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ENC 1101 Vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| efficacious | (adj) effective; producing the desired outcome |
| efficacious (syn/ant) | syn- productive; useful andt- ineffective |
| catharsis | (n) a release of emotional tension |
| catharsis (syn) | syn- purgation |
| inundate | (v) to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity |
| inundate (syn) | syn- flood; overwhelm |
| internecine | (adj) mutually destructive |
| internecine (ant) | ant- constructive; beneficial |
| risible | (adj) relating to laughter; laughable |
| risible (syn/ant) | syn- comical; jocular; jocund ant- grave; solemn |
| sybaritic | (adj) marked by luxury or pleasure |
| sybaritic (syn/ant) | syn- luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose ant- modest; simple; plain |
| crepuscular | (adj) pertaining to twilight |
| kudos | (n) acclaim or praise NOTE: "kudos" always takes a singular verb |
| kudos (syn/ant) | syn- honor; distinction ant- disapproval; rejection |
| estrange | (v) to alienate |
| estrange (syn/ant) | syn- disaffect; antagonize ant- unite; endear |
| intrinsic | (adj) of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent |
| intrinsic (syn/ant) | syn- basic; elemental; inborn ant- extrinsic |
| maxim | (n) an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct |
| maxim (syn) | axiom; apothegm; proverb |
| putrid | (adj) rotten and foul smelling |
| putrid (syn/and) | syn- fetid; rancid; malodorous ant- aromatic; fragrant |
| servile | (adj) submissive; slavish |
| servile (syn/ant) | syn- subservient; ignoble ant- haughty; domineering |
| apocryphal | (adj) of questionable authenticity, but widely believed |
| apocryphal (syn/ant) | syn- dubious; equivocal; spurious ant- genuine; authentic |