Goad
Description – To urge or prod as if with a long, pointed stick
POS – Verb
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Related Words – Egg on (synonym), hold back (antonym), provoke (synonym)
Sentence – My brother goaded me tauntingly to put the worm in my sleeping sister’s hair, but I maturely resisted.
Capricious
Description – Characterized or subject to acting on a whim; impulsive and unpredictable
POS – Adjective
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Related Words – Careless (synonym), constant (antonym), dependable (antonym)
Sentence – Instead of following my well-planned schedule, I threw it in the trash and let my capricious desires take me wherever I would decide to go.
Obviate
Description – To render unnecessary; to anticipate and do away with effectively; to prevent the occurrence of
POS – Verb
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Related Words – Avert (synonym), preclude (synonym), “obviatus” – “to meet and do away with” (Latin) (related term)
Sentence – Let’s obviate a confrontation by walking away and refusing to fight.
Malady
Description – Any disease, disorder, or ailment, esp. one that is chronic or deep-seated
POS – Noun
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Related Words – Illness (synonym), affliction (synonym), health (antonym)
Sentence – It would seem that with snow the winter brings an assortment of maladies, from the common cold to influenza.
Felicity
Description – An instance of great happiness; bliss; an appropriate manner/style; An instance of pleasing manner; a cause of happiness
POS – Noun
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Related Words – Happiness (synonym), joviality (synonym), “felix”/ “felicis” – “happy, fortunate” (Latin based) (related word)
Sentence – Crossing the street, the little girl skipped with felicity, carrying handpicked dandelions and smiling.
