Unit 9 Word abate Synonyms Antonyms Definition (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.

; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectively without the article) (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation diminish, decrease, intensify, subside, let up increase, magnify, wax adoration, ridicule, idolization, heroderision, scorn, worship odium malediction, benediction, imprecation, blessing abomination shrewd, acute, obtuse, doltish, sagacious, empty-headed, judicious, wily dumb cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness guilty, delinquent, blameless, peccant, innocent, blameworthy laudable, meritorious stalling slow, tardy, prompt, laggard punctual, speedy, expeditious glaring, flagrant, unnoticeable, blatant paltry, pidding

adulatio n anathem a astute

avarice culpable

dilatory

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

egregiou s

(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mas (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) equivoca to talk out of both to speak ones (v.) to speak or act in a way that te sides of ones minds plainly allows for more than one mouth, palter, interpretation; to be deliberately hedge vague or ambiguous evanesc ephemeral, everlasting, (adj.) vanishing, soon passing ent transient, immortal, away; light and airy transitory imperishable irresolut indecisive, determined, (adj.) unable to make up ones e vacillating, decisive, mind, hesitating wavering unwavering nebulous hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, definite, (adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; vague, murky, distinct, clear, cloudy in color, not transparent; opaque, sharply focused vague, confused, indistinct indeterminate novice neophyte, tyro, veteran, past (n.) one who is just a beginner at trainee, apprentice master, pro, some activity requiring skill and expert experience (also used adjectively) penury destitution, want, affluence, (adj.) extreme poverty; barrenness,

indulgence

pretentio inflated, us ostentatious, affected

abundance, luxury, opulence unassuming, unaffected, modest

insufficiency

recapitul review, summarize, ate sum up, go over resuscita revitalize, te reanimate, restore, reactivate slovenly unkempt, neat, tidy, slatternly, slipshod, careful, lax meticulous suppositi assumption, on presumption, hypothesis torpid sluggish, lethargic, energetic, otiose, languid dynamic, vigorous

(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on ones skill or abilities, ambitious (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up (v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence (adj.) untidy, dirty, careless

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull

Unit 10 Word accrue Synonyms Antonyms dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen Definition collect, accumulate, proceed from annotatio n bedlam commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy (ad.) undercover, clandestine, subrosa (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment especially for a literary work peace and quiet, (n.) a state or scene of uproar order tranquility and confusion

covert

(adj.) open, overt, (adj.) hidden, disguised, undisguised purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place debonair carefree, jaunty, distraught, (adj.) pleasant, courteous, gracious, suave, agitated, boorish, lighthearted; smooth and urbane churlish polished in manner and appearance dun (v.) hound, pester, (v.) to demand insistently, nag especially in payment of a debt;

efficaciou effectual, efficient, ineffective, s potent, powerful worthless, useless equanimit tranquility, excitability, y imperturbability flappability, agitation fortuitous unintentional, intentional, unplanned, deliberate, random, lucky premeditated gist substance, core, nucleus gratuitous voluntary, justified unjustified, warranted uncalled-for imperious domineering, fawning, magisterial, obsequious, urgent, imperative humble, unassuming invective (n.) vituperation, (n.) tribute, abuse, diatribe, panegyric, philippic encomium motley (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse (n.) fool (adj.) uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic

(n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy (adj.) effective, producing results

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic (adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance (n.) the essential part, main point or essence (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted (adj.) overbearing; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

munificen bounteous, liberal stingy, miserly, t tightfisted, parsimonious procrastin stall, temporize, ate dillydally provocati stimulating, dull, insipid, ve arousing, vexing, bland, galling unstimulating

(n.)a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative (adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors (n.) a jesters costume; a jester (adj.) extremely generous, lavish

(v.) to delay, to put off until later

(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying recondite esoteric, arcane, simple, (adj.) exceeding ordinary profound, abstruse uncomplicated knowledge and understanding reprobate (n.) scoundrel, (n.) saint; (adj.) (n.) a depraved, vicious, or blackguard (adj.) upright, virtuous, unprincipled person, scoundrel; immoral, corrupt moral (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn sedentary seated, stationary, active, (adj.) characterized by calling for static peripatetic, continued sitting; remaining in

migratory

one place

Unit 11 Word abstemio us censurab le continge nt corrobor ate denizen discursiv e dissemin ate dowdy florid foist gauche heresy inculcate palpable perceptiv e perniciou s salient satiate sear specious Synony Antony Definiti ms ms on (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (n.) (v.) (n.) (adj.) (v.) (adj.) (adj.) (v.) (adj.) (n.) (v.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (n.) (v.) (adj.) (v.) (adj.)

(adj.)

