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Abrogate AB ruh gayt Mr. Erickson ABROGATED free time on weekends with the mounds of work we couldn't get done with in class. to abolish, to do away with SYN: annul, invalidate, negate, nullify ANT: to establish Abyss uh BISS After writing her debate speech on Sasquatch for Mr. Erickson's class, all Freshman Honors English students fell into the ABYSS of sleep. bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth Adamant AD uh munt Mr. Erickson is ADAMANT in his decision to not own a cell phone... Someone might call him, of course! inflexible, immovable, obstinate SYN: inexorable, obdurate ANT: pliant Ameliorate uh MEE lee o rate Mr. Erickson makes his Freshman Honors English classes do a lot of work to AMELIORATE their writing. to make better, to relieve, to improve ANT: to make worse, to aggravate Augury AW gyuh ree Students in Mr. Erickson's class can make AUGURIES about the future. They'll have English homework that night! an omen or prophecy Autocrat AW to krat Students want to overthrow their AUTOCRATIC English teacher Mr. Erickson, but refrain due to risk of expulsion. a person with unlimited influence and authority (usually a negative word) Baseness BASE ness We were shocked at the Mr. Erickson's BASENESS when he told our class that murder was a smarter decision than divorce. The quality of lacking higher values SYN: vileness, servility, unworthiness Begrudge buh GRUJ Mr. Erickson BEGRUDGINGLY gave us information about our assignments. to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment ANT: To give willingly Beguile buh GUYL Mr. Erickson would BEGUILE his students with funny jokes before springing a huge assignment on us. to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm SYN: delude ANT: to enlighten Bemuse buh MUZE Mr. Erickson could be quite BEMUSING whenever a student asked a question. to confuse or bewilder ANT: to enlighten Blasphemous BLAS fuh mus Mr. Erickson's jokes were always funny, but never BLASPHEMOUS. irreverent, profane ANT: sacred, reverent Calamity kuh LAM uh tee Finishing Mr. Erickson's debate speeches was a CALAMITY to students who really needed sleep. a serious event causing distress or misfortune SYN: cataclysm, catastrophe ANT: good fortune Conciliate kun SIL ee ate After giving us a large assignment, Mr. Erickson would CONCILIATE his students with more sarcastically funny comments. to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship SYN: appease, mollify, placate, propitiate ANT: to estrange Confound kon FOUND About half the time walking out of Mr. Erickson's class, I was CONFOUNDED by the lack of instructions I was given. to cause one to become confused ANT: to distinguish between Contempt kin TEMPT Asking Mr. Erickson a genuine question in class was and act of CONTEMPT. scorn, extreme dislike or disdain SYN: despicableness, pitiableness, scurviness ANT: respect Contentious kin TEN shus To CONTENTIOUS students, Mr. Erickson would yell "Quiet, you!" quarrelsome, stirring controversy SYN: bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious ANT: congenial, harmonious Corroboration kuh rob uh RAY shun Students never had CORROBORATION about the instructions of an assignment from Mr. Erickson's class. confirmation SYN: authentication, substantiation, validation, verification ANT: refutation Credulous KREJ uh lus Mr. Erickson wasn't a CREDULOUS man. He could tell when students were faking stupidity... Or did he??? :) believing on slight evidence, gullible ANT: suspicious Defamation def uh MAY shun When Payton recites Mr. Erickson's quotes from 6th period English, he thinks it's DEFAMATION of his character. Little does he know, these funny comments make him cooler. act of harming or ruining another's reputation. ANT: adulation Deference DEF ur uns In DEFERENCE to Mr. Erickson's wishes, we never asked him questions about our essays because his answer would always be "How am I supposed to know?" courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another SYN: homage, reverence, respect ANT: disrespect Dissemble deh SEM bul Although he tried to DISSEMBLE his laughter at Payton, Vanessa, Andrew, and Taylor's awesome Romeo and Juliet video, the group members could tell Mr. Erickson thought theirs was the funniest of them all. to disguise, to pretend ANT: to reveal Dogmatic dog MAT ick Mr. Erickson laughed at Payton, Vanessa, Clarissa, and Izzy's DOGMATIC debate on Sasquatch. strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner SYN: dictatorial, doctrinaire, magisterial, oracular ANT: unopinionated, wishy-washy Ecstasy EK stuh see Payton's essays were so awesome, they put Mr. Erickson into a state of ECSTASY. extreme happiness SYN: rapture, transport ANT: wretchedness Effrontery eh FRUN tuh ree Not many people had the EFFRONTERY to ask Mr. Erickson a question on their essays. extreme boldness, audacity SYN: cheek, chutzpah, gall, hardihood, nerve, temerity ANT: diffidence Exalt ig ZALT Mr. Erickson EXALTED Payton, Vanessa, Andrew, and Taylor's fantastically funny Romeo and Juliet video. to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank ANT: to defame, to deprecate Formidable FORE meh duh bul The homework Mr. Erickson gives is FORMIDABLE. menacing, causing fear or awe ANT: harmless, unimportant Gaunt GAWNT Mr. Erickson hated GAUNT essays. He would tell you to add more detail. very thin, emaciated, angular SYN: lank, lean, rawboned, spare ANT: rotund, corpulent Heretical huh RET eh kul I have no idea how to put HERETICAL into a sentence with Mr. Erickson's name. So... His HERETICAL statements were offensive to many believers. contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards ANT: sacred Hypocrite HIP uh krit Mr. Erickson would often be HYPOCRITICAL when we asked questions about our essays. He would say he didn't know the answer, but expect us to figure it out. one who is insecure or deceitful ANT: sincere person Indigenous in DIJ eh nus Mr. Erickson is INDIGENOUS to the English wing of Glacier Peak High School, mos specifically, room 316. native to a certain area SYN: aboriginal, endemic, native ANT: alien Indignation in dig NAY shun When students in Mr. Erickson's class felt they needed more time to complete quality work, they would yell out in INDIGNATION before rushing home to comply to their due date. anger as a result of something unjust SYN: fury, rage, ire, wrath ANT: serenity