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CC Vocab Set
Test for Friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abyss | Def: bottomless hole, a vast expanse of depth |
| adamant | Def: inflexible Syn: inexorable, obdurate Anto: pliant |
| affable | Def: friendly, courteous, amiable Syn: cordial, genial, gracious, sociable Anto: surly; aloof; unfriendly |
| avarice | Def: greed for wealth Syn: cupidity Anto: generosity |
| baleful | Def: destructive, deadly Syn: malign, sinister Anto: benign |
| beguile | Def: to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm Syn: delude Anto: to enlighten |
| benevolence | Def: kindness, generosity, charity Syn: kind,generous, charity Anto: antagonism, avarice, malevolence |
| boisterous | Def: rough, rowdy and stormy Syn: blatant, clamorous, obstreperous, strident, vociferous Anto: serene |
| cant | Def: secret slang or jargon |
| caustic | Def: sarcastically biting, acrid Syn: mordant, scathing Anto: kind, gentle |
| celestial | Def: pertaining to the sky or heavens Syn: none Anto: earthly |
| congeal | Def: to solidify or to coagulate Syn: none Anto: to become fluid |
| corroboration | Def: conformation Syn: authentication, substantiation, validation, verification Anto: refutation |
| credulous | Def: believing on slight evidence, gullible Syn: none Anto: suspicious |
| deference | Def: courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another. Syn: homage, reverence, respect. Anto: disrespect. |
| deft | Def: skillful, adroit Syn: clever, cunning, dexterous, ingenious Anto: clumsy |
| demur | Def: to hesitate, to delay, to object Anto: to proceed, to agree, to accede |
| desolate | Def: deserted, without inhabitants, barren Anto: populous |
| despondency | Def: to be in a state of depression Syn: depressed, dejection Anto: blithe hopefulness |
| destitution | Def: state of being extremely poor, in extreme want Syn: impecunity, indigence, penury, want Anto: prosperity |
| diffuse | Def: to spread in all directions Syn: spread Anto: to bring together |
| dirge | Def: funeral hymn, lament Syn: none Anto: dance |
| disdain | Def: intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy Syn: arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent, lordly, Anto: favor, admiration; to love |
| elicit | Def: to bring out a response, to evoke Syn: educe, extort, extract Anto: to inhibit |
| entreaty | Def: a plea, an earnest request Syn: adjuration, appeal, suit, importunity, supplication Anto: denial |
| execrable | Def: extremely bad, deserving of hate Syn: bad Anto: admirable |
| feint | Def: a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow. Syn: artifice, ruse, stratagem, trick, wile |
| ferocity | Def: savagery Syn: anger Anto: mildness |
| flaunt | Def: to show off, to display ostentatiously Syn: show off Anto: to hide |
| furrow | Def: to make wrinkles or grooves |
| grate | Def: to cause irritation Anto: to soothe |
| gratis | Def: free Anto: earned |
| hideous | Def: very ugly, offensive, shocking Syn: ugly Anto: delightful |
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