Unit+Two

legend (n.)- a story pasted down through ages.syn: fable, fiction, folklore, folk story, lore, myth, tale. ant: nonfiction
innate(adj.)- existing in one from birth; inborn; native. syn:natural. ant: learned Construe(v.)- To explain the meaning of. (SYN)- Analyze, Decipher. (ANT)- N/A. Treason (n.) - The offense of acting to overthrow one's government; the betrayal of a trust. SYN: Backstabbing. ANT: Devotion

construe(v.)- To interpret or adduce the meaning of something. Syn: Define, Infer. Ant: none. Sentence: I would not construe her statement as an apology. ominous(adj.)- Portending evil or harm, Threatening; syn: threatening; ant: unalarming; Sentence: The ominous cat attacked me for no reason.

sufferance(n.)- 1. The capacity to endure pain, hardship. passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, esp. of something wrong or illegal . Syn: toleration, acceptance; Ant: intolerable, unacceptable; Sentence: The slaves sufferance was remarkable, When the World War II Veteran talked about his duty during the war, he talked with pride and sufferance of his past.

Intrinsic(adj)- belonging to a thing by its very nature.Syn built-in, central. Ant: accidental. // The intrinsic value of a gold ring. //

Intrinsic - A natural characteristic or something, Syn- Natural, Ant- Extrinsic, artificial. Sent.- His stature is intrinsic.

treason(n.)- an action which harms a countrys goverment, Syn-Backstabbing, falsity, Ant-Devotion, Fealty Sentence: The man was charged with treason against his country.

Portent(n.)- An indication or signal that something is about to happen. Syn- Omen, Signal. Ant- None. Sentence: The ship continued on, ignoring the fact that the dark sky was a portent of their doom.

vulgar-indecent; obscene syn: unrefined ant: polite The man made a vulgar gesture towards the young woman. innate/ inherent in the essential character of something Syn:  organic Ant: ** Absorbed information ** Sentence: The building was innate from its construction plans.

Zeal(n.) - An eager desire or endeavor, Syn. - Intensity, Passion, Ant. - Apathy, Careless, Sentence: The girl was very enthusiastic and cheered on her team, she had great zeal

infer (v.) - to indicate or involve as a conclusion; ;lead to. Syn: deduce, readon, guess. Ant. - misconcieve, misunderstand. The information provided let the people infer what the answer was.


 * Facetious-**Not able to be taken seriously __Synonym__: Humorous __Antonym__: serious, grave

Phantasm (n.)- A ghostly appearing figure Syn: Ghost Ant: Reality. Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three fantasms in __A Christmas Carol.__

Tempest- Definition: a violent commotion or disturbance. Synonyms: Chaos Antonyms: Calm Sentence: I wish my smiles could still the raging tempest of the Saturday shoppers.

__(n)Tempest:__ a violent wind storm; commotion Synonym: upheavel;disturbance Antonym; sunny;calm The tempest cloud caused panic through the valley.

Synonym: doomful; fearful Antonym: happy; lucky A black cloud appeared over the horizon, sending an ominous feeling throughout the room.
 * __Ominous (adj.):__** Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

Indifferent (adj): Having no particular interest or sympathy Synonym: Careless, Apathetic Antonym: Sympathetic, Careful The child was very indifferent when it came to learning his multiplication tables.

Humor (adj) - to comply with the humor mod of an order to soothe or make content. Syn- funny and- boring,not funny ex: to humor a child

Facetious - joking or trying to be jocular at inappropriate times Syn - witty, smart Ant - slow, stupid The teacher asks the boy, "Where is your homework?", and the boy facetiously answers, "My dog ate it," as the class laughs.

Replication: Def - something that is made to look exactly like something else Syn - clone Ant - original Sentence: The mad scientist replicated a sheep, they looked exactly alike.