Conviviality(n.)
Synonym: festive
Antonym: mellow
Sentence: She doesn't come back much to visit the press, except for the odd bright-eyed moment of managed conviviality.
Definition: Friendly; agreeable; fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company.(Dictionary.com)
Context Clues: The clues that I got for this word were none. I had to use the dictionary to be able to know what it meant.
Inherently(adj.)
Synonym: indigenous
Antonym: extrinsic
Sentence: I looked at my friend Bill 30 years ago and I thought, If there is anything inherently healthy in the universe, you should be president one day.
Definition: Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute.(Dictionary.com)
Context Clues: Just by reading the text and realting it to what the topic was about I knew what the word meant.
Alienate(v.)
Synonym: disunite
Antonym: unite
Sentence: Or maybe it was a cunning strategy to alienate male voters expecting a Houston Astros spring-training game.
Definition: To turn away; transfer or divert; to make indifferent or hostile.(Dictionary.com)
Context Clues: The sentence that this word was used in made the word easy to define.
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