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English10Vocabulary
English vocab words. syn. ant. for unit 11. Sire's class. Honors only.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poignant (def.) | evoking a keen sense of saddness or regret; moving (adj.) |
| poignant (syn.) | distress |
| poignant (ant.) | soothing |
| inundate (def.) | to flood, to overwhelm (verb) |
| inundate (syn.) | to overflow |
| inundate (ant.) | to underwhelm |
| fruitless (def.) | failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless (adj.) |
| fruitless (syn.) | ineffectual |
| fruitless (ant.) | successful |
| garbled (def.) | to reproduce (a message or sound) in a confusing or distorted way (verb) |
| garbled (syn.) | to contort |
| garbled (ant.) | to understand |
| sanguine (def.) | cheerfully optimistic (adj.) |
| sanguine (syn.) | happy |
| sanguine (ant.) | depressed |
| phlegmatic (def.) | (of a person) having an unemotional and solidly strong disposition (adj.) |
| phlegmatic (syn.) | stoic |
| phlegmatic (ant.) | enthusiastic |
| corroborate (def.) | to confirm or give support to (a statement/theory/finding) (verb) |
| corroborate (syn.) | to agree |
| corroborate (ant.) | to deny |
| comprehensive (def.) | complete; including all or nearly all aspects of something (adj.) |
| comprehensive (syn.) | full |
| comprehensive (ant.) | exclusive |
| zealous (def.) | having/showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause (adj.) |
| zealous (syn.) | avid |
| zealous (ant.) | unenthusiastic |
| coerce (def.) | to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force/threats |
| coerce (ant.) | to duress |
| coerce (ant.) | to leave (alone) |
| elapse (def.) | (of time) to pass or go by (verb) |
| elapse (syn.) | to proceed |
| elapse (ant.) | to begin |
| meticulous (def.) | showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise (adj.) |
| meticulous (syn.) | accurate |
| meticulous (ant.) | careless |
| domicile (def.) | the country that a person treats as their permanent home or lives in and has a substantial connection with (noun) |
| domicile (syn.) | habitation |
| lax (def.) | not sufficiently strict or severe; careless (adj.) |
| lax (syn.) | broad |
| lax (ant.) | tight |
| sporadic (def.) | occuring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated (adj.) |
| sporadic (syn.) | random |
| sporadic (ant.) | constant |
| rash (def.) | displaying or proceeding rom a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action (adj.) |
| rash (syn.) | brash |
| rash (ant.) | planned |
| conjecture (def.) | an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of icomplete information (noun) |
| conjecture (syn.) | assumtion |
| conjecture (ant.) | fact |
| obviate (def.) | to remove (a need or difficulty); to avoid; prevent (verb) |
| obviate (syn.) | to counteract |
| obviate (ant.) | to help |
| lurid (def.) | very vivid in color, esp. as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural efect; vividly shocking (adj.) |
| lurid (syn.) | fiery |
| lurid (ant.) | modest |
| quip (def.) | (to make) a witty remark (noun/verb) |
| quip (syn.) | (to) joke |
| quip (ant.) | (to) compliment |
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