Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 1-7

adulterate

(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value \n \n synonyms: contaminate, sully, pollute \n antonyms: purify, pruge, expergate

ambidextrous

(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; decietful, hypocritical \n \n synonyms: versatile, facile \n antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs

augment

(v.) to make larger, increase \n \n synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify \n antonyms: decrease, diminish

bereft

(adj.) deprive of; made unhappy through a loss \n \n synonyms: bereaved \n antonyms: replete, well provided

deploy

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up \n \n synonyms: station, organize

dour

\n (adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored \n \n synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine \n antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

fortitude

(n.) courage in facing difficulties \n \n synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle \n antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

gape

(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide \n \n synonyms: ogle

gibe

(v.) (n.) to utter taughting words; an expression of scorn \n \n synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer \n antonyms: (n.) compliment, praiseterm-59

guise

(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask \n \n synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

insidious

(adj.) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous \n \n synonmys: cunning, underhanded, perfidious \n antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

intimation

\n (n.) a hint; indirect suggestion \n \n synonyms: clue, inkling

opulent

(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose \n \n synonyms: rich, plentiful, abundant \n antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

pliable

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced \n \n synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient \n antonyms: rigid, in flexible,recalcitrant

reiterate

(v.) to say again, repeat \n \n synonyms: restate, recapitulate

stolid

(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive \n \n synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic \n antonyms: emotional, oversensitive

tentative

(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant \n \n synonyms: provisional, inconclusive \n antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

unkempt

(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude \n \n synonyms: sloppy, disordered, rough \n antonyms; well-groomed, tidy

verbatim

(adj.) (adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken \n \n synonyms: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely \n antonyms: (adj.) paraphased

warily

(adj.) cautiously, with great care \n \n synonyms: prudently, gingerly \n antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

adroit

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind \n \n synonyms: celver, deft, slick, dextrous \n antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs

amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly \n \n synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial \n antonyms: hostile, antagonistic

averse

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling \n \n synonyms: disinclined, loath \n antonyms favorably disposed, eager, keen

belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war \n \n synonyms: (adj.) assertive, truculent, pugnacious \n antonyms: (adj.) peaceful, concilitary, placid

benevolent

(adj.) kindly, charitable \n \n synonyms: benign, well-meaning \n antonyms: malicious, spiteful

cursory

(adj.) hasty, not thourough \n \n synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory \n antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful

duplicity

(v.) treachery, deceitfulness \n \n synonyms: double-dealing, chicanery

extol

(v.) to praise extravagantly \n \n synonyms: glorified, applaud, acclaim, hail \n antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparge

feasbile

(adj.) possible, able to be done \n \n synonyms: workable, viable \n antonyms: unworkable, impractical

grimace

(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face \n \n synonyms: (n.) pained expression, facial contortion \n antonyms: (n.) grin; (v.) beam

holocaust

(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering \n \n synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation \n antonyms: deluge

impervious

(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance \n \n synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against \n antonyms: porous, premeable, vulnerable

impetus

(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus \n \n synonyms: impulse, spur \n antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint

jeopardy

(n.) danger \n \n synonyms: risk, hazard, peril \n antonyms: safety, security

meticulous

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details \n \n synonyms: fastidious, fussy \n antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy

nostalgia

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness

quintessence

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example \n \n synonyms: paragon, exemplar

retrogress

(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition \n \n synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline \n antonyms: advance, evolve, progress

scrutinize

(v.) to examine closely \n \n synonyms: inspect, pore over \n antonyms: scan, glance at

tepid

(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest \n \n synonyms: insipid, halfhearted \n antonyms: heated, enthusiastic

adversary

(n.) an enemy, opponent \n \n synonyms: antagonist,foe \n antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate

allienate

(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey \n \n synonyms: seperate, drive apart, estrange \n antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate

artifice

(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery \n \n synonyms: ruse, strategen, contractive

coerce

(v.) to compel, force \n \n synonyms: pressure, bully, constraint \n antonyms: persuade, cajole

craven

(adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward \n \n synonyms: (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous \n antonyms: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant

culinary

(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

demise

(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position \n \n synonyms: decease, passing away \n antonyms: birth, commencement

exhilarate

(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to \n \n synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden \n antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

fallow

(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed \n \n synonyms: (adj.) unproductive, dormant \n antonyms: (adj.) productive, fertile, profilic

harass

(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks \n \n synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

inclement

(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action \n \n synyonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable \n anytonyms: mild, gentle, balmy

