2nd Semester Vocab List #1

Implicate

v. to involve or connect unfavorably

SYN: entangle, incriminate

ANT: extricate, disassociate

Turpitude

n. wickedness; vileness

SYN: depravity, wantonness, decadence

ANT: purity, goodness

Flummox

v. to confuse; to perplex

SYN: bewilder, baffle, perplex

ANT: clarify, simplify

Unpalatable

adj. unpleasant to the taste or the mind

SYN: displeasing, objectionable, offensive

ANT: pleasing, agreeable

Histrionics

n. exaggerated emotional behavior

SYN: theatrics, dramatics, hysterics

Draconian

adj. extremely harsh; very severe

SYN: callous, merciless

ANT: lenient

Punctilious

adj. attentive to details in conduct or action

SYN: conscientious, particular, meticulous

ANT: careless, inattentive

Flordid

adj. rosy or red in color

SYN: ruddy, reddish, flushed

Moribund

adj. near death; about to die

SYN: dying, perishing

ANT: thriving, flourishing

Conflagration

n. a large, destructive fire

SYN: blaze, inferno

Indiscernible

adj. difficult or impossible to discern or perceive

SYN: imperceptible, indistinguishable, subtle

ANT: evident, noticeable, obvious

Virulent

adj. extremely infectious or poisonous

SYN: venomous, toxic

ANT: harmless

Tenable

adj. rationally defensible

SYN: sound, viable, credible

ANT: questionable, unbelievable

Boondoggle

n. an unnecessary, wasteful work or project

Curmudgeon

n. a stubborn, ill-tempered person

SYN: grouch, bellyacher, killjoy

Moiety

n. a portion or part of something

SYN: division, piece

Inculcate

v. to impress upon or teach someone by repetition

Fiduciary

adj. relating to the governing of property or estate on behalf of others

Repugnant

adj. offensive; repulsive

SYN: abhorrent, obnoxious

ANT: appealing, enjoyable, nice

Opprobrium

n. disgrace; extreme dishonor

SYN: obloquy, ignominy, shame

ANT: esteem, honor, respect

Autonomy

n. independence

SYN: self-rule, license, sovereignty

Gustatory

adj. relation to taste

Extirpate

v. to root out or eradicate; to destroy completely

SYN: expunge, uproot, exterminate

ANT: generate, propagate

Coagulate

v. to change or be changed from liquid into a thickened or solid mass

SYN: congeal, solidify, curdle

ANT: liquefy

Appellation

n. name, title, or designation

SYN: denomination, classification

Peripatetic

adj. traveling, especially by foot

SYN: ambulant, vagabond, nomadic

ANT: stationary

Tutelary

adj. pertaining to guardianship

SYN: custodial, guardian

Scion

n. descendant; heir

SYN: sucessor, progeny

ANT: predecessor, ancestor

Supercilious

adj. contemptuous, arrogant

SYN: haughty, condescending, conceited

ANT: modest, humble

Malevolent

adj. having ill-will; wishing harm; evil

SYN: malicious, sinister, menacing

ANT: benevolent

Trenchant

adj. effectively keen and forceful in thought or expression

SYN: cutting, forthright

ANT: ambiguous, lenient, insipid

Bourgeois

adj. relating to the middle class

Nascent

adj. emerging; coming into existence

SYN: blooming, fledging

ANT: dying, withering

Paladin

n. a heroic champion or leader

Arcane

adj. known or understood by only a few; mysterious

SYM: secret, obscure

ANT: famous, obvious

Tangential

adj. merely touching or slightly connected

SYN: nonessential, irrelevant, peripheral

ANT: vital, crucial, relevant

Mercurial

adj. quickly changing; volatile

SYN: fickle, unstable

ANT: unchanging, stable

Exculpate

v. to clear of guilt; to declare innocent

SYN: exonerate, acquit, vindicate

ANT: condemn, accuse, indict

Salubrious

adj. healthful

SYN: salutary, wholesome

ANT: harmful, useless

Matriculate

v. to admit or be admitted into a group or a college