Vocabulary Power Plus III — Lesson Six
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 antipathy (s. aversion) (a. affinity) | n. an intense dislike |
| elucidate (s. explain, clarify) (a. obscure) | v. to make clear |
| imminent (s. impending, approaching) (a. distant, delayed) | adj. likely to happen; threatening |
| banal (s. trivial, insipid) (a. original, fresh) | adj. common, ordinary |
| obdurate (s. inflexible, obstinate) (a. compliant, amenable) | adj. stubborn, hardhearted |
| peruse | v. to read carefully; scrutinize |
| bedlam (s. mayhem, chaos) | n. a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
| affluence (s.fortune) | n. wealth; richness |
| scurrilous (s. indecent) (a. respectable) | adj. coarsely abusive; vulgar |
| parody (s. caricature, burlesque, lampoon) | n. a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
| sedulous (s. studious, assiduous) (a. lazy, lax) | adj. hard working; diligent |
| onerous (s.crushing, distressing) | adj. burdensome; heavy; hard to endure |
| amoral (s. corrupt, evil) (a. innocent, virtuous) | adj. lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| eschew (a.embrace, welcome) | v. to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
| denouement (s. conclusion) | n. an outcome; result |
| pel | (root) to push/drive |
| sum, sumpt | (roots) take |
| celer | (root) swift |
| con | (prefix) with, together |
| dis | (prefix) apart, in different directions |
| ex | (prefix) out, from |
| ator | (suffix) one who does |
| ion | (suffix) the act of |
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