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Sadlier C
Unit 5
| word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| aghast | (adj.) filled with amazement, digust, fear, or terror | (syn.)- shocked, horrified,stupefied | (ant.)- delighted, overjoyed, unmoved |
| ample | (adj.)more than enough, large, spacious | (syn.)-sufficient,adequate,considerable | (ant.)-insufficient,inadequate |
| apparition | n.)a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusal appearance. :o | (syn.)- phantom, specter | |
| assert | (v.)to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully | (syn.)- affirm, avow | |
| cower | (v.)to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame | (syn.)- cringe, flinch | (ant.)-stand up to |
| disdain | v.)to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contemp | (syn.)-(v.) spurn, reject | (ant.)- revere, venerate, esteem, respect |
| epitaph | (n.)a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone. | (syn.)- tombstone inscription | |
| ethical | (adj.)having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase | (syn.)-upright, virtuous, honorable | (ant.)-immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest |
| immoral | (adj.)humorous, not meant seriously | (syn.)- comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek | (ant.)- serious, humorless |
| facetious | (adj.)humorous, not meant seriously | (syn.)- comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek | (ant.)- serious, humorless |
| inaudible | (adj.)not able to be heard | (syn.)- faint, indistinct | (ant.)- audible, easily heard |
| discriminate | (adj.) without restrain or control; unselective | (syn.)- haphazard, random, uncritical | (ant.)- selective, discriminating, judicious |
| intrigue | (n.) crafty dealing, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity | (syn.)-(n.) scheme, plot, conspiracy | (ant.)-(n.) fair play |
| judisdiction | (n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice | (syn.)- purview | (blank) |
| plausible | (adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair | (syn.)- believable, probable | (ant.)- improbable, far-fetched |
| plebelian | (adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class | (syn.)-(adj.)lowborn, proletarian. coarse, unrefined | ((ant.)- (adj.)aristocratic, refined, cultivated) |
| prodigal | (adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self- indulgent | (syn.)- (adj.) improvident; (n.) spendthrift, wastrel | (ant.)- (adj.) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly |
| proximity | (n.) nearness, closeness | (blank) | (ant.)- distance, remoteness |
| pulverize | (v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destory or overcome ( as though by smashing into fragments) | (syn.)- crush, demolish | (blank) |
| sequel | (n.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier | (syn.)- follow-up, continuation | (ant.)- prelude, overture, curtain- raiser |