Day 61
15 words to learn
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antithetical
diametrically opposite
an-tuh-THET-i-cul
diametrically opposite
deride
to mock
dih-RIED
to make fun of
dupe
to deceive
doop
to cheat or deceive
elusive
evasive
ih-LOO-siv
hard to pin down; cleverly or skillfully evasive
emaciate
to make thin
ih-MEY-shee-eyt
to make thin and weak
homily
sermon
HAH-muh-lee
a sermon or morally instructive lecture
iconoclast
dissenter
ie-KAHN-uh-klaast
one who attacks traditional conventions
inferno
hell
in-FUR-noh
hell
lampoon
ridicule
laam-POON
to mock or ridicule
precocious
intelligent
pri-KOH-shuhs
exceptionally smart, ahead of age in understanding; flowering or ripening early
resplendent
radiant
ri-SPLEN-duhnt
having a brilliant or splendid appearance
riddle
brain-teaser
RID-l
puzzling person or thing; brain-teaser
soothsayer
fortuneteller
SOOTH-sey-er
a person who professes or foretell events
statute
law
STACH-oot
law; a permanent rule made by a body or institution for the government
undulate
oscillate
UN-dyoo-layt
to move in wavelike fashion