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Sadlier Vocabulary
Vocab Level G Unit 5 Definitions, Synonyms, Antonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acuity | (n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) synonyms: sharpness, keenness, acuteness antonyms: dullness, obtuseness |
| delineate | (v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially |
| depraved | (adj.) brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles synonyms: corrupt, perverted, degenerated, vicious antonyms: moral, virtuous, upright; uncorrupted |
| enervate | (v.) to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring synonyms: to impair; to hamstring, cripple, paralyze antonyms: to invigorate; to strengthen, buttress |
| esoteric | (adj.) intended for or understood by only a selected few, private, secret synonyms: occult; cryptic; arcane, recondite antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible |
| fecund | (adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive synonyms: fruitful, fertile, teeming, prolific antonyms: barren, infertile, unproductive |
| fiat | (n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness synonyms: a command, decree, edict, ukase |
| figment | (n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion synonyms: a fabrication, creation, invention |
| garner | v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use synonyms: to collect, gather, accumulate antonyms: to scatter, squander, waste, dissipate |
| hallow | (v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate synonyms: to consecrate, sanctify; to revere antonyms: to desecrate, defile, profane |
| idiosyncrasy | (n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify synonyms: an eccentricity, quirk, mannerism |
| ignominy | (n.) public shame and disgrace synonyms: disgrace, dishonor, humiliation antonyms: honor, glory, acclaim |
| mundane | (adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary synonyms: ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, routine; earthly, sublunary antonyms: heavenly; unworldly, spiritual, transcendential |
| nuance | (n.) a subtle or slightly variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference |
| overweening | g (adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate synonyms: unbridled, immoderate, inflated antonyms: restrained, understand; modest, meek |
| penchant | (n.) a strong attraction or inclination synonyms: an inclination, proclivity, propensity antonyms: a natural disinclination |
| reputed | (adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance synonyms: supposed, alleged, putative antonyms: proven, corroborated, authenticated |
| sophistry | (n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy |
| sumptuous | (adj.) costly, rich, magnificent synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid antonyms: skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly; spartan |
| ubiquitous | adj.) present or existing everywhere synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, universal antonyms: restricted, limited; rare, scarce |
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