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Lesson 7

Test for Friday

QuestionAnswer
abhor Definition: To loathe Syn: to hate, to despise Anto: to admire
accolade Def: to praise or to award Syn: venerate, revere, Anto: censure, to loathe, abhor
ascetic Def: one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation: absent of luxury Syn: austere, severe, stern Anto: sensual
bequeath Def: to hand down; to give or to leave in a will Syn: to give Anto: to keep; to horode
charlatan Def: one who claims to know something but actually does not. Syn: none Anto: a professional
conflagration Def: A large fire Syn: None Anto: small flame
dearth Def: a lack; a scarcity Syn: paucity Anto: adequate supply
diffidence Def: shyness, reserve, unassertiveness Syn: bashfulness, modesty Anto: confidence
effervescent Def: showing high spirits
ethereal Def: heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible. Anto: earthly, mundane
expunge Def: to remove Anto: to add to
guile Def: deceitfulness, duplicity Anto: openness, candor
implausible Def: not believable Anto: believable
incongruity Def: nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility Anto: agreement
insularity Def: stubborn; narrow- mindedness of opinion Syn: stubborn Anto: broad-mindedness
morose Def: being sullen or gloomy Syn: crabbed, glum, saturnine, sulky, surly Anto: cheerful
placate Def: to appease or to pacify by making concessions Syn: conciliate, mollification, propitiate Anto: to antagonize
poignant Def: piercing, incisive, keen Syn: piquant, pungent, racy Anto: dull
provincial Def: lacking sophistication, narrow-minded Syn: none Anto: sophisticated
reiterate Def: to repeat Anto: to fail to repeat
spontaneous Def: having no external cause, acting on impulse Anto: planned
synthesis Def: combining parts of a whole Anto: disjoining
toxic Def: poison Anto: healthful; harmless
vigilant Def: alert Anto: unconcerned; inattentive
voluble Def: able to use words fluently Syn: garrulous Anto: taciturn
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