ROOT OF THE WEEK

LUM

light

Synonym - Same

Antonym - Opposite

Sentence

Example

In an effort to bring
the holiday spirit to
his family, Mr.
Tamagni decided he
was going to
illuminate his house
with as many
Christmas lights as
possible.

Illuminate
Luminary
Luminescent
Luminous

1. Illuminate (verb) provide with light, make brighter;

make clear

Synonym - Same

Brighten
Flash

Antonym - Opposite

Darken
Obscure

Sentence

In an effort to bring
the holiday spirit to
his family, Mr.
Tamagni decided he
was going to
illuminate his
house with as many
Christmas lights as
possible.

HOUDINI

Example

Illuminate a
room
Illuminate a
topic

2. Luminous (adjective) bright, glowing with light

Synonym - Same

Radiant
Incandescent

Antonym - Opposite

Sentence

Example

Dark
Gloomy

Finally Mr. Tamagni

hung the icicle lights
from his gutter and
plugged everything
in so that he could
see his luminous
masterpiece.

Positive
Consequence
Negative
Consequence

HOUDINI

3. Culprit (noun) someone who has committed a crime

or is guilty of misconduct
Synonym - Same

Criminal
Offender

Antonym - Opposite

Sentence

Example

The culprit had

chocolate on his Culprit of a crime
face so we
knew he had
stolen the
Snickers bar.

4. Dawdle (verb) waste time, delay

Synonym - Same

Delay
Tarry

Antonym - Opposite

Hurry

Hasten

Sentence

Some students
want to be
dismissed as soon
as possible from
writing class, while
others dawdle at
the desk for
minutes after their
row has been
called.

Example

Dawdling at
lunch

5. Debut (noun) a first appearance or formal entrance

(verb) to make a first appearance or formal
entrance

Synonym - Same

Premiere
Inauguration

Antonym - Opposite

Conclusion

Sentence

Even though Nick

Foles made his
debut as an Eagles
quarterback last
year, he was still
considered a rookie
this year because
he hadnt played a
full season yet.

HOUDINI

Example

Sports debut
Celebrity debut

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MAL

bad, evil

Synonym - Same

Antonym - Opposite

Sentence

Some teachers
find it incredible
that students
expect to receive
an A or B for an
assignment when
it is clear that
they did not put
forth their best
effort.

Example

Credibility
Credit
Incredible
Incredulous

6. Malady (noun) sickness, disease

Synonym - Same

Illness
Affliction

Antonym - Opposite

Health

Sentence

Example

In the AMC show

The Walking
Epidemic malady
Dead, an unknown
malady has
caused humans to
reanimate after
death with a desire
to eat other
humans!

HOUDINI

7. Malevolent (adjective) wishing evil to others

Synonym - Same

Wicked
Sinister

Antonym - Opposite

Benevolent
Friendly

Sentence

The show features

many benevolent
characters who try
and help each
other survive, but it
also contains
malevolent
villains such as the
Governor.

HOUDINI

Example

Malevolent
intentions
Malevolent
personality

8. Dissect (verb) cut apart for scientific study; analyze

closely

Synonym - Same

Sever

Antonym - Opposite

Combine

Sentence

Students learn
about the anatomy
of a frog by
dissecting one in
Biology class and
examining its
organs.

HOUDINI

Example

Dissect an
animal
Dissect an
argument

9. Expend (verb) use up, spend

Synonym - Same

Use up
Consume

Antonym - Opposite

Conserve

Sentence

Tre-Shaun didnt
want to expend all
of his energy in the
first quarter of the
football game, so
he made sure to
take a knee and
drink water during
the timeout.

HOUDINI

Example

Expend energy
Expend
resources

10. Reimburse (verb) pay back, refund

Synonym - Same

Repay
Compensate

Antonym - Opposite

Deprive

Sentence

Because Camdens
Promise wants their
teachers to
continue getting
higher education
degrees, they
promise to
reimburse the
teachers for the
cost of the classes.

HOUDINI

Example

Reimburse a
loan