liquidate

(v.) to pay a debt, to settle an account; to eliminate \n \n synyonyms: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate \n antonyms: invest, collect

muse

(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder \n \n synonyms: contemplate, daydream

negligble

(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded \n \n synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant \n antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous

perpetuate

(v.) to make permanent or long lasting \n \n synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely \n antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon

precedent

(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action \n \n synonyms: guide, tradtional, model

punitive

(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment \n \n synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory

redress

(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury \n \n synonyms: (v.) correct, mitigate

sojourn

(n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time \n \n synonyms: (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay

urbane

(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave \n \n synomyms: elegant \n antonyms: crude, uncouth

affiliated

(adj., part.) associated, connected \n \n synonyms: attached, related, join \n antonyms: dissociated, unconnected

asscertain

(v.) to find out \n \n synonyms: discover, establish

attainment

(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving \n \n synonyms: achievement, fulfillment \n antonyms: failure, defeat, frustration

bequeath

(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance \n \n synonyms: transmit, bestow, hand down

cogent

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point \n \n synonyms: persuasive, compelling \n antonyms: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

converge

(v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together \n \n synonyms: meet, unite, intersect, merge \n anytonyms: diverge, separate

disperse

(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide \n \n synonyms: break up, dispel \n antonyms: collect, congergate, assemble, muster

esteem

(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement \n \n synonyms: (v.) respect, honor, revere \n antonyms: (v.) disdain, scorn; (n.) contempt

expunge

(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy \n \n synonyms: efface, annihilate \n antonyms: insert, mark, imprint, impress

finite

(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time \n \n synonyms: bounded, measurable \n antonyms: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

invulnerable

(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack \n \n synonyms: impregnable, impervious, immune \n antonyms: exposed, unprotected, defenseless

malevolent

(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will \n \n synonyms: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant \n antonyms: kind, benevolent, compassionate

nonchlant

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned \n \n synonyms: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blase \n antonyms: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed

omniscient

\n (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding \n \n synonyms: wise, all-knowing \n antonyms: ignorant, unknowing

panacea

(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems \n \n synonyms: universal cure

scrupulous

(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled \n \n synonyms: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious \n antonyms: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

skulk

(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding \n \n synonyms: lurk, slink, prowl

supercilious

(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority \n \n synonyms: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing \n antonyms: humbles, meek, deferential, servile

uncanny

(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation \n \n synonyms: inexplicable, spooky

venial

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable \n \n synonyms: excusable, forgivable \n antonyms: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable

altruistic

(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others \n \n synonyms: selfless \n antonyms: selfish, self-centered

assent

(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement \n \n synonyms: (v.) consent, concur \n antonyms: (v.) disagree, differ, dissent

benefactor

(n.) one who does good to others \n \n synonyms: patron, humanitarian \n antonyms: misanthrope, malefactor

chivalrous

(adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly \n \n snyonyms: civil, valiant, courtly \n antonyms: uncouth, churlish, loutish

clemency

(n.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness \n \n synonyms.: leniency, forbearance, gentleness \n antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility

death

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine \n \n synonyms: insufficieny, want, paucity \n antonyms: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance

diffident

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved \n \n synonyms: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn \n antonyms: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty

discrepancy

(n.) a difference; a lack of agreement \n \n synonyms: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency \n antonyms: agreement, convergence, consistency

embark

(v.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest \n \n synonyms: commence, begin, board

facile

(adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt \n \n synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious \n antonyms: labored, awkward, halting

indomitable

(adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield \n \n synonyms.: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding \n antonyms: surrendering, submissive, yielding

infallible

(adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable \n \n synonyms: unerring, certain \n antonyms: imperfect

plod

(v.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly \n \n synonyms: lumber, trudge \n antonyms: scamper, skip, prance

pungent

(adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting \n \n synonyms: sharp, spicy, piquant, racy \n antonyms: unappetizing, colorless, insipid

remiss

(adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless \n \n synonyms: negligent, lax, slack \n antonyms: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious

repose

(v.) to rest; lie; place; (n.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness \n \n synonyms: (v.) sleep; (n.) tranquility, respite \n antonyms: (n.) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado

temerity

(n.) rashness, boldness \n \n synonyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery \n antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility

truculent

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh \n \n synonyms: savage, belligerent, vitrolic \n antonyms: gentle, mild, unthreatening

unfeigned

(adj.) sincere, real, without pretense \n \n synonyms.: genuine, heartfelt \n antonyms: insincere, simulated, phony

virulent

(adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful \n \n synonyms: noxious, baneful, hateful \n antonyms: harmless, benign