Week 2

Diverse: varied
diversitySymbol-300x247.jpg
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
mean girls
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
Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich
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
Making Peace
http://www.ucg.org/christian-living/making-peace/
  • She conciliated the angry group.
Antonym: disharmonize 
A photo of two girlfriends that seem to be angry at one another.
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
Angry woman pointing by Dmytro Konstantynov - Stock Photo
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.
  • The scheduling systems are very orderly. 

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