WORDLY WISE LESSON 11

ACCELERATE

• Synonym: Fast
• Antonym: Slow
• The race car driver accelerated very fast.

ALTITUDE

• Synonym: Above
• Antonym: Below
• There was a very high altitude under the plane Jessica was on.

ANXIOUS

• Synonym: worried
• Antonym: happy
• She was very anxious about her parents.

BRACE

• Synonym: to support
• Antonym: not strong
• The brace supported her ankle.

CONFIDENT

• Synonym: strong feeling
• Antonym: feeling let down
• He was very confident for his football game tomorrow.

CONTACT

• Synonym: to get together
• Antonym: apart, not able to get together
• Jamie was contacting her friend Jeremy.

EXULT

• Synonym: happy
• Antonym: sad
• She was very exult to learn her friends are going to visit her.

HANGAR

• Synonym: plane garage
• Antonym: parking garage
• The hangar is very big, no wonder they keep planes in here.

MAXIMUM

• Synonym: the space
• Antonym: no space
• The maximum in a parking lot is 20 cars.

METHODICAL

• Synonym: done in a orderly way
• Antonym: messy, not in order
• The cards were very methodical.

NONCHALANT

• Synonym: not caring
• Antonym: caring
• Joseph seemed very nonchalant about his book report.

PROCEED

• Synonym: go on
• Antonym: stopping
• You may proceed.

SAUNTER

• Synonym: clam
• Antonym: hurrying
• He sauntered down the sidewalk.

SOLO

• Synonym: one person singing
• Antonym: singing with another person
• She did a solo piece on her cello.

STALL

• Synonym: a place for a animal in a barn
• Antonym: a open barn
• The stalls were empty.