cardinal

Day 79Level 2

KAHRD-nul

primary

of basic importance; primary

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

key, central, chief

Antonyms:

secondary, inessential

Example Sentence:

One of the cardinal rules of forming a successful team is to build unity among the players.

Related Words

brutal

BES-chuhl

behaving like a beast; brutal

gullibility

kruh-DOO-li-tee

willingness to trust too readily

perceptive

dih-SUR-ning

able to show good judgment about the quality of something

take off

dof

take off (esp. of a clothing)

speak slowly

drawl

to speak slowly with words running together

assert

mayn-TAYN

to assert