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AP LANG Unit 7-9
Vocabulary Workshop Level G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allay | (v) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve SYN: reduce, alleviate, moderate ANT: aggravate, exacerbate, intensify |
| bestial | (adj) beastlike; beastly, brual; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility SYN: animal, depraved, loathsome ANT: human, humane, clemen, virtuous, upright |
| convival | (adj) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial SYN: fun-loving, jovial, merry ANT: dour, grim, sullen, unsociable |
| coterie | (n) a circle of aquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with common interest SYN: clique, set |
| counterpart | (n) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement SYN: match |
| demur | (v) to object or take exception to; (n) an objection SYN: (v) protest, object to ANT: (v) assent to, consent to, accept, agree to |
| effrontery | (n) shameless boldness, impudence SYN: gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek ANT: shyness, diffidence, timidity |
| embellish | (v) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details SYN: ornament, garnish ANT: strip, mar, disfigure |
| ephemeral | (adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived SYN: fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory ANT: durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual |
| felicitous | (adj) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy SYN: fortunate, well-put ANT: inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy |
| furtive | (adj) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen SYN: clandestine, covert, surreptitious ANT: forthright, aboveboard, open |
| garish | (adj) glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way SYN: gaudy, flashy, tawdry ANT: subdued, muted, understated, quiet |
| illusory | (adj) misleading, deceptive; lacking in o not based on reality SYN: specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary ANT: actual, real, factual, objective |
| indigent | (adj) needy, impoverished SYN: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute ANT: wealthy, affluent, prosperous |
| inordinate | (adj) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive SYN: exorbitant, extravagant ANT: moderate, reasonable, equitable |
| jettison | (v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome SYN: cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon ANT: conserve, retain, hold on to, keep |
| misanthrope | (n) a person who hates or despises people SYN: people-hater |
| pertinacious | (adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied SYN: stubborn, dogged, determined |
| picayune | (adj) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded SYN: inconsequential, piddling, trifling ANT: important, significant, huge, gigantic |
| raiment | (n) clothing, garments SYN: apparel, attire |
| allege | (v) to assert without proof or confirmation SYN: claim, contend ANT: prove, deny |
| arrant | (adj) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant SYN: egregious, unmitigated |
| badinage | (n) light and playful conversation SYN: banter, persiflage, repartee ANT: sermon |
| conciliate | (v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent SYN: placate, mollify, propitiate ANT: antagonize, alienate,estrange |
| countermand | (v) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first SYN: recall, revoke ANT: reaffirm, reassert |
| echelon | (n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; and organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement SYN: level, rank |
| exacerbate | (v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful SYN: aggravate, intensify, worsen ANT: alleciate, mitigate, ameliorate |
| fatuous | (adj) stupid or foolish ina self-satisfied way SYN: silly, vapid, inanae, doltish, vacuous ANT: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright |
| irrefutable | (adj) impossible to disprove; betond argument SYN: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable ANT: disputable, indefensible, untenable |
| juggermaut | (n) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| lackadaisical | (adj) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted SYN: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax ANT: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted |
| litany | (n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list SYN: rigmarole, catalog, megillah |
| macabre | (adj) grisly, grusome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject SYN: grotesque, grim, ghoulish |
| paucity | (n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth SYN: lack ANT: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge |
| portend | (v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of SYN: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest |
| raze | (v) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out SYN: pull down, demolish, shave off ANT: buid, construct, raise, erect |
| recant | (v) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract SYN: repudiate, disavow ANT:reaffirm, reassert |
| saturate | (v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully SYN: permeate, drench, flood, imbue ANT: drain |
| saturnine | (adj) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood SYN: sullen, morose ANT: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious |
| slough | (v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through muf; (n) a mire; a state of depression SYN: (v) shed, slog ANT: (v) take on, acquire, assume |
| acclamation | (n) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval SYN: ovation, cheering, plaudits ANT: booing, hissing, jeers, catcalls |
| bucolic | (adj) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowhers, pastoral SYN: rustic ANT: urban, metropolitan |
| calumniate | (v) to slander; to accuse falsey and maliciously SYN: defame, libel ANT: flatter, whitewash, praise |
| chary | (adj) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved. diffident SYN: wary, skittish Ant: heedless, reckless, incautious |
| collusion | (n) secret agreement or cooperation SYN: conspiracy, plot, connivance, cahoots |
| dilettante | (n) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way; (adj) superficial SYN: amateur, trifler ANT: professional |
| imperturbable | (adj) not easily excited; emotionally steady SYN: unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled ANT: excitable |
| increment | (n) an enlargement, increase, addition SYN: accretion, gain ANT: loss, reduction, decrease |
| mandate | (n) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v) to issue such an order SYN: (n) directive ANT: (v) forbid, band, outlaw |
| paltry | (adj) trifling, insignifigant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy SYN: measly, meager, piddling, trivial ANT: giganti, immense, colossal, mah dick |
| paroxysm | (n) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion SYN: fit, seizure |
| pedantry | (n) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details SYN: nit-picking, hairsplitting, pettifoggery |
| peregrination | (n) the act of traveling; and excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country SYN: journey, wandering, odyssey |
| redolent | (adj) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura SYN: evocative, reminiscent, aromatic ANT: unevocative, odorless |
| refulgent | (adj) shinig, radiant, resplendent SYN: luminous, splendid ANT: dim, dark, obscure, dingy, dull, murky |
| shibboleth | (n) a word, expressiong, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism SYN: catchphrase, password, slogan |
| tyro | (n) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill SYN: neophyte ANT: veteran, past master, expert, asian |
| unremitting | (adj) not stoppig, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless SYN: constant, incessant, unrelenting ANT: desultory, intermittent |
| vacillate | (v) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will SYN: seesaw, flucuate, oscillate ANT: persevere |
| vituperative | (adj) harshly abusive, severely scolding SYN: abusive, scurrilous, insulting ANT: complimentary, laudatory, flattering |
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