Week 1

candid- honest; frank

Abraham Lincoln was always candid in any decision he made

Antonym of candid: Deceitful

The magician at the party was a very deceitful man.

Discernment- insight; ability to see things clearly

My glasses now allow me to have extraordinary discernment.


Antonym of discernment: ignorance

After my concussion, I felt ignorance toward my own life


Disdain- arrogant scorn; contempt

I feel disdain for the popular group in high school


Antonym of disdain: love

The young couple has never felt so in love.

abstract- theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)

Tabloid magazines portray abstract news.


Antonym for abstract: concrete; factual

The Wall Street Journal provides information that is both concrete and factual.

Temperate- moderate; restrained

The temperate family always seems to get along.


Antonym for temperate: insensible; stormy 


The Jersey Shore cast contains characters who are insensible and stormy

enigma- mystery

The moon last night seemed to contain some sort of enigma.

Antonym for enigma- known; unmysterious

Many people say I am unmysterious; an open book.

inevitable- unavoidable; bound to happen

The roadblock that the robber ran into was inevitable.

eccentric not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

provincial- limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow

futile- hopeless; without effect