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Vocab set 6
English Vocab Words for Quiz on Friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antiquated | Def: obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable Syn: antique, archaic, obsolete, venerable Anto: modern |
| arable | Def: fit for plowing, tillable Syn: None Anto: untillable |
| ascendancy | Def: domination, growing power Syn: domination, growing power Anto: decline |
| atrophy | Def: to waste away, to wither Syn: wasteful, wither Anto: thrive, grow well |
| clandestine | Def: secret Syn: covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded Anto: open, obvious |
| conciliate | Def: to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship Syn: appease, mollify, placate, propitiate Anto: to estrange |
| cursory | Def: superficial, casual, hastily done Syn: superficial, casual, hastily done Anto: meticulous |
| derision | Def: scoffing at, mockery, ridicule Syn: criticism, scoffing at, mockery, ridicule Anto: applause |
| enmity | Def: absolute hatred Syn: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor Anto: love; admiration |
| extricate | Def: to free, to disentangle Syn: disembarrass, disencumber Anto: to snare |
| forbearance | Def: patience, lenience Syn: patient, lenience Anto: impatience |
| frivolous | Def: lacking seriousness or importance Syn: unserious, unimportant Anto: serious, sober |
| garrulous | Def: talkative, rambling Syn: voluble Anto: tacitum |
| impetuous | Def: violent, hasty, rash, impulsive Syn: same as definition Anto: reserved |
| industrious | Def: skillfully busy or occupied Syn: assiduous, diligent, sedulous Anto: slothful, indolent |
| infamous | Def: having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad Syn: disreputable, ignominious Anto: illustrious |
| insolence | Def: insulting or contemptuous behavior Syn: arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence Anto: pertinence, not arrogant |
| levity | Def: excessive frivolity; flippancy Syn: not serious, Anto: seriousness |
| oblivion | Def: A state of being forgotten Syn: Forget Anto: remembrance |
| paradoxical | Def: something that appears to be false but is actually true Syn: None Anto: None |
| perjury | Def: false testimony under oath Syn: none Anto: truthful testimony |
| rancor | Def: bitter deep seated, ill, enmity Syn: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility Anto: affection; kindness |
| sycophant | Def: a self-serving flatterer Syn: leech, sponge, toady Anto: None |
| vacillating | Def: Changing, fluctuating Syn: changing Anto: static; stable; not easily changed |
| vivid | Def: bright, distinct, and clear Syn: graphic Anto: lackluster |
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