vocab final all words, synonyms, and antonyms

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acquisitive *

able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth of property

acquisitive synonyms

greedy, avaricious, retentive

acquisitive antonyms

altruistic

arrogate *

to claim or take without right

arrogate synonyms

expropriate, commandeer

arrogate antonyms

renounce, abdicate, abandon

banal *

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

banal synonyms

stale, insipid

banal antonyms

fresh, original, new

belabor *

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

belabor synonyms

overwork

carping *

tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism

carping synonyms

nit-picking, caviling

carping antonyms

approving, uncritical

coherent *

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

coherent synonyms

connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

coherent antonyms

muddled, chaotic, disjointed

congeal *

to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

congeal synonyms

harden, jelly, solidify

congeal antonyms

liquefy

emulate *

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

emulate synonyms

copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

encomium *

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

encomium synonyms

panegyric, eulogy

encomium antonyms

condemnation, castigation, criticism

eschew *

to avoid, shun, keep away from

eschew synonyms

abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

eschew antonyms

embrace, adopt

germane *

relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

germane synonyms

pertinent

germane antonyms

irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

insatiable *

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

insatiable synonyms

unquenchable, ravenous

intransigent *

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

intransigent antonyms

lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

invidious *

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

invidious synonyms

malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

invidious antonyms

flattering, ameliorate

largesse *

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

largesse synonyms

liberality, bounty

largesse antonyms

stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

reconnaissance *

a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

reconnaissance synonyms

exploration

substantiate *

to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

substantiate synonyms

confirm, validate, authenticate substantiate antonyms

taciturn *

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

taciturn synonyms

tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

taciturn antonyms

garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

temporize *

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

temporize synonyms

dillydally, procrastinate

tenable *

capable of being held or defended

tenable synonyms

defensible, justifiable, maintainable

accost *

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging to aggressive way

accost synonyms

buttonhole, approach

accost antonyms

avoid, shun

animadversion *

a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

animadversion synonyms

rebuke, reproof

animadversion antonyms

praise, compliment

avid *

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

avid synonyms

keen, enthusiastic, grasping

avid antonyms

reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

brackish *

having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

brackish synonyms

saline

brackish antonyms

clear, sweet

celerity *

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

celerity synonyms

promptness, speed

celerity antonyms

slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness

devious *

straying or wandering from a straight to direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

devious synonyms

roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful

devious antonyms

direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard

gambit *

in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type

gambit synonyms

ploy, ruse, maneuver

halcyon *

a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent

halcyon synonyms

tranquil, placid, palmy

halcyon antonyms

turbulent, tumultuous

histrionic *

pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic

histrionic synonyms

affected, stagy

histrionic antonyms

muted, untheatrical, subdued

incendiary *

deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires; arsonist; one who causes strife incendiary synonyms

incendiary antonyms

soothing, quieting, peacemaker

maelstrom *

a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

maelstrom synonyms

chaos, turbulence, tumult

myopic *

nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

myopic synonyms

shortsighted

myopic antonyms

farsighted

overt *

open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

overt synonyms

clear, obvious, manifest, patent

overt antonyms

clandestine, covert, concealed

pejorative *

tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling

pejorative antonyms

complimentary, ameliorative

propriety *

the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

propriety synonyms

fitness, correctness

propriety antonyms

unseemliness, inappropriateness

sacrilege *

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

sacrilege synonyms

desecration, profanation, defilement

summarily *

without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

summarily synonyms

promptly, peremptorily

suppliant *

asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

talisman *

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

undulate *

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form