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Vocab Lesson 11

Juniors

Vocabulary WordDefinitionSynonymsAntonym
connoisseur n. someone with informed and discrimanating judgment, especially in matters of art, literature or taste n. expert, authority, specialist, pundit, savant n. beginner, novice, neophyte, greenhorn, tenderfoot
consensus n. collective unniformity of opinion, general agreement in feeling or belief n. unanimity, like-mindedness, concord, harmony, accord, unity n. discord, disagreement, disunity, disharmony, dissent, conflict, diversity
construe v. to analyze, explain, interpret, or understand v. deduce, infer, translate, gather, take to mean v. misinterpret, misunderstand
consummate adj. complete or perfect in the highest degree v. to bring to completion or perfection adj. superlative, supreme, transcendent, surpassing v. clinch, conclude adj. superlative, supreme, transcendent, surpassing, patchless v. begin, start, initiate, launch
copious adj. large in number or quantity; full adj. abundant, plentiful, ample, bountiful, bounteous, profuse adj. meager, scanty, scarce, sparse, inadequate, insufficient
corpulent adj. fat and bulky adj. chubby, plump, husky, burly, portly, stout adj. lean, lanky, thin, wiry, scrawny, gaunt
corroborate v. to confirm the truth or accuracy of v. verify, substantiate, support, back up v. contradict, refute, rebut, confute, discredit
counsel n. advice secured through consultation; n. an adviser, especially a legal adviser; v. to advise or recommend as a course of action n. guidance, direction, recommendation; attorney, lawyer; v. guide, instruct, urge, exhort, admonish, caution (blank)
credibility n. the ability to inspire belief or trust n. reliability, believability, plausibility, trustworthyness, dependability; adj. plausible n. unreliability, undependability
criterion n. a standard or principle on which to base a judgment or decision n. yardstick, touchstone, guideline, gauge, canon, rule (blank)
crucial adj. at a point that will determine the final outcome; of supreme importance adj. critical, decisive, momentous, pivotal, vital adj. insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential
culpable adj. at fault; blameworthy adj. guilty, delinquent, peccant, wanting, blamable adj. innocent, blameless, laudable, commendable, meritorious, praiseworthy
cursory hasty and superficial adj. hurried, perfunctory, quick, summary, careless adj. thorough, exhaustive, comprehensive, in depth, systematic
curtail v. to shorten or reduce v. abbreviate, truncate, lessen, diminish, cut short, cut back v. increase, enlarge, augment, amplify, expand
cynical adj. inclined to doubt or deny the virtuousness or honesty of human motives, sneeringly bitter or negative adj. skeptical, suspicious, doubtful, pessimistic adj. optimistic, sanguine, positive, naive, starry-eyed
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