WLH final vocab

autonomy

(n.) self-government, political control

SYNONYM: home rule
ANTONYMS: dependence, subjection

extricate

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

SYNONYMS: disentangle, extract
ANTONYMS: enmesh, entangle

scourge

(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source or severe punishment or criticism

SYNONYMS: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence
ANTONYMS: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing

straitlaced

(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

SYNONYMS: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
ANTONYMS: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time

SYNONYMS: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
ANTONYMS: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal

unwieldy

(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

SYNONYMS: bulky, clumsy, impractical
ANTONYMS: manageable, easy to handle

bizarre

(adj.) Extremely strange, unusual, atypical.


Synonyms: Grotesque, Fantastic, Outlandish

Antonyms: Normal, Typical, Ordinary, Expected

cajole

(v.) To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises.


Synonyms: Wheedle, Inveigle, Soft-Soap, Sweet-Talk

Antonyms: Coerce, Force, Strong-Arm

contrive

(v.) To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan.

Synonyms: Think UP, Devise, Concoct, Fabricate

henious

(adj.) Very wicked, offensive, hateful.

Synonyms: Evil, Odious, Abominable, Outrageous

Antonyms: Excellent, Wonderful, Splendid

immutable

(adj.) Not subject to change, constant

Synonyms: Unchangeable, Unalterable, Fixed, Invariable

Antonyms: Changeable, Inconstant, Variable, Fickle

transgress

(v.) To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law.

Synonyms: Overstep, Exceed, Trespass, Err

Antonyms: Obey, Toe the Line

beneficent

(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

SYNONYMS: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
ANTONYMS: selfish, cruel, harmful, deletorious

cadaverous

(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

SYNONYMS: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
ANTONYMS: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

concoct

(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

SYNONYMS: create, fashion, rustle up

inconsequential

(adj.) trifling, unimportant

SYNONYMS: trivial, negligible, paltry
ANTONYMS: important, essential, crucial

infraction

(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation

SYNONYMS: violation, transgression, offense

vulnerable

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

SYNONYMS: defenseless, unguarded
ANTONYMS: invincible, protected, safe, secure