February 10, 2016

Ambulatory- relating to or adapted for walking.

Synonyms- vagabond, ambulant, vagrant.   Antonyms- stiff, unchanging, steady.

They had ambulatory legs. 

February 4, 2016

Predatory- relating to denoting an animal or animals preying naturally on others.

Synonyms- hunting, carnivorous, predacious.   Antonyms- prey, gentle, vegetarian. 

His predatory smile made her pulse fly. 

February 3, 2016

Cursory- hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. 

Synonyms- casual, token, superficial.   Antonyms- thorough, careful, complete. 

After a cursory look, she moved on.

February 1, 2016

Ancillary- providing necessary support to the primary activities.

Synonyms- additional, supporting, extra.  Antonyms- unsupportive, prime, actual. 

She needed additional ancillary to get a better grade.

January 29, 2016

Skulduggery- underhanded or unscrupulous behavior. 

Synonyms- trickery, underhandedness, chicanery.   Antonyms- kind, caring, positive. 

He was being very skulduggery this morning.

January 27, 2016

Bauble- a small, showy trinket or decoration.

Synonyms- trinket, bibelot, gewgaw.   Antonyms- nothing, non-decoration. 

I inherited a bauble from my grandma. 

January 14, 2016 

Thesis and Anti-Thesis  

• The Death Penalty is a smart way to save taxpayers money, to serve justice and provide closure for the victims’ families.

• The Death Penalty is not a smart way to serve justice and provide closure for the victims' families.