Week 2

diverse- varied
The character drawings the artist made all had divers styles of hair. 

Antonym for diverse: alike
The three girls were identical triplets, which means they look alike. 

benevolent- kind; good-hearted; generous
The little boy was benevolent with his ice cream to his new girlfriend. 

Antonym for benevolent: greedy
The evil stepmother from Snow White was extremely greedy when it came to being the fairest in the land. 
pious- reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout
The man was very pious when his wife was sick in the hospital. 

antonym: atheist 
The atheist did not believe in the Church's traditional customs.
conciliatory- making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill
The nice young man was very conciliatory in choosing to break up the fight. 
Antonym for conciliatory: fighting

The man dressed as Mario thought it would be a good idea to fight the man with a sword, using only his ninja skills. 
resignation- reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (secondary meaning)
The little boy had much resignation to his mother's decision to have him eat carrots instead cake.
Antonym for resignation: agreement
The lady was in full agreement of the cancer's decision to leave her body forever. 
resolute- determined; firm; unwavering
The track star was resolute in beating the school's record.
Antonym for resolute: afraid
Bart Simpson was extraordinarily afraid of the spider on the ground. 
servile- submissive and subservient; like a servant
The man acted servile toward each man he worked for. 
Antonym for servile: free

The statue of liberty was a sign of freedom for those traveling to america for a better life.

acute- sharp; shrewd
The substitute teacher was a very acute individual. 
Antonym for acute: foolish

Many celebrities have moments in their careers when they act very foolish.

reticent- restrained; uncommunicative
The girl was extremely reticent when she was little.
         
Antonym for reticent: unrestrained
Once the girl became older, she was less restrained. 

anarchy- absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
The small village's anarchy caused the tension in the area. 
Antonym for anarchy: lawfulness
The show Law and Order shows quite a sense of lawfulness. 

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