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Vocab I H (14)
Week 14
Vocabulary Word | Part of Speech | Definition | Antonym |
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eulogy | noun | speech of praise at a funeral | condemnation |
euphony | noun | pleasant sounds | cacophony |
exacerbate | verb | aggravate, irritate | soothe, appease, pacify |
execrable | adj | detestable, appalling, deplorable | laudable, praiseworthy |
exigency | noun | urgency, emergency, demand | normalcy, ordinsriness |
exonerate | verb | declare blameless, absolve, vindicate | implicate, accuse, condemn |
exotic | adj | foreign, strangely beautiful | commonplace, banal, boring |
expatiate | verb | expand, develop, expound (as in speech) | curtail, summarize |
expatriate | verb, noun | to exile; immigrant, refugee | welcome, accept |
expedient | adj | convenient, practical, beneficial | impractical, inappropriate |
expiate | verb | to atone for, apologize, make amends for | retaliate, sin |
explicit | adjective | unambiguous, exact, clear | vague, equivocal |
expunge | verb | erase, remove | create, mar, restore |
extemporize | verb | improvise, ad lib | rehearse, prepare |
extenuate | verb | excuse, make seem less serious | implicate, blame, punish |
extirpate | verb | to destroy, obliterate | create, restore |
facetious | adjective | teasing, tongue-in-cheek | serious, earnest, apropos |
factious | adjective | rebellious | docile, harmonious, complacent |
fallacy | noun | error, flaw in reasoning | truth, accuracy |
fallible | adjective | imperfect, weak, frail | perfect, infallible |