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Lesson 8
Test for Friday
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | Def: to give in or to comply Syn: accede, agree, assent, consent, subscribe Anto: to object; to disagree |
| affinity | Def: a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship Anto: repulsion |
| blasphemous | Def: irreverent, profane Anto: sacred, reverent |
| buttress | Def: a support or prop |
| circumspect | Def: careful to consider consequences, cautious prudent Syn: chary, wary Anto: reckless, careless, indiscreet. |
| corroboration | Def: to confirm Syn: authentication, substantiation, validation, verification Anto: refutation |
| deplete | Def: to use up gradually, to lessen un amount or value Anto: to restore |
| despotic | Def: ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical Anto: ruling democratically |
| emaciated | Def: very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away Anto: fat, corpulent |
| empirical | Def: based on observation or experiment and not on theory Anto: theoretical |
| extraneous | Def: not essential or vital Syn: alien, extrinsic, foreign Anto: essential |
| fallow | Def: inactive, plowed but not sowed Anto: active |
| homogeneous | Def: of the same kind Anto: heterogeneous |
| hyperbole | Def: obvious exaggeration Anto: understatement |
| incontrovertible | Def: indisputable Anto: disputable; arguable |
| irascible | Def: irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross Anto: impassive, imperturbable |
| laconic | Def: using a minimum amount of words, concise to the point of seeming rude Syn: compendious, concise, pithy, succinct, summary, terse Anto: verbose |
| magnanimity | Def: having a lofty, generous and courageous spirit Anto: greed, stinginess |
| obsequious | Def: overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile Syn: slavish, subservient Anto: disinterested |
| proliferation | Def: an increase in numbers, multiplication Anto: decline, decrease |
| scrupulous | Def: very principled, very careful and conscientious Syn: meticulous, punctilious Anto: unprincipled |
| sublime | Def: exalted, noble, uplifting Syn: resplendent, superb |
| surreptitious | Def: secret, clandestine, stealthy Syn: covert, furtive, underhanded Anto: aboveboard; in an open manner |
| veracity | Def: devotion to truth Syn: truthfulness, accuracy, correctness |
| zeal | Def: enthusiasm, fervor Anto: lack of entusiasm |
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