| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abrogate | to repeal, cancel, declare null and void (syn) annul, revoke (ant) reaffirm, renew, ratify |
| ambient | completely surrounding, encompassing |
| asperity | roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness (syn) rigor, harshness (ant) mildness, blandness, softness, lenience |
| burnish | to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster (syn) shine, buff (ant) tarnish, dull, abrade |
| cabal | small group working in secret (syn) clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy |
| delectable | delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish (syn) delicious, scrumptious (ant) repudnant, repulsive, distasteful |
| deprecate | to express mild disapproval; to belittle (syn) deplore, frown upon (ant) smile on, countenance, approve |
| detritus | loose bit and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction (syn) debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling (syn) exhilarated, elated, exuberant (ant) gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase |
| eclectic | drawn from difference sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources (syn) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose (ant) uniform, monolithic |
| flaccid | limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness (syn) soft, flabby (ant) hard, firm, solid |
| impecunious | having little or no money (syn) penniless, impoverished, indigent (ant) affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich |
| inexorable | inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding (syn) inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate (ant) avoidable, yielding, pliant |
| moribund | dying, on the way out (syn) obsolescent (ant) flourishing, thriving |
| necromancer | one who claims to reveal the future, magician or wizard (syn) sorcerer, conjurer |
| onerous | burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty (syn) oppressive, weighty (ant) light, easy, undemanding, untaxing |
| rife | common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete (ant) devoid of, lacking |
| rudiments | the parts of any subject that are learned first; the earliest stages of discipline (syn) fundamentals, basics |
| sequester | to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody (syn) seclude, segregate, isolate, closet |
| winnow | to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain whats desirable; to blow on, fan (syn) sift, strain, filter, sort |
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