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Vocabulary
| vocab | def |
|---|---|
| abate | v-to lessen in violence or intensity; syn: subside, decrease, ant: intensify, increase |
| decorum | n-conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior; syn: propriety, ant: inappropriateness |
| abhor | v-to detest; to hate strongly ; syn: despise, loathe; ant: love, adore |
| dole | v-to distribute; to give out sparingly; ant: hoard |
| gamut | n-the whole range or extent |
| extrovert | n-one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others |
| droll | adj-amusing in an odd or whimsical way; syn: quaint |
| duplicity | n-intentional deceit in speech or conduct; syn: deception ant: straightforwardness |
| effigy | n-a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
| austere | adj-stern, severe, plain; syn: strict, unadorned; ant: luxurious, indulgent |
| emulate | v-to strive to be equal to; to imitate; SYN: copy |
| sere | adj -dry and withered, SYN: desiccated, arid ANT: lush |
| enhance | v-to increase the value or beauty of something SYN: improve. heighten ANT: diminish, decrease |
| contrite | adj - feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing SYN: repentant, remorseful ANT: shameless, unrepentant |
| magnanimous | adj: - noble, generous in forgiving, free from petty feelings or acts SYN: generous ANT: petty, mean |
| enunciate | v-to state clearly and distinctly, to pronounce SYN: articulate |
| collaborate | v-to work with another toward a goal SYN: cooperate |
| impound | v-to confine; to retain in legal custody SYN: confiscate ANT: release |
| impeccable | adj - faultless, without sin or blemish SYN: immaculate, faultless, irreproachable ANT: fallible, blameworthy |
| evoke | v-to summon forth; SYN: conjure up, ellicit |
| inane | adj - without sense or meaning; silly SYN: foolish, insipid ANT: significant, meaningful |
| unctuous | adj - exaggeratedly or insincerely polite; SYN: oily ANT: genuine, sincere |
| expatriate | n-someone who chooses to live outside of, to renounce, his or her native country |
| frowzy | adj - unkempt, SYN: slovenly ANT: tidy |
| heinous | adj - hatefully or shockingly evil, SYN: abhorrent; horrid |
| expound | v-to explain in detail, to clarify; SYN: elaborate ANT: muddle, confuse |
| cajole | v-to persuade with false promises and flattery SYN: coax, wheedle, ANT: dissuade, deter |
| inscrutable | adj: not easily understood, hard to fathom; SYN: enigmatic, ANT: obvious, evident |
| balk | v-to refuse stubbornly or abruptly, to stop short and refuse to go on SYN: hesitate, object, ANT: agree, continue |
| acrimony | n-ill-natured; bitter, hostility, SYN: animosity, ANT: friendliness |
| dour | adj-stern and ill-humored; SYN: forbidding, ANT: pleasant |
| exult | v-to rejoice, to feel triumphant; SYN: celebrate |
| omniscient | adj-having unlimited knowledge, all knowing |
| feasible | adj-reasonable, capable of being carried out, SYN: possible, doable, ANT: unworkable |
| fiasco | n-a complete ridiculous failure; SYN: disaster ANT: success |
| metier | n-the work one is especially suited for, one's specialty; an occupation; SYN: forte ANT: weakness |
| fluctuate | v-to rise and fall, to vary irregularly, SYN: waver, vacillate; ANT: stabilize |
| harry | v-to annoy or harrass, SYN: bother, pester, ANT: soothe |
| incognito | adj: disguised; pretending not to be oneself |
| lethargy | n-lack of energy, sluggishness SYN: torpor, lassitude, ANT: vigor, vitality |
| epistle | n-a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| avid | adj-enthusiastic, extremely interested SYN: voracious, eager ANT: apathetic |
| gadfly | n-an irritating and persistent person, SYN: nuisance, pest |
| humility | n-absense of vanity, humbleness, SYN: modesty ANT: vanity, arrogance |
| dolorous | adj-exhibiting sorrow or pain, SYN: mournful, ANT: joyous |
| gargantuan | adj-of huge or extraordinary size and power, SYN: gigantic, huge, ANT: tiny |
| arduous | adj-difficult, requiring much effort, SYN: strenuous, laborious, ANT: easy, unchallenging |
| affable | adj-friendly, agreeable, easy to talk to SYN: amiable, good natured, ANT: disagreeable, irascible |
| grandiloquent | adj - pompous or high flown in speech, SYN: pretentious ANT: plain spoken |
