Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 7-9
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Terms | Definitions |
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 austere | (adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor. SYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued. ANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant |
| beneficent | (adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good. SYN: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable. ANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious |
| cadaverous | (adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse. SYN: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly. ANT: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health |
| concoct | (v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate. SYN: create, fashion, rustle up |
| crass | (adj) coarse, unfeeling; stupid. SYN: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse. ANT: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant |
| debase | (v) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate. SYN: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate. ANT: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance |
| desecrate | (v) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute. SYN: profane, defile, violate. ANT: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate |
| disconcert | (v) to confuse; to disturb the composure of. SYN: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb. ANT: relax, calm, put at ease |
| grandiose | (adj) grand in an impressive or stately way, marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated. SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin. ANT: simple, modest, unaffected, humble |
| inconsequential | (adj) trifling, unimportant. SYN: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry. ANT: important, essential, crucial, vital |
| infraction | (n) a breaking of a law or obligation. SYN: violation, transgression, breach, offense |
| mitigate | (v) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity. SYN: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish. ANT: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate |
| pillage | (v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting; booty. SYN: ravage, sack, loot, booty |
| prate | (v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion. SYN: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver. ANT: come to the point, not waste words |
| punctilious | (adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety. SYN: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky. ANT: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory |
| redoubtable | (adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent. SYN: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august. ANT: laughable, risible, contemptible |
| reprove | (v) to find fault with, scold, rebuke. SYN: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach. ANT: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back |
| restitution | (n) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage. SYN: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration |
| stalwart | (adj) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position. SYN: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay. ANT: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating |
| vulnerable | (adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected. SYN: defenseless, exposed, unguarded. ANT: invincible, protected, safe, secure |
| acrimonious | (adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone. SYN: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish. ANT: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
| bovine | (adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive. SYN: stolid, dull, slow, stupid. ANT: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
| consternation | (n) dismay, confusion. SYN: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay. ANT: clam, composure, aplomb |
| corpulent | (adj) fat; having a large, bulky body. SYN: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly. ANT: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
| disavow | (v) to deny responsibility for or connection with. SYN: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure. ANT: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify |
| dispassionate | (adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion. SYN: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached. ANT: committed, engaged, partial biased |
| dissension | (n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion. SYN: strife, discord, contention. ANT: agreement, accord, harmony |
| dissipate | (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure. SYN: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste. ANT: gather, collect, conserve, husband |
| expurgate | (v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify. SYN: purge, censor, bowdlerize |
| gauntlet | (n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal. SYN: dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
| hypothetical | (adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation. SYN: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional. ANT: actual, real, tested, substantiated |
| ignoble | (adj) mean, low, base. SYN: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid. ANT: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble |
| impugn | (v) to call into question; to attack as false. SYN: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question. ANT: confirm, prove, verify, validate |
| intemperate | (adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement. SYN: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate. ANT: moderate, restrained, cool and collected |
| odium | (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct. SYN: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy. ANT: esteem, admiration, approbation |
| perfidy | (n) faithlessness, treachery. SYN: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity. ANT: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
| relegate | (v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish. SYN: transfer, consign, demote, exile. ANT: promote, elevate, advance, recall |
| squeamish | (adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined. SYN: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish |
| subservient | (adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end. SYN: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful. ANT: primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
| susceptible | (adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance. SYN: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable. ANT: resistant, immune |
| abate | (v) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit. SYN: diminish, decrease, subside, let up. ANT: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
| adulation | (n) praise or flattery that is excessive. SYN: adoration, idolization, hero-worship. ANT: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium |
| anathema | (n) an object of intense dislike; A curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article). SYN: malediction, imprecation, abomination. ANT: benediction, blessing |
| astute | (adj) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom. SYN: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily. ANT: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
| avarice | (n) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth. SYN: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
| culpable | (adj) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation. SYN: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy. ANT: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
| dilatory | (adj) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone. SYN: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard. ANT: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |
| egregious | (adj) conspicuous, standing out from the mass. SYN: glaring, flagrant, blatant. ANT: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |
| equivocate | (v) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous. SYN: to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge. ANT: to speak one's mind plainly |
| evanescent | (adj) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy. SYN: ephemeral, transient, transitory. ANT: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |
| irresolute | (adj) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating. SYN: indecisive, vacillating, wavering. ANT: determined, decisive, unwavering |
| nebulous | (adj) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct. SYN: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opague, indeterminate |
| novice | (n) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally). SYN: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice. ANT: veteran, past master, pro, expert |
| penury | (n) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency. SYN: destitution, want, indigence. ANT: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence |
| pretentious | (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured. SYN: inflated, ostentatious, affected. ANT: unassuming, unaffected, modest |
| recapitulate | (v) to review a series of facts; to sum up. SYN: review, summarize, sum up, go over |
| resuscitate | (v) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence. SYN: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |
| slovenly | (adj) untidy, dirty, careless. SYN: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax. ANT: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous |
| supposition | (n) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence. SYN: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |
| torpid | (adj) inactive, sluggish, dull. SYN: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid. ANT: energetic, dynamic, vigorous |
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