Week 3

virulent- extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

The virulent villains spent their Saturday night playing poker.

Antonym for virulent: harmless

The princess Snow White was the most harmless in the land. 

scrutinize- to examine closely


The little scientist scrutinized every detail. 

Antonym for scrutinize: dismiss


The kid dismissed the idea.

discord- disagreement (the opposite of concord)

The two grown men got into a juvenile discord.

Antonym for discord: harmony
The Yin Yang sign stands for harmony and peace.

repudiate- to reject; to deny
The little boy decided to repudiate the other little girl.

Antonym for repudiate: approve
Chuck Norris approves the message.

diligent- hardworking
The janitor is a very diligent man.

Antonym for diligent: indifferent
The man was on vacation and was indifferent to working at all.

superficial- on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

The Public Library has many superficial magazines.

Antonym for superficial: analytical
Shakespeare created many analytical plays in his time.

contempt- reproachful disdain
My boss has much contempt for almost all my decisions.

Antonym for contempt: admiration
The little boy held  much admiration for the professional basketball player.

lucid- clear; easy to understand
The girl had a lucid dream that she was falling from the sky.

Antonym for lucid: obscure
Calculus is an obscure subject.

aesthetic- having to do with artistic beauty; artistic (not to be confused with ascetic, also on the Hit Parade)
The artist created an aesthetic piece of artwork.

Antonym for aesthetic: ugly
The artists' ugly interpretation of the queen angered many loyal citizens.

prodigal- extravagant; wasteful
The prodigal family of five wasted money on frivolous items. 

Antonym for prodigal: thrifty 
The impoverished family was thrifty with their money.