Unit 12 Word Synonym Antonyms Definition

absolve

acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon caricature cartoon, burlesque, parody

condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate n/a

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

(n.) a representation, especially a drawing in which the subjects characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted view clangor din, clamor, silence, (n.) a loud ringing sound (v.) to make uproar stillness, peace a loud ringing sound and quiet contiguous adjoining, detached, (adj.) side by side, touching, near, abutting, next apart, distant, adjacent in time door to remote cupidity avarice, generosity, (n.) an eager desire for something rapacity, contentment, craving, lust satiation, gratification deleterious detrimental, helpful, (adj.) harmful, injurious destructive, beneficial, pernicious, harmless, damaging innocuous enhance (v.) enthrall (v.) extenuate (v.) implicit (adj.) incisive (adj.) ostentatiou (adj.) s paragon (n.) paraphrase (v.) (n.) politic (adj.) prosaic (adj.) redundant (adj.) sanctimoni (adj.) ous scintillating (adj.) winsome (adj.)

Unit 13

Word abet

Synonyms -

Antonyms

Definition

hamper, hinder, (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, impede, support (especially in something frustrate wrong or unworthy) deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim (v.) to affirm, declare confidently

aver

assert, asseverate, avouch flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud -

blatant

inconsequential, (adj.) noisy in a coarse offensive trifling, piddling, way, obvious or conspicuous, petty especially in an unfavorable sense (v.) to bring up or begin talk abot, to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid; (n.) a spit for roastingl a tool for tapping casks

broach

buttress

bolster, undermine, (v.) to support, prop up, reinforce, weaken, impair strengthen; (n) a supporting brace, shore up structure drinking bout, drunken revel, binge sort out, cross- check, rearrange (n.) a noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) (v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose

carousal

collate

connoisseur authority, ignoramus, (n.) an expert; one who is well savant, pundit philistine, yahoo qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts disconsolate grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless encumber overload, saddle, cheerful, blithe, (adj.) deeply unhappy or buoyant, jaunty dejected; without hope, beyond consolation unburden, unload, relieve (v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt,

hamper, clog foment instigate, incite quell, quash, stir up squelch, suppress gruesome, gory, hideous mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous, colossal emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible pleasant, delightful, attractive

etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder (v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm (adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly

grisly

herculean

puny, Lilliputian, (adj.) (w/ capital H) relating to bantam Hercules; (w/ lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength emotional, passionate, excitable propitious, favorable (adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; inexperienced (adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future (adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute (adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

impassive

inauspicious unpropitious, unpromising, untimely

incontrovert incontestable, debatable, ible indisputable, dubious, open indubitable to question nonplussed perplexed, poised, baffled, confident, stumped, assured flabbergasted, timely, appropriate, felicitous untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate

opportune

(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time (adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse (n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit

prolific

fruitful, fecund, barren, proliferous unproductive, sterile, sparse answer, reply, response, riposte, retort

rejoinder

Unit 14 Word amenavle berate carnage credulous criterion (pl. criteria) deplete expatiate extraneous inception infirmity jejune obdurate potpourri precocious sadistic sententious supplicate surfeit tortuous turgid Synony m Antonym Definition (adj.) (v.) (n.) (adj.) (n.) (v.) (v.) (adj.) (n.) (n.) (adj.) (adj.) (n.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (v.) (n.) (v.) (adj.) (adj.)

Unit 15 Word adamant Synonym [none] Antonym Definition

yielding, flexible, (adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, pliable unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible (n.) an extremely hard substance (n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

brouhaha furor, hullabaloo, [none] tumult, pandemonium bulwark stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart

(n) breach, weak (n.) a strong defense or point in the protection, a solid wall-like defense structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection (adj.) easily made angry, badtempered (v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

choleric cloy

irascible, testy, affable, genial, splenetic, bilious even-tempered stimulate, whet

curtail

limit, abbreviate, protract, extend (v.) to cut short; bring to a halt abridge, contract or end sooner than expected, to reduce contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain tentative, inconclusive (n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior (adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done (n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

deference respect, consideration, courtesy definitive exhaustive, authoritative

demeanor conduct, [none] behavior, bearing, carriage enigmatic baffling, mysterious,

intelligible, (adj.) puzzling, perplexing, understandable, inexplicable, not easily

inexplicable imprompt spontaneous, u improvised, unrehearsed

fathomable, rehearsed, planned, prepared, premeditated

understood (adj./adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation (adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor (v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

mawkish

sentimentalized, unsentimental, maudlin, mushy, callous, nauseating insensitive [none] enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate

mollify

onus

burden, obligation, duty, stigma

burden, (n.) something that is heavy or obligation, duty, burdensome (especially an stigma unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame [none] (n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

presentim forboding, ent premonition, hunch profligate prodigal, improvident, (n) spendthrift

penny pinching, (adj.) given over to dissipation frugal, and self-indulgence, immoral; economical, recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending (v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer (adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable (adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially mens)

remit

required, pay, [none] absolve, subside, abate

requisite

obligatory, incumbent [none]

nonessential, superfluous, optional [none]

sartorial

thwart

foil, baffle

aid, assist, abet, (v.) to oppose successfully; to

further

prevent, frustrate