2nd Semester Vocab List #1

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Implicate
v. to involve or connect unfavorably

SYN: entangle, incriminate

ANT: extricate, disassociate
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Turpitude
n. wickedness; vileness

SYN: depravity, wantonness, decadence

ANT: purity, goodness
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Flummox
v. to confuse; to perplex

SYN: bewilder, baffle, perplex

ANT: clarify, simplify
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Unpalatable
adj. unpleasant to the taste or the mind

SYN: displeasing, objectionable, offensive

ANT: pleasing, agreeable
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Histrionics
n. exaggerated emotional behavior

SYN: theatrics, dramatics, hysterics
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Draconian
adj. extremely harsh; very severe

SYN: callous, merciless

ANT: lenient
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Punctilious
adj. attentive to details in conduct or action

SYN: conscientious, particular, meticulous

ANT: careless, inattentive
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Flordid
adj. rosy or red in color

SYN: ruddy, reddish, flushed
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Moribund
adj. near death; about to die

SYN: dying, perishing

ANT: thriving, flourishing
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Conflagration
n. a large, destructive fire

SYN: blaze, inferno
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Indiscernible
adj. difficult or impossible to discern or perceive

SYN: imperceptible, indistinguishable, subtle

ANT: evident, noticeable, obvious
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Virulent
adj. extremely infectious or poisonous

SYN: venomous, toxic

ANT: harmless
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Tenable
adj. rationally defensible

SYN: sound, viable, credible

ANT: questionable, unbelievable
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Boondoggle
n. an unnecessary, wasteful work or project
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Curmudgeon
n. a stubborn, ill-tempered person

SYN: grouch, bellyacher, killjoy
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Moiety
n. a portion or part of something

SYN: division, piece
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Inculcate
v. to impress upon or teach someone by repetition
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Fiduciary
adj. relating to the governing of property or estate on behalf of others
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Repugnant
adj. offensive; repulsive

SYN: abhorrent, obnoxious

ANT: appealing, enjoyable, nice
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Opprobrium
n. disgrace; extreme dishonor

SYN: obloquy, ignominy, shame

ANT: esteem, honor, respect
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Autonomy
n. independence

SYN: self-rule, license, sovereignty
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Gustatory
adj. relation to taste
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Extirpate
v. to root out or eradicate; to destroy completely

SYN: expunge, uproot, exterminate

ANT: generate, propagate
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Coagulate
v. to change or be changed from liquid into a thickened or solid mass

SYN: congeal, solidify, curdle

ANT: liquefy
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Appellation
n. name, title, or designation

SYN: denomination, classification
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Peripatetic
adj. traveling, especially by foot

SYN: ambulant, vagabond, nomadic

ANT: stationary
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Tutelary
adj. pertaining to guardianship

SYN: custodial, guardian
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Scion
n. descendant; heir

SYN: sucessor, progeny

ANT: predecessor, ancestor
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Supercilious
adj. contemptuous, arrogant

SYN: haughty, condescending, conceited

ANT: modest, humble
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Malevolent
adj. having ill-will; wishing harm; evil

SYN: malicious, sinister, menacing

ANT: benevolent
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Trenchant
adj. effectively keen and forceful in thought or expression

SYN: cutting, forthright

ANT: ambiguous, lenient, insipid
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Bourgeois
adj. relating to the middle class
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Nascent
adj. emerging; coming into existence

SYN: blooming, fledging

ANT: dying, withering
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Paladin
n. a heroic champion or leader
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Arcane
adj. known or understood by only a few; mysterious

SYM: secret, obscure

ANT: famous, obvious
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Tangential
adj. merely touching or slightly connected

SYN: nonessential, irrelevant, peripheral

ANT: vital, crucial, relevant
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Mercurial
adj. quickly changing; volatile

SYN: fickle, unstable

ANT: unchanging, stable
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Exculpate
v. to clear of guilt; to declare innocent

SYN: exonerate, acquit, vindicate

ANT: condemn, accuse, indict
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Salubrious
adj. healthful

SYN: salutary, wholesome

ANT: harmful, useless
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Matriculate
v. to admit or be admitted into a group or a college

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