Week 2

Diverse: varied

http://www.personal.psu.edu/afr3/blogs/SIOW/2011/09/penn-state-too-diverse-for-family.html

•  The population of the universe is very diverse.

Antonym: alike

http://truestarmag.wordpress.com/page/54/

• Everyone in that group is too alike. 

Benevolent: kind; good-hearted; generous

http://allisondawnpr.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Betty-White-Hot-in-Cleveland.jpg

• The woman was very benevolent to everyone. 

Antonym: callous

http://borg.com/2012/01/25/

• He was always so callous to his friends that no one wanted to hang out with him.  

Pious: reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/01/pious_baloney_will_newt_gingrich_
s_attack_on_mitt_romney_change_the_new_hampshire_race_.html 

• The politicians were very pious.

Antonym: disloyal

http://www.sodahead.com/fun/are-you-ashamed-of-the-human-race/question-362025/?link=ibaf&q=&imgurl=http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000362025/polls_person_ashamed_3709_778917_poll_xlarge.jpeg 

• He was so disloyal to his friends and family that he became ashamed. 

Conciliatory: making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill

http://www.ucg.org/christian-living/making-peace/

• She conciliated the angry group.

Antonym: disharmonize 

http://www.quickandsimple.com/diet-weight-loss/be-happy-stress-relief/fighting-frienvy

• The two friends showed so much disharmony.

Resignation: reluctant acceptance of a bad situation 

http://3riversepiscopal.blogspot.com/2011/09/diocese-of-central-ecuador-leadership.html

• He reluctantly took the resignation.

Antonym: resist

http://pointersviewpoint.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/hic-hic-cover-mouth/

• She resisted to yell at the people. 

Resolute: determined; firm; unwavering

http://www.bouncingthoughts.com/2011/02/time-to-get-cracking/

• The boy has a resolute manner in competitions. 

Antonym: faltering 

http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/teens/2008/10/08/the-game-you-just-lost-it/

• The optimism faltered after the loss.  

Servile: submissive and subservient; like a servant 

http://www.collegefashion.net/inspiration/fashion-inspiration-walt-disneys-cinderella/

• Cinderella was a first very servile.

Antonym: original

http://cutcaster.com/photo/100834484-Hispanic-Teen-Aged-Girl-with-Blank-Thought-Bubble/

• She has an original thought process. 

Acute: sharp; shrewd

http://depositphotos.com/5181871/stock-photo-Angry-woman-pointing.html

• She has a very acute personality.

Antonym: noncritical 

http://i-like-nice-life.blogspot.com/2010/02/honesty.html

• The child was noncritical because he was so young. 

Reticent: restrained; uncommunicative

http://www.colourbox.com/image/image-1921012

• Her brother is very reticent. 

Antonym: communicative

http://www.mymonline.com/telemarketing

• The job offered a communicative position. 

Anarchy: absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

http://www.intertechrecords.com/artist/no.government.itr

• After the collapse, the empire went into anarchy.

Antonym: orderly

http://top.softlandmark.com/Outlook_Room_Scheduling.html

• The scheduling systems are very orderly.