Sadlier level f units 10-12

absolve

absolve

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

caricature

(n.) a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated

(v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

contiguous

(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

cupidity

(n.) an eager desire for something; greed

deleterious

(adj.) harmful, injurious

enhance

(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

enthrall

(v.) captivate, charm, hold spellbound to enslave; to imprison

extenuate

v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses.

implicit

(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

incisive

(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating

ostentatious

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

paragon

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

politic

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

prosaic

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

redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

scintillating

(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

winsome

(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing

inimical

(adj.) tending to cause harm; being oppositional or adverse

clangor

(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise

sanctimonious

(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

denizen

(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> resident, dweller, habitue
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

abstemious

(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> temperate, sober, moderate
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> indulgent, immoderate, intemperate

censurable

(adj.) deserving of blame or correction

<b>SYNONYMS:</b>blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> commendable, laudable, meritorious

contingent

(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain

corroborate

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit

discursive

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> short and to the point, succinct

disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide

dowdy

(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable

florid

(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark

foist

(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> pass off, palm off, fob off

gauche

(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> inept, uncouth, maladroit
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic

heresy

(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> unorthodox, belief, heterodoxy
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> orthodoxy

inculcate

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> efface, extirpate, root out

palpable

(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal

perceptive

(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> insightful, discerning, observant
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted

pernicious

(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> 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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) inconspicuous, recessive

satiate

(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (v.) starve, deprive entirely of

sear

(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe

specious

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> valid, sound, solid, genuine

accrue

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> collect, accumulate, proceed from
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

annotation

(n.) A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

bedlam

(n.) A state or scene of uproar and confusion

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> peace and quiet, order, tranquility

covert

(adj.) Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (adj.)undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) open, overt, undisguised

debonair

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

dun

(v.) To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) A creditor; (adj.) Dark, dull, drab, dingy

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> hound, pester, harass, nag

efficacious

(adj.) Effective, producing results

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> ineffective, worthless, useless

equanimity

(n.) Calmness, composure, refusal to panic

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> tranquility, imperturbability
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> excitability, flappability, agitation

fortuitous

(adj.) Accidental, occurring by a happy chance

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> intentional, deliberate, premeditated

gist

(n.) The essential part, main point, or essence

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> substance, core, nucleus

gratuitous

(adj.) Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> justified, warranted

imperious

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

invective

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium

motley

(adj.) Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors
(n.) A jester's costume; a jester

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic

munificent

(adj.) Extremely generous, lavish

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> bounteous, liberal
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

procrastinate

(v.) To delay, put off until later

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> stall, temporize, dillydally

provocative

(adj.) Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

recondite

(adj.) Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
<b>ANTONYMS:</b>simple, uncomplicated

reprobate

(n.) A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel
(v.) To disapprove of, condemn

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (n.) saint; (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral

sedentary

(adj.) Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> seated, stationary, static
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> active, peripatetic, migratory