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Vocab I H (4 & 10)

Weeks 4 & 10

WordPart of SpeechDefinitionAntonyms
cynic noun pessimist, skeptic, doubter optimist
decorum noun proper behavior, correctness, etiquette impropriety
deference noun respect, regard, admiration disrespect
deleterious adjective harmful, damaging, detrimental harmless, benign
demur verb to hesitate, to balk, to object concur, proceed
demure adjective decorous, modest, coy outspoken, bumptious
deprecate verb belittle, criticize, debase praise, approve
derelict adjective abandoned, neglected, dilapidated loved, honored, cared for
derogatory adjective detracting, disparaging, belittling praising, supporting
desultory adjective aimless, haphazard, random methodical, purposeful, direct
deviate verb diverge, swerve, digress, stray converge
devious adjective indirect, tricky, scheming straightforward, honest, candid
dexterous adjective adept, nimble, agile clumsy
didactic adjective instructive, educational, edifying destructive
diffident adjective shy, introverted bumptious, social
asperity noun roughness, harshness smoothness, calmness
assiduous adj diligent, persevering, attentive careless
assuage verb to soothe, to calm incite, aggravate
atavism noun ancestral trait, throwback trend, innovation
augment verb to increase, make larger decrease, abate
auspicious adj favorable, positive, promising unfavorable, unfortunate
austere adj stern, harsh, unadorned ornate, gentle, meek
authentic adj genuine, reliable fake, counterfeit
avarice noun greed for money generosity, charity
averse adj unwilling, opposed willing, eager
Created by: smccall
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