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Vocabulary Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bombastic | Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| Bombastic Synonyms | inflated, hifaultin, high-flown, pretentious |
| Bombastic Antonyms | unadomed, simple, plain, austere |
| Jaded | Wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| Jaded Synonyms | sated, surfeited, cloyed |
| Jaded Antonyms | unspoiled, uncloyed |
| Vitriolic | Bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting |
| Vitriolic Synonyms | withering, acerbic, mordant |
| Vitriolic Antonyms | bland, saccharine, honeyed, sugary |
| Erudite | well read, profoundly educated |
| Erudite Synonyms | Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| Erudite Antonyms | ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
| Brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| Brusque Synonyms | curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough |
| Brusque Antonyms | gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic |
| Dispassionate | impartial, calm, free from emotion |
| Dispassionate Synonyms | unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached |
| Dispassionate Antonyms | committed, engaged, partial, biased |
| Recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| Recondite synonyms | esoteric, arcane, profound, abtruse |
| Recondite Antonyms | simple, uncomplicated |
| Perceptive | Having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| Perceptive Synonyms | insightful, discerning, observant |
| Perceptive Antonyms | dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted |
| Prosaic | dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straight-forward; characteristic of prose, not poetry |
| Prosaic Synonyms | commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian |
| Prosaic Antonyms | remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired |
| Choleric | easily made angry |
| Choleric Synonyms | irascible, testy, splenetic, blious |
| Choleric Antonyms | affable, genial, even-tempered |
| Informal | having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature; of or denoting a style of writing or conversational speech |
| Informal Synonyms | colloquial, vernacular, idiomatic |
| Informal Antonyms | literary, official |
| Blatant | noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense |
| Blatant Synonyms | flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud |
| Blatant Antonyms | inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty |
| Winsome | charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
| Winsome Synonyms | winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing |
| Winsome Antonyms | unattractive, repulsing, unappealing |
| Provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying |
| Provocative Synonyms | stimulating, arousing, vexing |
| Provocative Antonyms | dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating |
| Acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| Acrimonious Synonyms | biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish |
| Acrimonious Antonyms | gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
| Provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow, countrified in the sense of being backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view |
| Provincial Synonyms | narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive |
| Provincial Antonyms | cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
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