contemporary

Day 15Level 2

kuhn-TEM-puh-rer-ee

of present time

living or happening at the same time

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

current

Antonyms:

old-fashioned

Example Sentence:

That sculpture and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.

Related Words

ill-timed

uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

to irritate

aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

greed

A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

defamation

KAA-luhm-nee

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation