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james vocab 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affluent | wealthy; prosperous; flowing freely (adjective) |
| affluent synonym | rich, leeming |
| affluent antonym | impoverished |
| antiquity | ancient (noun) |
| blandishment | flattery (noun) |
| chasten | discipline (verb) |
| chasten synonym | admonish, castigate, chastise, chide, rebuke, reproach. |
| chasten antonym | to reward |
| civility | polite behavior |
| civility synonym | mannerly behavior |
| civility antonym | rudeness, impoliteness |
| congenial | characterized by friendly sociability |
| congenial synonym | compatible, consonant, genial, pleasant, attractive |
| deft | skillfull, adroit |
| deft synonym | cunning, clever, dexterous, ingenious |
| deft antonym | clumsy |
| dispatch | speed, quickness |
| dispatch synonym | haste, expediency |
| dispatch antonym | to delay, slowness, ineddiciency |
| embroil | to entangle, to throw into confusion or strife |
| expurgate | to remove obscene or objectionable material usually before publication |
| garner | to gather together, to store up |
| expurgate antonym | to include |
| embroil antonym | to unhamper; to free |
| garner antonym | to disperse |
| heretical | contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards |
| iconoclast | one who attacks established beliefs or institutions |
| irreproachable | faultiness, not not discreditable |
| mercurial | changing unpredictably, fickle |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or difference |
| partisan | one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause |
| pious | marked by showing zealous devotion to the rites of religion |
| raucous | loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly |
| repugnant | disgusting, offensive |
| satiric | characterized by satire |
| sporadic | occasionally occurring |
| succulent | very juicy |
| terrestrial | of the earth or pertaining to the earth |
| ungainly | awkward |
| mercurial synonym | capricious, inconstant, unstable |
| partisan synonym | adherent, disciple, follower |
| raucous synonym | stentorian, strident |
| repugnant synonym | abhorrent, invidious, obnoxious, repellent |
| satiric synonym | sarcastic, sardonic, ironic |
| sporadic synonym | infrequent, rare, scarce, uncommon |
| heretical antonym | sacred |
| iconoclast antonym | disciple |
| irreproachable antonym | wrong; faulty |
| mercurial antonym | stolid |
| partisan antonym | antagonist |
| raucous antonym | quiet; mild |
| repugnant antonym | appealing |
| sporadic antonym | constant |
| succulent antonym | dry |
| terrestrial antonym | heavenly |
| ungainly antonym | agile |
Created by:
manderszz1016
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