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word study l.2 b.4- 90

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audience

noun

a group of people gathered to see or hear something. The audience was silent during his speech. synonyms: house

confidence

noun

a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself. She has confidence in the work I do. He writes with great confidence. synonyms: assurance, belief, certainty, faith, trust antonyms: apprehension, distrust, doubt

confident

adjective

having trust or faith; satisfied and sure. We are confident that our team will win. synonyms: certain, positive, sure antonyms: apprehensive, hesitant, uncertain

derived forms:

confidently (adv.)

distract

verb

(distracted, distracting, distracts)

to draw away the attention of. The radio distracted him from his work. synonyms: divert

derived forms:

distractible (adj.), distractive (adj.), distractingly (adv.)

embarrassment

noun

the condition of being made uncomfortable or ashamed. It was an embarrassment to have forgotten her birthday gift.

emphasize

verb

(emphasized, emphasizes, emphasizing)

to give particular attention to; stress. Your essay emphasizes only the bad side of having a little brother. synonyms: accent, stress

excitement

noun

the state of being excited. Their excitement about summer vacation made it difficult to pay attention in class. synonyms: enthusiasm, kick, stir

expression

noun

the act of telling or showing thoughts or feelings. His gift was an expression of his love. synonyms: communication, show, talk, telling

derived forms:

expressionless (adj.), expressionlessly (adv.)

firm¹

adjective

(firmer, firmest)

hard or solid when pressed; not soft. I would rather sleep on a firm mattress. synonyms: compact, hard antonyms: mushy, soft

derived forms:

firmly (adv.), firmness (n.)

gesture

noun

a movement of one's body or face that shows feeling or thought. Raising your hand in class is a gesture that shows you wish to speak. synonyms: motion, signal

humor

noun

a quality that makes people laugh or feel amused. The story was filled with humor. synonyms: wit antonyms: humorlessness

derived forms:

humorless (adj.), humorlessness (n.)

ignore

verb

(ignored, ignores, ignoring)

to refuse to recognize or fail to take notice of; pay no attention to. She ignored me at the dance. synonyms: discount, disobey, disregard, neglect, overlook, snub antonyms: address, adhere, consider, obey, recognize, watch

derived forms:

ignorable (adj.)

mood¹

noun

the way a person feels at a certain time. Overwork has put him in a bad mood. synonyms: humor, spirit, spirits, sulk, temper

nervous

adjective

of or having to do with the nerves. We studied the central nervous system in science class.

derived forms:

nervously (adj.), nervousness (n.)

occasion

noun

an event or the time at which it happens. It was a sad occasion when their dog died. He has been late on several occasions. synonyms: affair, case, episode, event, happening, incident, instance, occurrence, time

overcome

verb

(overcame, overcome, overcomes, overcoming)

to win against or defeat; to get over or past. She overcame all her opponents in the tennis tournament. He overcame many problems. synonyms: beat, break, conquer, defeat, master, overpower

presentation

noun

the act of showing or explaining, often to a group of people. There was a great presentation on wolves at school. I watched the presentation of movie awards on television. synonyms: contribution, display, introduction, offer, show

derived forms:

presentational (adj.)

projection

noun

the act of pushing or throwing outward. With a quick projection of its tongue, the frog zapped a fly.

derived forms:

projectional (adj.)

relationship

noun

the condition or fact of being related or connected. There is a relationship between exercise and good health. synonyms: association, connection

respect

noun

the state or condition of being thought of with honor or admiration; such admiration itself. My grandparents enjoy the respect and love of our entire family. synonyms: admiration, esteem, favor, honor, regard, reputation antonyms: contempt, disrespect, scorn

derived forms:

respecter (n.)

variety

noun

(varieties)

change or difference; diversity. Without variety, the school day would be boring. synonyms: assortment, diversity