v.) to eat in a greedy way
Sample Sentence : Billy devoured his lunch because he had skipped
breakfast.
Synonyms : eat, swallow
Antonyms :
heap
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(n.) a large untidy pile of things
Sample Sentence : The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk.
Synonyms : pile, stack
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hover
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(v.) to float; to remain still in the air
Sample Sentence : The helicopter hovered above the landing pad for a few
seconds before landing.
Synonyms : fly
Antonyms :
oracle
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(n.) someone who the ancient Greeks believed could communicate with the
gods and who gave advice to people or told them what would happen
Sample Sentence : Apollo's oracle at Didyma near Miletus recommended an
attack on the church.
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oracle
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(n.) someone who the ancient Greeks believed could communicate with the
gods and who gave advice to people or told them what would happen
Sample Sentence : Apollo's oracle at Didyma near Miletus recommended an
attack on the church.
Synonyms :
Antonyms :
perplexity
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(n.) the state of being in puzzlement; confusion
Sample Sentence : The little boy's face expressed perplexity after watching
the magic show.
Synonyms : bewilderment, bafflement
Antonyms : understanding
prophecy
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(n.) a statement that something will happen in the future
Sample Sentence : The prophecy that David would become king was fulfilled.
Synonyms : prediction, forecast
Antonyms :
recess
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(n.) 1. a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part 2. a time during the day or
year when no work is done
Sample Sentence : Explore the dark recesses of the cupboard for the missing
porcelain. Our school has an hour of recess in the afternoon.
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thwart
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(v.) to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do
Sample Sentence : Efforts to clean up the oil spill have been thwarted by
storms.
Synonyms : frustrate, foil
Antonyms : assist
writhe
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(v.) to twist your body from side to side violently
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writhe
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(v.) to twist your body from side to side violently
Sample Sentence : The restless baby writhed in his mother's arms.
Synonyms : wriggle, struggle
Antonyms :
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