Week Two

Diverse

Varied

We have a very diverse world.

http://www.thetownie.net/2012/01/are-we-as-diverse-as-we-think-we-are/

Antonym: Identical

My cousin just had identical twins.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215121214.htm

Benevolent

Kind; good-hearted; generous

I love when people are benevolent.

http://iwfc.org/benevolence.html

Antonym: Brutal

She can have a very brutal attitude.

http://donmilleris.com/2012/01/17/embracing-the-sweet-brutal-realty-of-life/

Pious

Reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout

Priests are very pious to the Catholic religion.

http://www.examiner.com/apologetics-in-modesto/denominations-101-celibate-priesthood-what-do-we-think-about-it

Antonym: False

There are many false teachings about God from different religions.

http://melissaflores.org/2011/06/22/false-dreams/

Conciliatory

Making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill

Many judges try and make court cases conciliatory.

http://ajonesfamilylaw.com/2011/index.php?page=2

Antonym: Disharmonize

Instead of trying to resolve the situation, he disharmonized it.

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/m/marital_disharmony.asp

Resignation

Reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (secondary meaning)

She had a resignation when it came to the situation she was in.

http://www.statehousereport.com/columns/07.0819.lameduck.htm

Antonym: Accept

The way she saw the world helped her to accept the people that lived in it.

http://www.last.fm/group/Life+is+too+short+not+to+accept+ourselves

Resolute

Determine; firm; unwavering

Many runners are resolute to finish in their goal time.

http://therevchrisyaw.blogspot.com/2011/08/determined.html

Antonym: Undetermined

The fossil that they found was undetermined by scientists.

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/KSfossils.html

Servile

Submissive and subservient; like a servant

Maids have a servile feeling when they work for someone.

http://mises.org/daily/3880

Antonym: Arrogant

The school's class president was very arrogant about her position in the school.

http://kensegall.com/blog/2010/07/the-ever-arrogant-apple/

Acute

Sharp; shrewd

Many streets have acute turns to go onto another street.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triangle-acute.svg

Antonym: Noncritical

She was very noncritical of her peers.

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/06/07/26/how_hugs_are_proven_to_help_your_health_have_you_been_hugged_today.htm 

Reticent

Restrained; uncommunicative

When you are about to tell a secret about a friend, at first you feel very reticent.

http://www.phocabulary.com/reticent

Antonym: Communicative

She had a very communicative personality.

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/communicative.asp

Anarchy

Absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

Some people sometimes feel that there is a need of anarchy in the U.S.

http://www.coolchaser.com/graphics/tag/anarchy

Antonym: Calmness

It is always good to have calmness.

http://www.mypurplebutterfly.net/silent-moments/