English Vocab Study Guide Unit 2

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inhospitable

adj.: unfriendly; unfavorable to life or growth

Synonym: unfriendly, hostile, unfavorable

Antonym: friendly, pleasant, favorable

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arboreal

adj.: of or relating to a tree

Synonym: branchy, arborous

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endemic

adj.: prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people

Synonym: local, regional

Antonym: foreign, global

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void

adj.: not occupied; ineffective, useless

Synonym:  bare, empty, barren

Antonym: full, adequate, sufficient

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precept

n.: a rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct

Synonym: instruction, guideline, regulation

Antonym: uncertainty, ambiguity

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archetype

n.: an original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype

Synonym: ideal, representative, standard

Antonym: atypical, unoriginal

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penance

n.: an act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing

Synonym: reparation, retribution, redemption

Antonym: impenitence, remorselessness, satisfaction

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engender

v.: to bring into existence; give rise to

Synonym: create, generate, reproduce

Antonym: destroy, kill, prevent

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avarice

n.: immense desire for wealth, greed

Synonym: rapacity, acquisitiveness, cupidity

Antonym: generosity, charitable, selflessness

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chivalry

n: qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry

Synonym: bravery, courtesy, gallantry

Antonym: vulgarity, disrespect, churlishness

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covetous

adj.: marked by extreme desire to acquire or possess

Synonym: envious, jealousy, yearning

Antonym: satisfied, munificent, benevolent

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carouse

v.: To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

Synonym: revel, over-indulge

Antonym: grieve, distress

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abominate

v.: to detest thoroughly; abhor

Synonym: loathe, despise, excerate

Antonym: admire, love, cherish

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superfluity

n.: overabundance; excess

Synonym: plethora, surfeit, overage

Antonym: insufficient, lack, shortage

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blasphemy

n.: a contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity

Synonym: sacrilege, impiety, impious

Antonym: glorification, admiration, worship

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pallor

n.: extreme or unnatural paleness

Synonym: colorless, pastiness, pallidness

Antonym: ruddiness

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saunter

v.: to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll

Synonym: wander, amble

Antonym: sprint, run

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transcend

v.: to pass beyond the limits of; to be greater than, as in intensity or power

Synonym: exceed, surpass, outdo

Antonym: underachieve, subceed

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extort

v.: to obtain from another by coercion or intimidation

Synonym: coerce, superiority

Antonym: surrender, yield

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concede

v.: to acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; to admit

Synonym: admit, confess, accept

Antonym: deny, contest, contradict

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