Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Aggravate (Verb)

To make (something) worse, more serious or more severe: to intensify something unpleasantly

Syn; Instigate, Rile

Ant; Alleviate

Aggregate (Adjective, Verb and Noun)

Formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass or amount

Syn; Cumulative

Ant; Individual

Agnostic (Noun)

A person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable / a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something

Syn; Noncommittal, Skeptic

Ant; Believer

Alacrity (Noun, Adjective -ous)

Promptness in response, cheerful readiness

Syn; Zeal

Ant; Disinclination

Alleviate (Verb)

To make (something such as pain or suffering) more bearable, to partially remove or correct something undesirable

Syn; Mitigate, Ease

Ant; Agitate

Alluvial (Adjective)

Made up of sand and earth left by rivers, floods, etc

Syn; Mundane

Ant; Heavenly

Altercation (Noun)

A noisy, heated, angry dispute

Syn; Quarrel

Ant; Harmony

Altruistic (Adjective)

Having or showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Syn; Charitable

Ant; Selfish

Ambiguous (Adjective)

Doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness

Syn; Cryptic

Ant; Clear

Ameliorate (Verb)

To make better or more tolerable

Syn; Alleviate, Mitigate

Ant: Aggravate

Amenable (Adjective)

Having or showing willingness to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for, readily yielding

Syn; Agreeable

Ant; Unwilling

Amity (Noun)

Friendship, especially friendly relation between nations

Syn; Harmony

Ant; Aloofness

Analogy (Noun)

A comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect

Syn; Correlation

Ant; Dissimilarity

Anathema (Noun)

Someone or something intensely disliked or loathed

Syn; Bane

Antonym; Love

Anomalous (Adjective)

Inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal or expected of uncertain nature or classification

Syn; Unnatural

Ant; Ordinary

Antipathy (Noun)

A strong feeling of dislike, something disliked, an object of aversion

Syn; Animosity

Ant; Liking

Antithesis (Noun)

The direct opposite

Syn; Contrary

Ant; Similarity

Apathy (Noun)

Lack of feeling or emotion

Syn; Indifference

Ant; Concern

Apocryphal (Adjective)

Of doubtful authenticity

Syn; Fictitious

Ant; Authentic

Apostate (Noun)

One who commits apostasy- abandonment of a previous loyalty

Syn; Deserter

Ant; Faithful

Apposite (Adjective)

Highly pertinent or appropriate

Syn; Suitable

Ant; Inappropriate

Apt (Adjective)

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances, having a tendency to do something

Syn; Correct

Ant; Improper

Arbiter (Noun)

A person with power to decide a dispute

Syn; Mediator

Ant; ∅

Arbitrary (Adjective)

Existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance

Syn; Discretionary

Ant; Consistent

Arboreal (Adjective)

Of relating to, or resembling a tree, inhabiting or frequenting trees

Syn; Arborous

Ant; Nonarboreal

audio-

Meaning “sound, hearing”

ex; auditory

auto-

Meaning “self, one’s own, by oneself, of oneself’

ex; automatic

bene-

Meaning “well”

ex; benefit

bi-

Meaning “two, having two, twice,”

ex; bilingual

biblio-

Meaning “book”

ex; bibliography

bio-

Used especially in scientific compound, meaning “life”

ex; biology

contra-

Meaning “against, in opposition”

ex; in contrast

cosmo-

Meaning “the world, the universe”

ex; cosmology

counter-

Meaning “against, in opposition, in corresponding”

ex; counterfeit

cryo-

Meaning “very cold, freezing”

ex; cryogenic