1. Group 8A Animosity: (n) strong dislike; bitter hostility Ex: the growing animosity between the rival factions Apathy: (n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest Ex: greeted my idea with total apathy Apprehensive: (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future Ex: tired to calm the apprehensive parents Commend: (v) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of Ex: commend her for her excellent grades

2. Compatible: (adj) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system Ex: statements not compatible with facts Condolence: (n) an expression of sympathy Ex: a condolence card Consecrate: (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for special purpose Ex: consecrate the new church Decrepit: (adj) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined Ex: unwilling to ride in a decrepit old car

3. Deride: (v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt Ex: deride our accomplishments Ingenuous: (adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere Ex: take advantage of the ingenuous youth

4. AnimosityApathy ApprehensiveCommendCompatible 1.To praise, pat on the back; to entrust 2.Worried, nervous, fretful, jittery 3.Indifference, disinterest, detachment 4.Enmity, rancor, antipathy 5.Harmonious, in agreement, like-minded Define: Condolence, Consecrate, Decrepit, Deride, Ingenuous

5. Synonyms: A 1.Infirm, dilapidated, rickety, broken-down 2.To devote, dedicate; to sanctify 3.Naïve, artless, guileless, candid 4.To praise, pat on the back; to entrust 5.Worried, nervous, fretful, jittery 6.Commiseration, solace, sympathy 7.Indifference, disinterest, detachment 8.Enmity, rancor, antipathy 9.To mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at 10.Harmonious, in agreement, like-minded

6. 1.Decrepit 2.Consecrate 3.Ingenuous 4.Commend 5.Apprehensive 6.Condolence 7.Apathy 8.Animosity 9.Deride 10.Compatible

7. Group 8B Multifarious: (adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse Ex: a busy schedule of multifarious activities Obsolete: (adj) out of date, no longer in use Ex: get rid of the obsolete machinery Omnivorous: (adj) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes Ex: an omnivorous animal Parsimonious: (adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small Ex: his parsimonious employer (Mr. Scrooge)

8. Quandary: (n) a state of perplexity or doubt Ex: help us out of this quandary Recalcitrant: (adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority Ex: threaten to punish the recalcitrant children Reprisal: (n) an injury done in return for injury Ex: fear what they will do in reprisal Revel: (v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebration Ex: revel in the attention

9. Stultify: (v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on Ex: stultify by the oppressive heat Suave: (adj) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses Ex: a suave man-about-town

10. Synonyms: 8 All 1.infirm, dilapidated, rickety, broken-down 2.To devote, dedicate; to sanctify 3.Naïve, artless, guileless, candid 4.Varied, manifold, heterogeneous 5.To praise, pat on the back; to entrust 6.Worried, nervous, fretful, jittery 7.Retaliation, revenge, retribution 8.Commiseration, solace, sympathy 9.Sophisticated, urbane, polished 10. indifference, disinterest, detachment

11. 1.Decrepit 2.Consecrate 3.Ingenuous 4.Multifarious 5.Commend 6.Apprehensive 7.Reprisal 8.Condolence 9.Suave 10. apathy

12. 11. frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, “cheap” 12. To smother, stifle; to neutralize, negate 13. all-devouring, voracious 14. To relish, savor, bask in; to carouse 15. confusion; a dilemma, predicament 16. unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery 17. enmity, rancor, antipathy 18. outmoded, antiquated, passé, “old hat” 19. To mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at 20. harmonious, in agreement, like-minded

13. 11. Parsimonious 12. Stultify 13. Omnivorous 14. Revel 15. Quandary 16. Recalcitrant 17. Animosity 18. Obsolete 19. Deride 20. Compatible