WOW Lesson 1

sycophant

definition: someone who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure synonym: flatterer/schmoozer antonym: rebel sentence: The professor recognized the overly attentive student as nothing more than a sycophant.

pernicious

definition: intending to cause harm synonym: harmful/dangerous antonym: kind/benevolent sentence: The pernicious ice storm attacked the small coastal town.

ubiquitous

definition: appearing everywhere synonym: omnipresent/pervasive antonym: scarce/rare sentence: Baseball caps are ubiquitous among our male student population.

non sequitur

definition: a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow synonym: interruption antonym: support sentence: One of the kids in my group of friends is so random; he constantly drops non sequiturs into our conversations.

diatribe

definition: a forceful and bitter verbal attack synonym: rant antonym: conversation sentence: The candidate for governor lost voter approval when her diatribe about immigration was posted on YouTube.