Vocab Level G U2B + U3

maelstrom

a whirlpool of great size and violence, a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction, noun, synonyms: vortex, chaos, antonyms: order, calm

myopic

nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment, adjective, synonyms: shortsighted, unimaginative, antonyms: farsighted, discerning

overt

open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized, adjective, synonyms: clear, obvious, antonyms: secret, clandestine

pejorative

tending to make worse, expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, adjective, synonyms: disparaging, negative, antonyms: complimentary, flattering

propriety

the state of being proper, appropriateness, standards of what is proper or socially acceptable, noun, synonyms: correctness, decorum, antonyms: improperness, indecency

sacrilege

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred, noun, synonyms: desecration, profanation, antonyms: reverence, veneration

summarily

without delay or formality, promptly, done in a prompt and direct manner, adverb, synonyms: immediately, promptly, antonyms: eventually, slowly

suppliant

asking humbly and earnestly, one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, adjective/noun, synonyms: petitioner, suitor

talisman

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, noun, synonyms: amulet, fetish

undulate

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion, to have a wavelike appearance or form, verb, synonyms: ripple, fluctuate, antonyms: straighten, stabilize

cavort

to romp or prance around exuberantly, to make merry, verb, synonyms: gambol, frolic

credence

belief, mental acceptance, noun, synonyms: credit, trust, antonyms: disbelief, skepticism

decry

to condemn, express strong disapproval, to officially depreciate, verb, synonyms: denounce, censure, antonyms: praise, extol

dissemble

to disguise or conceal, to mislead, verb, synonyms: dissimulate, mask, antonyms: admit, confess

distraught

very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict, adjective, synonyms: frantic, distracted, antonyms: calm, composed

eulogy

a formal statement of commendation, high praise, noun, synonyms: panegyric, encomium, antonyms: philippic, invective

evince

to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke, verb, synonyms: exhibit, manifest

exhume

to remove from a grave, to bring to light, verb, synonyms: disinter, unearth, antonyms: bury, inter

feckless

lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable, adjective, synonyms: feeble, helpless, antonyms: competent, capable

murky

dark and gloomy, obscure, lacking in clarity and precision, adjective, synonyms: dim, cloudy, antonyms: clear, transparent

nefarious

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards, adjective, synonyms: iniquitous, reprehensible, antonyms: virtuous, honorable

piquant

stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent, appealingly provocative, adjective, synonyms: tangy, zestful, antonyms: bland, insipid

primordial

developed or created at the very beginning, going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage, fundamental, basic, adjective, synonyms: original, primeval

propinquity

nearness in place or time, kinship, noun, synonyms: proximity, similarity, antonyms: remoteness, distance

substantive

real, having a solid basis, considerable in number or amount, meaningful and on topic, adjective, synonyms: substantial, pithy, antonyms: imaginary, trivial

unwonted

not usual or expected, not in character, adjective, synonyms: unusual, uncommon, antonyms: usual, customary

utopian

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world, impractical, adjective, synonyms: idealistic, fantastic, antonyms: realistic, practical

verbiage

language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression, noun, synonyms: verbosity, prolixity, antonyms: conciseness, terseness

verdant

green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgment, adjective, synonyms: artless, naive, antonyms: scorched, sere

viscous

having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity, adjective, synonyms: sticky, thick, antonyms: watery, aqueous