vocabulary workshop level g unit 5

acuity

acuity

n. sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

synonyms: acuteness

antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

delineate

v. to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

synonyms: picture, render

depraved

adj. marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt

antonyms: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted

enervate

v. to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze

antonyms: invigorate, strengthen, buttress

esoteric

adj. intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

synonyms: cryptic, arcane, recondite

antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

fecund

adj. fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

synonyms: fertile, teeming, prolific

antonyms: infertile, barren, unproductive

fiat

n. an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

synonyms: dictum, ukase

figment

n. a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

synonyms: invention, fancy

garner

v. to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

synonyms: collect, accumulate, accrue

antonyms: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate

hallow

v. to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

synonyms: venerate, bless

antonyms: defile, profane

idiosyncrasy

n. a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

synonyms: quirk, mannerism

ignominy

n. shame and disgrace

synonyms: humiliation, disrepute, odium

antonyms: honor, acclaim

mundane

adj. earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

synonyms: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary

antonyms: heavenly, spiritual, transcendental

nuance

n. a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

synonyms: shade, nicety, refinement

overweening

adj. conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

synonyms: arrogant, unbridled, inflated

antonyms: restrained, understated, meek

penchant

n. a strong attraction or inclination

synonyms: proclivity, predilection

antonyms: disclination, aversion

reputed

adj. according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation

part. alleged

synonyms: putative, reputable

antonyms: proven, corroborated, authenticated

sophistry

n. reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

synonyms: specious reasoning

sumptuous

adj. costly, rich, magnificent

synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid

antonyms: skimpy, stingy, niggardly, spartan

ubiquitous

adj. present or existing everywhere

synonyms: pervasive, universal

antonyms: restricted, limited, rare, scarce