Vocab 15
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amenity | Accent: men (N.) that which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl.) attractive features, customs, etc Atyn: unpleasantness, disagreeableness |
| Aperture | Accent: ap (N.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice Atyn: closure, blockage, occlusion |
| Dissidence | Accent: dis (N.) a difference of opinion; discontent Syn: disagreement dissent, disaffection Atyn: agreement, harmony, concord |
| Epicurean | Accent: cur (Adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes (N.) a person with discriminating tastes Syn: hedonistic, sybaritic, discriminating Atyn: ascetic, self-denying, absternious |
| Improvident | Accent: prov (Adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead Syn: prodigal, spendthrift, extravagantious Atyn: Thrifty, frugal, economical, cautious: |
| Iniquity | Accent: niq (N.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act Syn: evil, crime Atyn: probity, rectitude, uprightness |
| Inviolable | Accent: vi (Adj.) sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned Syn: sacrosanct, unassailable Atyn: vulnerable, assailable |
| Mutable | Accent: mu (Adj.) open to or capable of change, fickle Syn: changeable, variable Atyn: changeless, steadfast, constant |
| Nascent | Accent: na (Adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence Syn: budding, incipient, embryonic Atyn: dying, moribund, servescent |
| Obeisance | Accent: be (N.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage Syn: respect, honor Atyn: disrespect, irreverence, disregard |
| Panegyric | Accent: gy (N.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute Syn: tribute, encomium, testimonial Atyn: diatribe, tirade, philippic |
| Pillory | Accent: pil (N.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule; (V.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule Atyn: (V.) praise, extol, laud, acclaim |
| Pittance | Accent: pitt (N.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion Syn: modicum, trifle Atyn: fortune |
| Presage | Accent: pres (V.) to foreshadow or point to future event; to predict; (N.) a warning or indication of the future Syn: (V.) augur, portend, foretell |
| Progeny | Accent: prog (N.) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples Syn: issue, posterity Atyn: ancestors, forebears, antecedents |
| Promulgate | Accent: prom (V.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide Syn: announce Atyn: withdraw, retract, abrogate, nullify |
| Rectitude | Accent: rec (N.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness Syn: probity, integrity Atyn: iniquity, heinousness |
| Restive | Accent: res (Adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky Syn: uneasy, fidgety, recalcitrant Atyn: serene, unruffled, docile |
| Seraphic | Accent: raph (Adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial Syn: cherubic Atyn: devilish, impish |
| Subsist | Accent: sist (V.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue Syn: last, survive, sustain |
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