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Sadlier Vocabulary
Unit 9 Level F
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit Synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
| adulation | (n) praise or flattery that is excessive Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship Antonyms: ridicule, derision, odium |
| anathema | (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or stong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article) Synonyms: abomination, imprecation, malediction Antonyms: benediction, blessing |
| astute | (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom Synonyms: acute, sagacious, judicious, wily Antonyms: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
| avarice | (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
| culpable | (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation Synonyms: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy Antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
| dilatory | (adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone Synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard Antonyms:prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
| egregious | s (adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) Synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant Antonyms: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |
| equivocate | e (v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague or ambiguous Synonyms: to speak out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge Antonyms: to speak one's mind plainly |
| evanescent | adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy Synonyms: ephemeral, transient, transitory Antonyms: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
| irresolute | (adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating Synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering Antonyms: determined, decisive, unwavering |
| nebulous | (adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct Synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, opaque, indeterminate Antonyms: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |
| novice | (n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally) Synonyms: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice Antonyms: veteran, past paster, pro, expert |
| penury | (n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency Synonyms: destitution, indigence Antonyms: affluence, luxury |
| pretentious | (adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious Synonyms: ostentatious, inflated Antonyms: unaffected, modest |
| recapitulate | (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up Synonyms: review, summarize, go over |
| resuscitate ( | (v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence synonyms: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
| slovenly | adj.) untidy, dirty, careless Synonyms: unkempt, slatternly, lax Antonyms: neat, meticulous |
| supposition | (n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence Synonyms: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
| torpid | (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull Synonyms: lethargic, languid Antonyms: energetic, vigorous |
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