ameloriate: make something that is bad, better.

Antonym: worsen, aggervate. Synonym: improve, better.

Example: The nurses take care of the patient by being ameloriate.

sovereign

Sovereign: a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

Antonym: inferior, servant. Synonym: monarch, ruler.

Example: This queen was sovereigned her land.

beguile

Beguile: charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way.

Antonym: disgust, offend. Synonym: allure, charm.

Example: This dog beguiles his owner into getting him treats. 

harbinger

Harbinger: A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

Antonym: hide, withhold. Synonym: forerunner, messenger.

example: This laser is telling the other troops that someone is near or is coming.

gradient

Gradient: an inclined part of a road or railway; a slope.

Antonym: decline, descent. Synonym: grade, slant.

Example: There is a gradient throughout this picture.

plethora

Plethora: a large or excessive amount of something.

Antonym: poverty, scarcity. Synonym: abundance, feast.

Example: there is a plethora of birds on the sand in the ocean.

Saga: a long story of heroic achievement, espically a medieval prose narrative in old norse or old icelandic.

Antonym: short story. Synonym: adventure, chronicle.

Example: This is a saga about a boy who has horns and is learning alot about himself.

panorama

Panorama: an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer. 

Antonym: past, anterior. Synonym: view, prospect. 

Example: The picture that was taken here is a panorama. 

pecuniary

Pecuniary: of relating to, or consisting of money.

Synonyms: monetary, banking. Antonym: poor, not rich.

Example: There is a big stack of pecuniary with many 50 dollar bills.

idolatry

Idolatry: worship of idols.

Synonyms: adoration, worship. Antonyms: dissaproval, disfavor.

example: It is wrong to be idolatry towards an animal.

ambulatory

Ambulatory: relating to or adapted to walking.

Antonyms: steady, settled. Synonyms: vagrant, nomadic.

Example: People must be ambulatory to walking at the stadium.

predatory

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

Synonyms: greedy, rapacious. Antonyms: submissive, gentle.

Example: This animal is predatory when it comes to living in the wild.

 

cursory

Cursory: hasty and therefore not throughout or detailed.

Synonyms: brief, careless. antonyms: careful, detailed.

Example:The student was not being cursory with his homework last night.

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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

I do not agree with this quote. I do not agree with this quote  because i do not really understand this quote. I think that it means that people would give up some liberty to only get a little in return which i do not agree with. I do not agree because I would want to be protected more than just a little bit. 

ancillary

Ancillary: providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, institution, industry, or system.

Synonyms: additional, accessory. Antonyms: necessary, needed.

Example: The nurse is providing ancillary support to this womans broken leg.