Eng2H SemII Vocab
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| Abate |  (v.) to make less amount, degree, etc. ; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omitSynonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
| Acrimonious | (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone Synonyms: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish Antonyms: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial |
| Astute | (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom Synonyms: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily Antonyms: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |
| Bedlam | (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy Antonyms: peace and quiet, order, tranquility |
| Berate | (v.) to scold sharply Synonyms: chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand Antonyms: praise, compliment, pat on the back |
| Blatant | (adj.) noisy in course, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud Antonyms: inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty |
| Broach | (v.) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of 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 roasting; a tool for tapping casks |
| Cloy | (v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit Antonyms: stimulate, whet |
| Collate | (v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc. ; to arrange in order for some specific purpose Synonyms: sort out, cross-check, rearrange |
| Consternation | (n.) dismay, confusion Synonyms: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay Antonyms: calm, composure, aplomb |
| Contingent | (adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body Synonyms: (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment Antonyms: (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain |
| Corpulent (corpulence) | (n.) - (adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
| Corroborate | (v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify Antonyms: (adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit |
| Credulous | (adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived Synonyms: gullible Antonyms: dubious, skeptical |
| Criterion (pl., criteria) | (n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation Synonyms: yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon |
| Culpable | (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation Synonyms: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy Antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |
| Cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something, greed Synonyms: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Antonyms: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification |
| Curtail | (v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce Synonyms: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract Antonyms: protract, extend |
| Denizen | (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place Synonyms: resident, dweller, habitué Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner |
| Discursive | (adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic Synonyms: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic Antonyms: short and to the point, succinct |
| Disseminate | (v.) to scatter or spread widely Synonyms: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate Antonyms: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide |
| Dissension | (n.) disagreement, harp difference of opinion Synonyms: strife, discord, contention Antonyms: agreement, accord, harmony |
| Dun | (v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy Synonyms: (v.) hound, pester, harass, nag |
| Enhance | (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of Synonyms: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate Antonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade |
| Enigmatic | (adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood Synonyms: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable Antonyms: intelligible, understandable, fathomable |
| Expatiate | (v.) to expand on, write or talk in length or in detail; to move about freely Synonyms: elaborate, enlarge, descant, wander, roam Antonyms: sketch roughly, summarize, condense, adumbrate |
| Gauche | (adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy Synonyms: inept, uncouth, maladroit Antonyms: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic |
| 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 Synonyms: dare, provocation, trial, punishment |
| Gist | (n) the essential part, main point, or essence Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus |
| Herculean | (adj) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength Synonyms: mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous, colossal Antonyms: puny, Lilliputian, bantam |
| Inception | (n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. Synonyms: commencement, inauguration, outset Antonyms: completion, conclusion, termination |
| Incisive | (adj) sharp, keen, penetrating (with suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant |
| Invective | (n) a strong denunciation of condemnation; abusive language; (adj) abusive vituperative Synonyms: (n) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic Antonyms: (n) tribute, panegyric, encomium |
| Mollify | (v) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity Antonyms: enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate |
| Obdurate | (adj) stubborn, unyielding Synonyms: obstinate, adamant Antonyms: yielding, tractable, flexible |
| Odium | (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct Synonyms: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy Antonyms: esteem, admiration, approbation |
| Opportune | (adj) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time Synonyms: timely, appropriate, felicitous Antonyms: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate |
| Palpable | (adj) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized Synonyms: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest Antonyms: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal |
| Perfidy | (n) faithlessness, treachery Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness |
| Profligate | (adj) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending Synonyms: (adj) prodigal, improvident; (n) spendthrift Antonyms: (adj) penny-pinching, frugal, economical |
| Prolific | (adj) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse Synonyms: fruitful, fecund, proliferous Antonyms: barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse |
| Prosaic | (adj) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic Synonyms: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian Antonyms: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired |
| Recapitulate | (v) to review a series of facts; to sum up Synonyms: review, summarize, sum up, go over |
| Reprobate | (n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v) to disapprove of, condemn Synonyms: (n) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj) immoral, corrupt Antonyms: (n) saint; (adj) upright, virtuous, moral |
| Pretentious | (adj) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious Synonyms: inflated, ostentatious, affected Antonyms: unassuming, unaffected, modest |
| Requisite | (adj) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable Synonyms: required, obligatory, incumbent Antonyms: nonessential, superfluous, optional |
| Sadistic | (adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel Synonyms: brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish Antonyms: masochistic, clement, humane, merciful |
| Salient | (adj) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward Synonyms: (adj) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious Antonyms: (adj) inconspicuous, recessive |
| Sedentary | (adj) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place Synonyms: seated, stationary, static Antonyms: active, peripatetic, migratory |
| Sententious | (adj) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxim or adages; saying much in few words, pithy Synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic Antonyms: discursive, diffuse, episodic |
| Squeamish | (adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined Synonyms: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish |
| Subservient | (adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end Synonyms: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful Antonyms: primary, principal, bossy, domineering |
| Supplicate | (v) to beg earnestly and humbly Synonyms: plead, petition, implore, entreat |
| Surfeit | (n) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v) to feed or supply with anything to excess Synonyms: (n) excess, glut; (v) cloy, satiate Antonyms: (n) dearth, paucity, lack |
| Thwart | (v) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate Synonyms: foil, baffle Antonyms: aid, assist, abet, further |
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