Hello again, and welcome back to another week at school! I hope your weekend was nice and restful, as every good weekend should be. Now, as you all know, this week on Friday we’ll be holding Grandparents and Special Friends Day to go along with our May Crowning (As an 8th grader, I feel particularly excited). In any case, hopefully you’ll be able to use these words to impress whoever you bring along, because let’s face it, it’s always a pleasure to impress people who are older than you.

1. Acrimony

Definition:

• Bitterness or ill feeling
• Harsh or biting sharpness, especially of words, manner, or disposition

Synonyms: Animosity, Bitterness, Tartness, Unkindness, Rudeness, Malevolence, Crankiness, Rancor, Peevishness, Spite

Antonyms: Good Will, Love, Benevolence, Civility, Politeness, Sweetness, Mildness, Diplomacy

Sentence: She was surprised when she was met with such acrimony, especially considering she had never met the other girl before.  

2. Suave

Definition:

• (Especially of a man) Charming, Confident, and Elegant
• Smoothly, though often superficially, gracious and sophisticated
• Smooth in texture, performance, or style

Synonyms: Courteous, Genial, Polite, Cultured, Sociable, Worldly, Cordial, Agreeable, Well-Bred, Courtly, Refined, Polished, Obliging

Antonyms: Impolite, Rude, Uncivil, Unfriendly, Unmannerly, Unrefined, Awkward, Clumsy, Unsophisticated

Sentence: The young businessman may have lacked certain experience, but his suave manner was enough to help him rise quickly through the ranks.