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Junior Vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| copious | (adj) large in quantity or number; abundant |
| copious (syn/ant) | syn- plentiful ant- scarce |
| avarice | (n) insatiable greed for riches |
| avarice (syn/ant) | syn- greediness ant- generosity |
| render | (v) to cause to be or become |
| render (syn/ant) | syn- create ant- destroy |
| procure | (v) to obtain; to get by care, effort, or use of special means |
| procure (syn/ant) | syn- appropriate (the verb form) ant- bestow |
| nominal | (adj)named as a mere matter of form; being trifling in comparison with the actual value |
| nominal (syn/ant) | syn- minimal adj- significant |
| epoch | (n) a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc. |
| epoch (syn) | syn- era |
| comply | (v) to be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc. |
| comply (syn/ant) | syn- conform ant- disobey |
| subjected | (adj) being under domination, control, or influence |
| subjected (syn/ant) | syn-oppressed ant- liberated |
| interpose | (v) top place between; to cause to intervene |
| interpose (syn/ant) | syn- interject ant- remove |
| gratification | (n) the state of being gratified; great satisfaction |
| gratification (syn/ant) | syn-delight ant- dissatisfaction |
| malice | (n) desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness |
| malice (syn/ant) | syn- antagonism ant- friendliness |
| fervently | (adv) to do with great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, or enthusiasm |
| fervently (syn/ant) | syn- earnestly ant- grudgingly |
| provocation | (n) something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates |
| provocation (syn/ant) | syn- affront ant- appeasement |
| cunning | (n) skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving |
| cunning (syn/ant) | syn- crafty ant- naive |
| compelled | (v) to be forced to submit |
| compelled (syn/ant) | syn- forced ant- dissuaded |