VOCABULARY
- Repercussions
Meaning: something usually bad or unpleasant that happens as a result of an action, statement, etc.
Synonym: impact,influence
Sentence: “your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you’ll feel for years to come”
2.Deaden
Meaning: to make (something) weaker or less noticeable
Synonym: desiccate ,damp
Sentence: “He took aspirin to deaden the pain.”
- Boondocks
Meaning: rough country filled with dense brush
Synonym:boonies,nowhere
Sentence: “a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks”
4.Pernicious
Meaning: causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not easily seen or noticed
Synonym:baneful,noxious
Sentence: “She thinks television has a pernicious influence on our children.”
5.Lancet
Meaning: a sharp tool used for cutting the skin
Sentence: “The doctor used a lancet to proceed the surgery.”
6.Dissuade
Meaning: to convince (someone) not to do something
Synonym:deter, discourage
Sentence: “He tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college”
7.Arcane
Meaning: secret or mysterious : known or understood by only a few people
Synonym:abstruse,profound
Sentence: “A theory filled with arcane details”
8.Writhe
Meaning: to cause to twine about one another
Synonym: entwine, inter-lace
Sentence: “tends to writhe his fingers together when he’s nervous or upset”
9.Undulate
Meaning: having a wavy surface, edge, or markings
Synonym: swing, wave
Sentence: “the undulate margin of a leaf”
- Wherewith
Meaning: that with or by which —used with an infinitive
Sentence: “metal tools wherewith to break ground”