| agrarian | adj-concerning farms, farmers, or use of land SYN: agricultural ANT: urban, industrial |
| grimace | n-a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain, SYN: scowl, ANT: smile |
| harangue | n-a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture SYN: tirade |
| formidable | adj: arousing fear or awe, intimidating |
| sycophant | n-a flatterer, one who fawns on others in order to gain favor, SYN: toady, ANT: contrarian |
| explicit | adj: clearly and openly stated, leaving nohing to imagination, SYN: exact, precise, ANT: ambiguous, vague |
| altercation | n-a heated argument, SYN: quarrel, dispute, ANT: agreement, harmony |
| lexicon | n-a dictionary, a specialized vocabular used in a particular field or place, SYN: jargon, argot, cant |
| hue | n-a particular shade of a given color |
| galvanize | v- to startle into sudden activity, SYN: stimulate, ANT; enervate |
| sanction | n-permission, support |
| hyperbole | n-extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally, ANT: understatement |
| ominous | adj - threatening, foreboding evil, SYN: sinister, ANT: comforting |
| audacity | n-rude boldness, nerve, SYN: insolence impudence, ANT: decorum |
| evince | v-to demonstrate clearly, to prove SYN: manifest |
| implacable | adj-unable to be appeased or pacified, SYN: inflexible, relentless, ANT: pacified, assuaged |
| exhort | v-to urge on with stirring words, SYN: encourage |
| incarcerate | v-to put into prison, to confine, SYN: imprison, constrain, ANT: liberate, free |
| incisive | adj-sharp, keen, cutting straight to the heart of the matter, SYN: piercing, acute, ANT: superficial,dull |
| expedient | adj-practical, providing an immediate advantage(especially when serving one's own self interest) SYN: effective, ANT: feckless |
| pertinent | adj- having to do with the subject at hand, relevant, ANT: unrelated, extraneous |
| inert | adj-unable to ac or move, inactive, sluggish, SYN: dormant, passive ANT; dynamic, active |
| circumvent | v-to get around, to bypass, SYN: avoid |
| clandestin | adj-secret, SYN: covert, furtive, ANT: open, aboveboard |
| acquit | v-to find not guilty of a fault or crime, SYN: absolve, ANT: convict |
| deprecate | v-to express strong disapproval of, SYN: deplore ANT: approve, praise |
| barrister | n-a british lawyer |
| adulation | n-excessive pride or admiration, SYN: flattery, adoration ANT: derision |
| culinary | adj-having to do with the kitchen or cooking |
| bawdy | adj-indecent, humorously obscene, SYN: risque, lewd, ANT: innocent, clean |
| chastise | v-to punish severely, SYN: discipline |
| jocose | adj-joking, humorous, SYN: witty, funny, playful, jocund, ANT: serious |
| myriad | n-a very large number, adj-too numerous to be counted |
| latent | adj-present but not active, hidden, SYN: dormant, ANT: manifest |
| pernicious | adj-destructive, deadly, SYN: malignant, harmful, ANT: benign |
| frugal | adj-thriftly, economical in money matters, SYN: economical, ANT: wasteful, profligate |
| levity | n-lightness of disposition, lack of seriousness, SYN: frivolity, ANT: somberness, sobriety |
| hoax | n-a practical joke, a trick, SYN: fraud, fake |
| amicable | adj-friendly, peaceable, SYN: agreeable, amiable, ANT: quarrelsome, warlike |
| obstreperous | adj- aggressively boisterous, stubborn and defiant, ANT: meek, tractable |
| enraptured | adj- delighted beyond measure, SYN: ecstatic |
| marital | adj-having to do with marriage, SYN: wedded, ANT: single |
| bask | v-to expose oneself to pleasant warmth |
| genial | adj-friendly, amiable, SYN: cordial, ANT: unfriendly |
| charlatan | n-one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others, SYN: quack, fraud, ANT: professional |
| mundane | adj-commonplace, earthly and not spiritual, SYN: boring, ANT: unique |
| fickle | adj-likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason, SYN: vascillating, capricious, ANT: steadfast |
| juggernaut | n-a terrible destructive or irresistible force |
| naive | adj-simple in outlook , not affected or worldly, especialy innocent SYN: unsophisticated, unsuspecting, ANT: sophisticated, cunning |
| nocturnal | adj-having to do with the night occuring at night ANT: diurnal |
| novice | n-a beginner, one who is inexperienced SYN: apprentice, tyro, ANT: master |
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