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Lesson Two

Lesson Two. English I. amalgamate. Definition. Example. (v) to combine syn : unite, blend, mix, consolidate ant: splinter, disunite. Because of his forceful personality, he was able to amalgamate the smaller tribes into a large and dangerous army. ambidextrous. D efinition. E xample.

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Lesson Two

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  1. Lesson Two English I

  2. amalgamate Definition Example (v) to combine syn: unite, blend, mix, consolidate ant: splinter, disunite Because of his forceful personality, he was able to amalgamate the smaller tribes into a large and dangerous army.

  3. ambidextrous Definition Example (adj) equally skillful with either hand syn: versatile Because he was ambidextrous, he was good at pitching horseshoes with either hand.

  4. anachronism Definition Example (n) something or someone out of its proper time The setting for the play was a peasant village in the Middle Ages, but in the middle of the stage was a refrigerator. What an anachronism that was!

  5. animate Definition Example (v) to give life or motion to syn: enliven, encourage, excite ant: deaden Even a trip to the ice cream parlor did little to animate the two lost children.

  6. anthropomorphic Definition Example (adj) attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods I just hate anthropomorphic stories in which pigs and rabbits walk upright, dress in clothes, and speak to each other in human tongue.

  7. antiquated Definition Example (adj) no longer used or useful; very old syn: obsolete, out-of-date The antiquated car chugged slowly up the hill.

  8. aphorism Definition Example (n) a concise statement of a truth or principle syn: proverb, adage, maxim “Waste not, want not” is an aphorism that my father lived by.

  9. aplomb Definition Example (n) self-confidence syn: poise, assurance ant: awkwardness The youngest dancer showed such aplomb that even the veterans of the troupe were astonished.

  10. bandy Definition Example (v) to give and take quickly in conversation; to toss back and forth syn: exchange (words) “Let’s not bandy words,” the woman told her son. “Just tell me what happened.”

  11. bane Definition Example (n) the cause of ruin, harm or distress, death As he passed out midterm grades, the teacher woefully told the students, “You’ll be the bane of me yet.”

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