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Vocabulary Unit 9-14
For semester review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drudgery | (n.) work that is hard and tiresome |
| Drudgery (syn and ant) | Syn: toil, labor, grind Ant: play, frolic, amusement, recreation, fun |
| Feign | (v.) to pretend |
| Feign (syn) | Syn: fake, sham, affect, simulate |
| Incredulous | (adj.) disbelieving, skeptical |
| Incredulous (syn and ant) | Syn: dubious, mistrustful, doubting Ant: believing, trustful, gullible |
| Grievous | (adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious |
| Grievous (syn and ant) | Syn: painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant Ant: joyful, uplifting cherry, upbeat, comforting |
| Prognosis | (n.) a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation |
| Prognosis (syn) | Syn: prediction, projection |
| Repugnant | (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful |
| Repugnant (syn and ant) | Syn: hateful, odious, revolting, repulsive Ant: pleasing, attractive, tempting, wholesome |
| Chide | (v.) to blame; scold |
| Chide (syn and ant) | Syn: upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise Ant: approve, praise, compliment, par on the back |
| Despicable | (adj.) worthy of scorn, contemptible |
| Despicable (syn and ant) | Syn: low, bile, cheap, sordid, detestable Ant: praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious |
| Erroneous | (adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes |
| Erroneous (syn and ant) | Syn: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong Ant: accurate, correct, exact. unerring |
| Invincible | (adj.) not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| Invincible (syn and ant) | Syn: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable Ant: vulnerable, conquerable, surmountable |
| Languid | (adj.) dropping; without energy, sluggish |
| Languid (syn and ant) | Syn: lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic Ant: lively, energetic, vigorous, enlivening |
| Obtrusive | (adj.) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out |
| Obtrusive (syn and ant) | Syn: brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding Ant: meek, reserved, deferential, recessed |
| Concise | (adj.) expressing much in a few words |
| Concise (syn and ant) | Syn: brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point Ant: wordy, verbose, long-winded, prolix |
| Demure | (adj.) sober or serious in manner, modest |
| Demure (syn and ant) | Syn: shy, diffident, sedate, seemly, decorous Ant: bold, forward, assertive, immodest |
| Divulge | (v.) to tell, reveal; to make public |
| Divulge (syn and ant) | Syn: disclose, impart, spill the beans, "leak" Ant: hide, conceal, cover up, secrete, keep under wraps |
| Proponent | (n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief |
| Proponent (syn and ant) | Syn: supporter, advocate, exponent Ant: opponent, critic, foe, adversary |
| Relentless | (adj.) unyielding, harsh, without pity |
| Relentless (syn and ant) | Syn: stern, merciless, persistent, unremitting Ant: merciful, accommodating, indulgent |
| Squander | (v.) to spend foolishly, waste |
| Squander (syn and ant) | Syn: misspend, dissipate Ant: save, economize, hoard, squirrel away |
| Appreciable | (adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured |
| Appreciable (syn and ant) | Syn: perceptible, detectable, considerable Ant: slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible |
| Blasphemy | (n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred |
| Blasphemy (syn and ant) | Syn: curse, profanity, sacrilege, imprecation Ant: reverence, veneration, devotion, respect |
| Illustrious | (adj.) very famous, distinguished |
| Illustrious (syn and ant) | Syn: eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated Ant: unknown, obscure, nameless, anonymous |
| Lithe | (adj.) bending easily, limber |
| Lithe (syn and ant) | Syn: supple, flexible, pliant, lissome Ant: stiff, rigid, inflexible, taut |
| Subversive | (adj.) intended to undermine or overthrow; (n.) one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
| Subversive (syn and ant) | Syn: (adj.) treasonous, traitorous; (n.) a revolutionary Ant: (adj.) patriotic, loyal, true-blue |
| Wily | (adj.) sly, shrewd, cunning |
| Wily (syn and ant) | Syn: clever, tricky, artful, foxy, cagey Ant: dull-witted, dense, artless, straightforward |
| Apportion | (v.) to divide and give out in shares |
| Apportion (syn) | Syn: distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate |
| Congenial | (adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant |
| Congenial (syn and ant) | Syn: friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible Ant: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish |
| Lofty | (adj.) very high, noble |
| Lofty (syn and ant) | Syn: elevated, towering exalted, grand Ant: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable |
| Rancid | (adj.) stale spoiled |
| Rancid (syn and ant) | Syn: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid Ant: wholesome, fresh |
| Versatile | (adj.)able to do many things well; capable of many uses |
| Versatile (syn and ant) | Syn: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided Ant: limited, specialized, restricted |
| Vindicate | (v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify |
| Vindicate (syn and ant) | Syn: acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate Ant: implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict |
| Debacle | (n.) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure |
| Debacle (syn and ant) | Syn: disaster, fiasco, calamity Ant: success, triumph, victory, coup |
| Embroil | (v.) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw in to confusion |
| Embroil (syn and ant) | Syn: entangle, ensnarl Ant: disentangle, separate, disconnect |
| Incite | (v.) to rouse, stir up, urge on |
| Incite (syn and ant) | Syn: spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt Ant: check, curb, impede, restrain, smother |
| Influx | (n.) a coming in, inflow |
| Influx (syn and ant) | Syn: inpouring, inrush, invasion Ant: outpouring, exodus, departure |
| Profuse | (adj.)very abundant; given or flowing freely |
| Profuse (syn and ant) | Syn: extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous Ant: sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient |
| Reconcile | (v.) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself) |
| Reconcile (syn and ant) | Syn: unite, conciliate, mend fences Ant: antagonize, alienate, dive a wedge between |
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