Vocab Workshop Level F Unit 7-12

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

s: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

a: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

consternation

(noun) dismay, confusion

s: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

a: calm, composure, aplomb

dissension

(noun) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

s: strife, discord, contention

a: agreement, accord, harmony

impugn

(verb) to call into question, to attack as false

s: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

a: confirm, prove, verify, validate

odium

(noun) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

s:abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

a: esteem, admiration, approbation

abate

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

Synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up

Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

adulation

(n) praise or flattery that is excessive

Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship

Antonyms: ridicule, derision, odium

avarice

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

dilatory

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

Synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard

Antonyms:prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

equivocate

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation, to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

Synonyms: to speak out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge

Antonyms: to speak one's mind plainly

irresolute

(adj.) unable to make up one's mind; hesitating

Synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering

Antonyms: determined, decisive, unwavering

recapitulate

(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

Synonyms: review, summarize, sum up, go over

supposition

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

Synonyms: assumption, presumption, hypothesis

torpid

(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull

Synonyms: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid

Antonyms: energetic, vigorous

austere

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

SYNONYMS: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned

ANTONYMS: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

disconcert

(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of

SYNONYMS: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze

ANTONYMS: relax, calm, put at ease

redoubtable

(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

SYNONYMS: formidable, august

ANTONYMS: laughable, risible

reprove

(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke

SYNONYMS: chastise, upbraid, reproach

ANTONYMS: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

Accrue

(v.) To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from

Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

Debonair

(adj.) Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

Synonyms: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane

Antonyms: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

Dun

(v.) To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt

(n.) A creditor

(adj.) Dark, dull, drab, dingy

Synonyms: (v.) hound, harass, nag

Efficacious

(adj.) Effective, producing results

Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful

Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless

Equanimity

(n.) Calmness, composure, refusal to

Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability

Antonyms: excitability, flappability, agitation

Imperious

(adj.) Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative

Antonyms: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

Invective

(n.) A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

Synonyms: (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic

Antonyms: (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium

Recondite

(adj.) Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse

Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated

discursive

(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling,roving, nomadic

Synonyms: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic

Antonyms: short and to the point, succinct

inculcate

(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly

Synonyms: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue

Antonyms: efface, extirpate, root out

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

Synonyms: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious

Antonyms: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious

salient

(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward

Synonyms: striking, notable, protrusive, obvious

Antonyms: inconspicuous, recessive

specious

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

Synonyms: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic

Antonyms: valid, sound, solid, genuine

incisive

(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant

Antonyms: Acute, cutting, perceptive

politic

(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Synonyms: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect

Antonyms: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash

prosaic

(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic or prose, not poetic

Synonyms: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian

Antonyms: remarkable, poetic

winsome

(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

Synonyms: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing

Antonyms: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive