sadlier vocab units 7-12 level e

abjure

to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

abjure

Syn: forswear, retract, abstain from

abjure

Ant: affirm, avow, aver, profess

acrid

harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

acrid

Syn: irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

acrid

Ant: gentle, soothing, mild

august

majestic, inspiring, admiration and respect

august

Syn: stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

august

Ant: humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

callous

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

callous

Syn: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

callous

Ant: sensitive, compassionate, tenderheaded

clandestine

secret, concealed; underhanded

clandestine

Syn: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

clandestine

Ant: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

compunction

remorse, regret

compunction

Syn: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

compunction

Ant: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

conflagration

a large destructive fire

conflagration

Syn: holocaust, wildfire

conflagration

Ant: deluge

elated

in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

elated

Syn: overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink

elated

Ant: depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

indelible

not able to be erased or removed, memorable

indelible

Syn: lasting, permanent

indelible

Ant: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral

indulgent

yielding to the wishes or demands of others

indulgent

Syn: permissive, tolerant, liberal

indulgent

Ant: strict, severe, hard-nosed

inveterate

firmly established, long-standing; habitual

inveterate

Syn: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

inveterate

Ant: sporadic, intermittent, occasional

irrelevant

not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

irrelevant

Syn: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

irrelevant

Ant: pertinent, material, apropos, germane

nocturnal

of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness

nocturnal

Syn: nighttime

nocturnal

Ant: daytime, diurnal

platitude

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

platitude

Syn: chliché, truism, bromide

platitude

Ant: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

quell

Syn: pacify, squelch, quash, crush

quell

Ant: incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

quiescent

inactive; at rest

quiescent

Syn: still, inert, motionless, tranquil

quiescent

Ant: active, thriving, bustling, volatile

ruminate

to meditate, think about at length

ruminate

Syn: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

tacit

unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

tacit

Syn: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

tacit

Ant: explicit, express, specific

tangible

capable of being touched; real, concrete

tangible

Syn: perceptible, actual, evident

tangible

Ant: immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

trenchant

incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

trenchant

Syn: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

trenchant

Ant: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive

allude

to refer to casually or indirectly

allude

Syn: suggest, insinuate, intimate

clairvoyant

supernaturally perceptive

clairvoyant

one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

clairvoyant

Syn: insightful, discerning, uncanny, visionary

clairvoyant

Ant: blind, unseeing, myopic, dense

conclusive

serving to settle an issue; final

conclusive

Syn: decisive, convincing, definitive

conclusive

Ant: unsettled, provisional, indefinite

disreputable

not respectable, not esteemed

disreputable

Syn: disgraceful, discreditable, shady

disreputable

Ant: honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable

endemic

native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

endemic

Syn: indigenous, restricted to

endemic

Ant: alien, foreign, extraneous

exemplary

worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

exemplary

Syn: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

exemplary

Ant: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

fathom

to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of

fathom

a measure of depth in water

fathom

Syn: grasp, figure out, plumb

guile

treacherous cunning, deceit

guile

Syn: trickery, chicanery

guile

Ant: candor, artlessness, naïveté, plain dealing

integrity

honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

integrity

Syn: rectitude, probity

integrity

Ant: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

itinerary

a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook

itinerary

Syn: schedule, program

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

misconstrue

Syn: misjudge, misinterpret

obnoxious

highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

obnoxious

Syn: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

obnoxious

Ant: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

placate

to appease, sooth, pacify

placate

Syn: satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate

placate

Ant: vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy

placid

calm, peaceful

placid

Syn: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

placid

Ant: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

potent

powerful; highly effective