unit 3 vocabulary

alacrity

n. liveliness and eagerness

synonyms for alacrity

briskness, smartness

antonyms for alacrity

apathy

sentence for alacrity

she accepted the invitation to the grammys with alacrity

aversion

n. a feeling of intense dislike

n. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

synonym for aversion

antipathy, distaste, averting

antonym for aversion

liking, inclination

sentence for aversion

rose has an aversion to her ap calc bc class

loath

adj. strongly opposed

adj. unwilling to do something contrary to your custom

synonyms for loath

antipathetic, averse, reluctant

antonym for loath

willing, eager

loathe

v. find repugnant

synonym for loathe

abhor

antonyms for loathe

love, like

sentence for loathe

she loathed the idea of being seen as a victim

acme

n. the highest point of something

n.the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

synonym for acme

apex, peak, height

antonyms for acme

nadir, bottom

sentence for acme

Physics is the acme of scientific knowledge

consummate

adj. having supreme mastery or skill

adj. perfect and complete in every respect

adj.without qualification

synonyms for consummate

masterful, complete

sentence for consummate

She played the instrument with the most consummate skill

eminent

adj. standing above others in quality or position

adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others

eminent synonyms

high, distinguished, esteemed

eminent antonyms

unimportant, unknown

ethereal

adj. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

adj. of heaven or the spirit

synonyms for ethereal

airy, gossamer, celestial

antonyms for ethereal

tangible, substantial

exalt

v. praise, glorify, or honor

v. raise in rank, character, or status

v. heighten or intensify

synonym for exalt

glorify, enliven, thrill

antonyms for exalt

disparage, despise

precipitous

adj. extremely steep

adj. done with very great haste and without due deliberation

precipitous synonyms

abrupt, sharp, hasty

precipitous antonyms

deliberate, hurried

sentence for precipitous

it was near the edge of a precipitous drop into the valley

sublimate

v. make more subtle or refined

v. remove impurities and increase concentration

sublimate synonyms

sublime, rarefy, distill

antonyms for sublimate

pollute, deposition

sentence for sublimate

she tried to sublimate her anger into something useful, like painting.

sublime

adj. of high moral or intellectual value

adj. worthy of adoration or reverence

sublime synonyms

elevated, reverend, empyreal, elated

sublime antonyms

poor, lowly, ordinary

sublime sentence

the view from the mountain at sunrise was sublime

zenith

n. the highest point

n. the highest level or degree attainable

synonyms for zenith

acme, peak, height

antonyms for zenith

nadir, bottom

sentence for zenith

the empire reached its zenith during the reign of its most powerful ruler

abject

adj. of the most contemptible kind

adj. most unfortunate or miserable

adk. showing utter resignation or hopelessness

abject synonyms

scummy, unfortunate, unhopeful

abject antonyms

proud

abject sentence

the critics described the movie as an abject failure

abysmal

adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing

adj. resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

abysmal synonyms

atrocious, unfathomable, deep

antonyms for abysmal

superb

sentence for abysmal

the football team was described as abysmal after they lost every single game

abyss

n. a bottomless gulf or pit

abyss synonym

abysm

abyss antonym

fullness

sentence for abyss

the tourists had to be careful not to fall into the abyss

menial

adj. used of unskilled work (esp. domestic work)

n. a domestic servant

menial synonyms

humble, lowly

menial antonym

skilled

menial sentence

the intern was assigned menial tasks, like buying lunch for his boss

nadir

n. the lowest point of something

n. an extreme state of adversity

nadir synonym

low-water mark

antonym nadir

zenith

nadir sentence

she felt she had reached her nadir after failing all of her tests

plumb

adj. exactly vertical

v. measure the depth of something

adv. exactly; completely

synonyms for plumb

vertical, measure, plum

antonyms for plumb

flat, uncertain

consanguinity

n. related by blood

consanguinity synonym

blood kinship

filial

adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

filial synonym

daughterly

filial antonym

parental

filial sentence

her filial duties included walking the dog and cleaning her room

nepotism

n. favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power

sentence for nepotism

hailey bieber is a product of nepotism, as her father was a famous actor

pungent

adj. strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell

pungent synonyms

acrid

pungent sentence

the pungent smell of garlic make the dish inedible

putrid

adj. in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor

adj. morally corrupt or evil

putrid synonyms

stale, corrupt

putrid sentence

A putrid smell came from the garbage disposal

unsavory

adj. morally offensive

adj. not pleasing in odor or taste

unsavory synonyms

offensive, distateful

unsavory sentence

his unsavory comments about his classmates resulted in his expulsion

progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person

progeny sentence

the traits were passed down to the progeny over many years