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Junior Unit 5
Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
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depraved | adj. marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles | perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt | moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted |
enervate | v. to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring | impair, cripple, paralyze | invigorate, strengthen, buttress |
esoteric | adj. intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret | occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite | accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
fecund | adj. fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive | fertile, teeming, prolific | infertile, barren, unproductive |
fiat | n. an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness | edict, dictum, ukase | |
figment | n. a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion | creation, invention, fancy | |
garner | v. to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use | collect, accumulate, accrue | scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
hallow | v. to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere | venerate, bless | desecrate, defile, profane |
idiosyncrasy | n. a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify | eccentricity, quirk, mannerism | |
ignominy | n. shame and disgrace | dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium | honor, glory, acclaim |
mundane | adj. earthy, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary | prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary | heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental |
nuance | n. a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference | shade, nicety, refinement | |
overweening | adj. conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate | arrogant, unbridled, inflated | restrained, understated, modest, meek |
penchant | n. a strong attraction or inclination | proclivity, propensity, predilection | disinclination, aversion |
reputed | adj. according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged | putative, reputable, supposed | proven, corroborated, authenticated |
sophistry | n. reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy | specious reasoning | |
sumptuous | adj. costly, rich, magnificent | lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid | skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan |
ubiquitous | adj. present or existing everywhere | omnipresent, pervasive, universal | restricted, limited, rare, scarce |
acuity | n. sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) | keenness, acuteness | dullness, obtuseness |
delineate | v. to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially | depict, picture, render |