Novel
New; original
All the students have very novel ideas for their projects.
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Antonym: old
The shoes that I have are very old.
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| http://www.clipartof.com/portfolio/toonaday/illustration/cartoon-grumpy-old-man-waving-his-cane-1046868.html |
Philanthropy
Love of mankind; donating to charity
Our school has a philanthropy club to help people in need.
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Antonym: parsimony
He was a parsimony when it came to his money.
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| http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/parsimony.asp |
Tentative
Experimental; temporary; uncertain
She was very tentative with her study strategies.
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| http://www.touchetoon.com/comics.htm |
Antonym: independent
He was very independent of his parents as he grew older.
| http://www.h2euro.org/latest-news/eu-policy-news/fch-ju-independent-as-of-november-15th-2010 |
Deference
Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
She showed deference towards her teachers and classmates.
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| http://www.jedword.com/2010/08/29/deference-respectful-submission-or-yielding-to-the-judgment-opinion-will-etc-of-another/ |
Antonym: disobedience
The little boy showed a lot of disobedience when the babysitter was babysitting him.
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| http://www.randalldsmith.com/2-samuel-11-stages-of-growth-dissecting-disobedience |
Vacillate
To be indecisive; to waver back and forth
She vacillated between which college she should go to.
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| http://www.jedword.com/2010/07/09/dither-to-act-irresolutely-vacillate/ |
Antonym: dive (in)
She is going to dive into her research project right when she gets home.
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Fervor
Passion
She was a strong fervor for volleyball.
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Antonym: insensibility
Surprisingly, he had insensibility towards others harsh words.
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| http://www.wellsphere.com/wellpage/congenital-insensitivity-to-pain-with-anhidrosis |
Dispassionate
Without passion; objective; neutral
She was very dispassionate of the sport.
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| http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/29-the-problems-with-training/ |
Antonym: partial
When asked to present her math homework, she only had a partial answer.
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| http://www.starrynightphotos.com/planet_earth/partial_solar_eclipse.htm |
Pragmatic
Practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
It can be a good thing to be a pragmatic person.
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| http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/pragmatics.asp |
Antonym: unrealistic
The story that she made up was very unrealistic.
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| http://www.candicelee.me/490/doing-the-unrealistic-is-easier-than-doing-the-realistic/ |
Rigorous
Strict; harsh; severe
Children who have rigorous parents will often become rigorous when they become a parent too.
Antonym: gentle
She was very gentle when she stroked the head of the new born baby.
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| http://somehowpersonal.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/sometimes/ |
Solemn
Serious; grave
She was very solemn when it came to getting her work done.
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| http://www.5sigcmd.army.mil/news/2011/November/NovemberNews.html |
Antonym: silly
He was acting very silly when he was on stage.
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| http://themoderatevoice.com/45385/the-permission-slip-of-the-silly-well-not-to-some-times/ |
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