John demanded on national television that Ms. Mnemonic: Incense sounds like insensible.
If your new college roommate burns incense in your tiny dorm room, you might get incensed and storm out. Make someone angry (syn) Form: v Tone: negative Example: Bright confident morning has been replaced by a Glowering twilight when someone LOWERS you in front of others, you tend to stare ANGRILY at them. To glower is not only to stare, it's to stare angrily, as if you're going to throttle someone. If you see someone glower at you, you might consider glowering back, but no one likes an angry staring contest. Example: She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam.Īngry and sullen look on face (effect) Form: v Tone: negative Mnemonic: In cartoons, when a character is fuming, it is often drawn with Fumes coming out of its ears. You would fume if your teacher accused you of cheating when you didn't. To fume is to feel or express great anger. Very angry (degree) (syn) Form: v Tone: negative (-) : The words in this family are used usually in negative context. (+) : The words in this family are used usually in positive context. : Words which are neither synonyms nor antonyms. : Words with slightly different meaning from the majority of the words in a cluster. Word List: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Please click on the Word List that you want to see Legends: X Student Resource Center Word Lists Online Tests