Week 4of 6 vocab

Poignant (source. EDL word clues L p.62)
Def: adj.painful, piercing, intense.

Source Sentence: During her year in residence at Mt. Pleasent Hospital, Connie often witnessed scenes of poignant emotion.

Syn: sincere
Ant: heartless, mild

Sentence: The attacks on 9/11 were so poignant that we decided to go to war with Iraq.

Extol (source. EDL word clues L p.38)
Def: v.Praise highly, commend

Source Sentence: However, Connie realized that most patients extol the quality of hospital care available to the public today.

Syn: Glorify, exalt
Ant: disparage, be little

Sentence: The prime minister gave high extolment of the assasins abilities to his allies stating that his skill was unmatched and he would be best to hire for dealing with their enemies.

Affinity (source. EDL word clues L p.92)
Def: n.Natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing, agreement.

Source Sentence: Connie Franklin showed an affinity for health care while she was still in high school.

Syn: fondness
Ant: dislike

Sentence: His affinity for ice cream is well known, just walking into his favorite restaurant the waiter/waitress already knows what he wants and brings him a big bowl of ice cream.