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Vocab Set #2
English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstruse (adjective) Ex. Sherlock Holmes's methods are so abstruse that even the most adept inspector in the history of Scotland Yard cannot always undertand it. | Def. 1.hard to understand; obscure Def. 2.Obsolete. secret; hidden Syn: complex, hard, complicated, intricate, knotty Anto: clear,uncomplicated,simple,obvious, readily understood |
| Credulous (adjective) Ex: Blake's little 4 year old brother is a credulous kid because when i told him that after he wakes up from his nap he will get a cookie and he believed me. | Def: willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. : showing a lack of judgment or experience Syn: believing, trustful, unsuspecting Anto:suspecting, wary, cynical, skeptical, incredulous, unbelievin |
| Dormant (adjective) Ex: After the District Attorney Harvey Dent died Batman took the fall for 8 years and became a dormant person. | Def. 1. quiet and inactive, as during sleep Def. 2. latent or inoperative 3. Temporarily quiescent: a dormant volcano.Not active but capable of renewed activity. Syn:inactive,latent,inoperative,sleeping Anto:active, operative, idle, alert, conscious |
| affable (adjective) Ex. Joseph Gordon Levitt is a very affable actor. | Def: To be very friendly or courteous: to be amiable Syn: friendly,courteous,amiable, cordial,genial,gracious, sociable Anto: mean, rude, surly;aloof,unfriendly |
| audacity (noun) Ex. Catwoman was surprised when Batman had an audacious approach towards Bane. | Def: To be excessively bold; rashness, daring Syn: cheek, temerity, bold, rashness, daring, Anto: meekness, coward, timid, faintheartedness |
| contrite (adjective) Ex. At the end of the battle Bane was contrite about his crime as a evil mastermind. | Def: to be extremely apologetic; to be very sorry Syn: apologetic, sorry, penitent Anto: unrepentant, not sorry, unapologetic |
| depravity (noun) Ex. The depravity of his behavior was unacceptable. | Def: Moral corruption: to be in a wicked or perverse act: a corrupt act or a practice Syn: abasement, corruption, debasement, debauchery Anto: noble behavior |
| corruption (noun) | Def: lack of integrity or honesty especially susceptibility to bribery;use of a position of trust for dishonest gain Syn: dishonest, rottenness, |
| deprecate (verb) Ex. Do not deprecate her act unless you fully understand her situation. | Def: to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval Syn: object, disapprove, belittle, reprobate, protest Anto: To endorse, approve, agree |
| Didactic (adjective) Ex. because of the coach's didactic approach, his players learned many shooting techniques | Def: instructive, designed to teach Syn: instructive, informative, educational Anto: uninstructive |
| enigmatic (adjective) Ex. the disappearance of Amelia Earhart is an enigma to this day. | Def: mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling Syn: abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, obscure Anto: active |
| erudite (adjective) Ex. the erudite physics professor had spent many years studying the theory of relativity. | Def: having or showing great knowledge or learning. Syn: scholarly, learned, lettered, wise Anto: ignorant, uneducated, unschooled, illiterate |
| exotic (adjective) Ex. the circus features exotic animals from Africa | Def: to be foreign or unfamiliar; to be from another part of the world Syn: foreign, unfamiliar Anto: native |
| fuse (verb) Ex. Zinc and copper can be fused into hard and bright brass. | Def: to mix or to join (usually by melting) Syn: amalgamate,blend, coalesce, commingle, merge, mingle Anto: to divide |
| immutable (adjective) Ex. Her love for her husband was immutable. | Def: unchanging Syn: changeless, constant, ageless, fixed, immovable, permanent Anto: changeable, fickle |
| incorrigible () Ex. He was expelled from school because of his incorrigible conduct. | Def: incapable of being reformed or improved Syn: hopeless Anto: amenable to improvement |
| loathe (verb) Ex. The fact that I loathe your brother does not mean that we cannot be friends. | Def: to detest Syn: abhor, abominate Anto: to adore |
| nullify (verb) Ex. I am seeking to nullify the contract because he has not complied with it. | Def: to cause not to be in effect, to negate Syn: abrogate, annul, invalidate Anto: to make effective |
| mitigate () Ex. He apologized in order to mitigate her dislike for him. | Def: to cause to become less harsh or hostile: to make less severe. Syn: allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten Anto: to intensify; to aggravate |
| pacifistic (adjective) Ex. The man refused to fight because of his pacifistic beliefs. | Def: opposed to war or use to force Syn: appeased, conciliated, mollified, placated, propitiated Anto: martial |
| pretentious (adjective) Ex. Isn't it a little pretentious to spend 2 million dollars on a wedding? | Def: making an extravagant outward show, self-important Syn: ostentatious, pompous Anto: meek, humble, shy |
| prologue (noun) Ex. the play has a prologue that sets the scene for the opening act. | Def: introductary remarks in a speech, play |
| recant (verb) Ex. the prosecutor's case was greatly weakened when his man witness recanted his testimony. | Def: to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke Syn: abjure, forswear, renounce, retract Anto: to avow; to reaffirm belief |
| servile (adjective) Ex. Having complete devotion and submissiveness for the sheik, the woman of the harem were very servile. | Def: overly submissive Syn: obsequious, slavish, subservient Anto: authoritative |
| trepidation (noun) Ex. Because Bruce Wayne wanted to strike trepidation in the criminals of the corrupt he decided to become a masked vigilante named Batman. | Def: to be very fearful, trembling: to have agitation Syn: fearful, trembling, agitated Anto: fearlessness |
| vilify (verb) Ex. It is not right to vilify someone just because he disagrees with you. | Def: To malign or to defame; to utter abusive statements against Syn: asperse, calumniate, denigrate, traduce Anto: to praise, to acclaim |
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