Poetry Words: Synonyms and Antonyms, Sentences
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shadows_fallen_angel on March 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Deferred | S- delay, hold up A- advance Sentence: The young man was upset when his plane was DEFERRED for another hour, due to the severe thunderstorm outside. |
| Writhe | S- squirm, struggle A- be still Sentence: The possessed girl was WRITHING while she was being held down for a exorcism. |
| Pensive | S- wistful, dreamy, thoughtful A- shallow, ignorant Sentence: The PENSIVE girl was very dreamy and thoughtful. |
| Demure | S- modest, shy, timid A- shameless, outgoing, bold Sentence: The DEMURE woman was very modest due to her religion and the way she was raised. |
| Discerning | S- determine, distinguish, judge A- overlook, neglect, disregard Sentence: The DISCERNING man was a very good judge of character and accepted the woman's help. |
| Beguile | S- seduce, con, entice A- repel Sentence: In the movie "Black Swan", the black swan BEGUILES the prince to fall in love with her instead of the white swan. |
| Depravity (Depraved) | S- corrupt, wicked, immoral A- improve, moralize Sentence: The DEPRAVED man turned corrupt and wicked after the loss of his wife and son. |
| Respite | S- postponement, reprieve A- continuation Sentence: The judge gave everyone a RESPITE so that the jury could find the verdict of the convicted man. |
| Azure | S- pale blue, sky-blue, cerulean A- dark? Sentence: The clear sky was the color of AZURE. |
| Archaic | S- ancient, antique A- modern, new, young Sentence: The ARCHAIC pyramids in Egypt are very ancient. |
| Palpitating | S- flutter, quiver, shiver A- be still Sentence: The girl's heart started to PALPITATE as she saw her boyfriend with roses in his hands. She pressed a hand to her chest, as if to stop her fluttering heart. |
| Diverge | S- scatter, branch, divide A- converge, join Sentence: The one road DIVERGED into two roads. |
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