Vocab. 251-300

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Abolish
do away with

v. to destroy completely: do away with entirely

syn. annihilate, extinguish,
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Abstemious
self-restraining

adj. sparing, especially in eating or drinking; restricted to bare necessities

syn. ascetic, self-denying, temperate

ant. overindulgent, unrestrained, gluttonous
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Accolade
award

n. a mark of acknowledgment, award

syn. praise, acclaim, tribute

ant. denigration, curse
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Affirmation
declaration

n. assertion, a declaration, a positive statement

syn. avowal, assertion, pronouncement

ant. denial, refutation
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Amass
accumulate

v. to collect for oneself, accumulate

syn. aggregate, assemble

ant. disperse, distribute, scatter
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Ambivalence
uncertainty

n. the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings; uncertainty, indecisiveness about which course to follow

syn. irresolution, uncertainty, fluctuation

ant. certainty, resolution
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Ambulatory
able to walk

adj. relating to walking, able to walk

syn. nomadic, peripatetic, pedestrian

ant. bedridden, bedfast, stationary
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Amity
goodwill

n. peaceful relations, as between nations ; friendship

syn. goodwill, benevolence, comity

ant. amnity, antipathy, hostility, animosity
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Anchor
secure

v. to fasten, to secure firmly

syn. moor, secure, fix, fasten

ant. loosen, detach, free
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Antediluvian
antiquated

adj. relating to the period before the flood described in the bible; antiquated

syn. obsolete, ancient, archaic

ant. fresh, new, innovative
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Atrophy
deterioration

n. or v. decrease in size, wasting away of a body part or tissue from the lack of use or disease

syn. deteriorate, decline, wither

ant. strengthen, grow
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Baneful
ruinous

adj. creating destruction or woe

syn. ruinous, pernicious, noxious, deadly

ant. salubrious, advantageous, beneficial
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Bizzare
unusual

adj. strikingly out of the ordinary

syn. odd, eccentric, atypical, curious

ant. normal, ordinary, usual, commonplace
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Blunder
goof up

n. or v. to make mistake through utter stupidity, ignorance, confusion or carelessness; a mistake

syn. bumble, botch, bungle; goof

ant. flawlessness, accuracy, perfection
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Burgeon
flourish

v. to sprout, sendforth branches; expand, flourish

syn. prosper, surge, mushroom

ant. diminish, shrink, lessen, decline
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Clemency
leniency

n. disposition to be merciful; act of leniency

syn. indulgence, pardon, absolution

ant. condemnation, mercilessness
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Coalesce
cooperate

v. to unite into a whole; to grow together

syn. meld, bond, merge, ally

ant. separate, segregate, disjoin
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Confound
perplex

v. to cause to become confused

syn. bewilder, perplex, puzzle

ant. discriminate, distinguish, clarify
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Congeal
harden

v. change from a fluid to a solid state, coagulate

syn. clot, gel, solidify

ant. liquefy, dissolve, melt
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Contaminate
infect

v. soil, stain, or infect by contact or association to introduce unwholesome elements

syn. taint, pollute, defile, befoul

ant. purify, cleanse
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Elusive
evasive

adj. tending to avoid grasp, perception, description, or mental retention

syn. evasive
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Expedient
self-serving

adj. serving to promote one’s interest; something that is a means to an end

syn. suitable, useful, strategy, scheme

ant. inconvenient
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Fastidious
precise

adj. displaying careful and meticulous attention to detail; difficult to please

syn. punctilious, scrupulous

ant. imprecise, unexact
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Dubious
skeptical

adj. causing doubt or uncertainty; skeptical, questionable

syn. suspicious, doubtful

ant. confident, certain
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Immutable
constant

adj. not subject or susceptible to change

syn. constant

ant. changeable
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Converge
meet

v. meet, come together; move toward one point or common interest

syn. focus, merge, concentrate

ant. disperse, diverge
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Copious
plentiful

adj. yielding an abundance, lavish, plentiful

syn. profuse, ample, bounteous, liberal

ant. meager, scanty, sparse
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Corroborate
confirm

v. to support with evidence or authority; confirm

syn. authenticate, justify, substantiate, validate

ant. contradict, question, invalidate
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Corrugated
crinkled

adj. shaped into ridges, folds, wrinkles, or grooves

syn. furrowed, creased, crinkled

ant. smooth, flat
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Daunt
intimidate

v. to lessen the courage of, intimidate

syn. intimidate, dismay, appall, frustrate

ant. enhearten
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Debilitate
enfeeble

v. impair the strength of, enfeeble

syn. weaken, attenuate, cripple, disable, devitalize

ant. invigorate, reinforce, energize, vitalize, rejuvenate, rally
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Discrepancy
difference

n. difference, disagreement

syn. dissimilarity, divergence, dissimilitude

ant. similarity, sameness
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Disentangle
unscramble

v. to free from entanglement, unravel

syn. extricate, disembroil, disencumber, unscramble, untwine

ant. tangle, mingle
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Disputatious
argumentative

adj. inclined to dispute, controversial

syn. contentious, argumentative, controversial, litigious, polemical

ant. agreeable
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Distend
swell

v. to enlarge from internal pressure, swell, become expanded

syn. amplify, dilate, inflate, enlarge

ant. constrict, deflate, atrophy
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Efface
erase

v. to make indistinct by rubbing out, erase

syn. obliterate, delete, blot out, cancel, expunge

ant. mark, soil, deface
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Enhance
make greater

v. to make greater

syn. intensify, aggravate, deepen, magnify

ant. reduce, lessen, shrink
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Equilibrium
balance

n. a static or dynamic state of balance between opposing forces or actions

syn. balance, equipoise, poise, stasis

ant. imbalance
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Credulous
gullible

adj. disposed to believe too readily

syn. gullible

ant. suspicious, doubtful
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Evacuate
relocate/vacate

v. to remove or withdraw from a dangerous area; to make empty

syn. emigrate, relocate, vacate

ant. advance, fill
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Expendable
replaceable

adj. normally used up or consumed in service

syn. consumable, exhaustible, perishable

ant. irreplaceable, unique
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Exclude
ostracize

v. to shut out, to bar from participation

syn. eliminate, suspend, ostracize

ant. admit, include
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Facilitate
ease

v. to free from difficulties or obstacles; make easier

syn. aid, assist, ease, promote, speed

ant. hinder, impede, retard, stymie
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Fallow
idle

adj. allowed to lie idle; untilled or unsown, dormant, inactive

syn. dormant, inactive, unrealized

ant. active, sown, planted, productive
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Fertile
productive

adj. capable of reproducing or sustaining growth'; continuously productive

syn. fecund, fruitful, spawning, inventive

ant. infertile, sterile, barren
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Cryptic
puzzling

adj. having an ambiguous or hidden meaning

syn. mystifying, secret, enigmatic

ant. unambiguous
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Censure
criticism

n. or v. an expression of blame or disapproval; to criticize severely

syn. aspersion, indictment, reproach

ant. praise, compliment, applaud, extol
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Stagnate
grow stale

v. grow stale from lack of activity; to fail to develop or progress

syn. vitiate, depreciate

ant. invigorate, refresh
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Innate
inherent

adj. possessed at birth

syn. inborn, inherent

ant. foreign, extraneous
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Esoteric
little-known

adj. intended for or understood by only a particular group

syn. confidential, cabalistic

ant. exoteric, understandable