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Vocabulary list 5. Abhor To detest; to regard with horror and loathing Synonyms: loathe, abominate, execrate Antonyms: relish, fancy, cherish, revere.

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Page 3: Vocabulary list 5. Abhor To detest; to regard with horror and loathing Synonyms: loathe, abominate, execrate Antonyms: relish, fancy, cherish, revere.

Agile

Synonyms: brisk, nimble, lithe, limber, activeAntonyms: sluggish, inert, torpid, lethargic, phlegmatic, quiescent

Quick-moving and skillful in mind or body.

It’s important for any dancer or acrobat to be agile and limber.

Page 4: Vocabulary list 5. Abhor To detest; to regard with horror and loathing Synonyms: loathe, abominate, execrate Antonyms: relish, fancy, cherish, revere.

CompassionFeeling of sympathy or sorrow stirred by another’s suffering.

Synonyms: empathy, mercy, tenderness, benevolenceAntonyms: cruelty, apathy, insensitivity, callousness, indifference

Jane shows compassion when she visitsthe elderly every

Weekend.

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DeleteDeleteTo erase

Synonyms: expunge, cancel, obliterate

Antonyms: include, insert, add

Cookie Monster did not mean to delete

his cookies.

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Intimate

2. (adj) Well-acquainted; resulting from close or constant study

Synonyms: familiar, close

1. (noun) A close friend.Synonyms: confidant

3. (vb) To hint or make known indirectly.Synonyms: hint, allude, insinuate, imply, suggest

They are my intimates whenever I need a friend.

He had an intimate knowledge of how the system worked and was able to quickly fix the problem.

Without really telling us to our face, she intimated that she was better than us.

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RedundantRedundant

More than necessary. More than necessary.

Synonyms: superfluous, surplus, verbose, excessive, repeated too much

Antonyms: concise, brief, laconic, pointed

Saying the same thing over and over in an essay is redundant.

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Whimper

To cry with low, whining, broken sounds.

Synonyms: cry, whine

The new puppy whimpered all night long.