Vocabulary PowerPlus Level 10 - Lesson 6

credence

n. belief or trust

syn: faith; confidence

ant: disbelief

collate

v. to arrange into the proper order, especially documents

syn: organize; assemble

connoisseur

n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

ant: tyro; novice; neophyte

enigma

n. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

syn: riddle; puzzle

genteel

adj. polite and respectable in manner

syn: refined; cultured

ant: boorish; rude

officious

adj. excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help

syn: meddlesome; interfering

fetid

adj. having a bad odor

syn: rank; reeking

ant: fragrant; aromatic

jaunty

adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

syn: confident; poised

condone

v. to forgive or overlook an offense

syn: pardon; excuse

ant: condemn

torpor

n. a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state of not caring

syn: apathy; indifference

ant: interest; eagerness

enthrall

v. to captivate, charm as though spellbound

syn: charm; enchant

ant: repulse

dilettante

n. one who merely dabbles in an art or a science

syn: amateur; trifler

ant: expert; professional

venal

adj. capable of betraying trust, especially if bribed

syn: corrupt; crooked

ant: upright; honest

nuance

n. a slight or subtle degree of difference

syn: gradation; shade

cult

n. an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

syn: sect

arch

to be first, rule, govern

dem, demos

people

mit, mis

send

-ist

one who practices or believes

-cracy

rule by

-graphy

writing about, study of