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ENC 1102 Vocab 6

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sectarian adj- narrowly confined to a particular group
sectarian (syn/ant) syn- insular; dogmatic ant- tolerant
peregrination n- travel by walking
peregrination (syn) syn- trekking; exploration
accoutrement n- a necessary item of dress of equipment
accoutrement (syn) syn- device; gear
contrive v- to plan cleverly; to devise
contrive (syn) syn- concoct; design; engineer
hubris n- overbearing pride; arrogance
hubris (syn/ant) syn- conceit; smugness; pompousness ant- humility; modesty
platitude n- an obvious remark; a cliche
platitude (syn) syn- banality; maxim; truism
venerate v- to respect or revere
venerate (syn/ant) syn- glorify; treasure ant- abhor; despise
scullion n- a servant for menial tasks
scullion (syn/ant) syn- peon; toiler ant- patrician; aristocrat
quotidian adj- everyday; commonplace
quotidian (syn/ant) syn- ordinary; routine ant- rare; uncommon
prognosticate v- to predict
prognosticate (syn) syn- forecast; foreshadow
antediluvian adj- extremely old; antique-- literal meaning: "before the flood"-- refers to Noah's ark and that flood
antediluvian (syn/ant) syn- ancient; archaic ant- modern; new
stringent adj- restrictive; imposing demanding standards
stringent (syn/ant) syn- severe; rigid; inflexible ant- lenient; flexible
haughty adj- condescendingly proud; arrogan
haughty (syn/ant) syn- conceited; snobbish; supercilious ant- humble; modest
sanctimonious adj- showing false piety or righteousness
sanctimonious (syn/ant) syn- hypocritical; specious ant- humble; modest
imbroglio n- a difficult and embarrassing situation
imbroglio (syn/ant) syn- predicament ant- peace; serenity
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