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Book G Unit 15

Terms in this set (20)

amenity
(n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable; (pl.) attractive features, customs, etc.
ant: unpleasantness, disagreeableness
aperture
(n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice
ant: closure, blockage, occlusion
dissidence
(n.) a difference of opinion; discontent
syn: disagreement, dissent, disaffection
ant: agreement, harmony, concord
epicurean
(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes; (n.) a person with discriminating tastes
syn: (adj>) hedonistic, sybaritic, discriminating
ant: (adj.) ascetic, self-denying, abstemious
improvident
(adj.) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead
syn: prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant
ant: thrifty, frugal, economical, cautious
iniquity
(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
syn: evil, crime
ant: probity, rectitude, uprightness
inviolable
(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned
syn:sacrosanct, unassailable
ant: vulnerable, assailable
mutable
(adj.) open to or capable of change, fickle
syn: changeable, variable
ant: changeless, steadfast, constant
nascent
(adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
syn: budding, incipient, embryonic
ant: dying, moribund, senescent
obeisance
(n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; deference, homage
syn: respect, honor
ant: disrespect, irreverence, disregard
panegyric
(n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
syn: tribute, encomium, testimonial
ant: diatribe, tirade, philippic
pillory
(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
ant: (v.) praise, extol, laud, acclaim
pittance
(n.) woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
syn: modicum, trifle
ant: fortune
presage
(v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future
syn: (v.) augur, portend, foretell
progeny
(n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
syn: issue, posterity
ant: ancestors, forebears, antecedents
promulgate
(v.) to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide
syn: announce
ant: withdraw, retract, abrogate, nullify
rectitude
(n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
syn: probity, integrity
ant: iniquity, heinousness
restive
(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky
syn: uneasy, fidgety, recalcitrant
ant: serene, unruffled, docile
seraphic
(adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial
syn: cherubic
ant: devilish, impish
subsist
(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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