sadlier vocab unit 12 level e

abjure

to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

abjure

Syn: forswear, retract, abstain from

abjure

Ant: affirm, avow, aver, profess

acrid

harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

acrid

Syn: irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

acrid

Ant: gentle, soothing, mild

august

majestic, inspiring, admiration and respect

august

Syn: stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

august

Ant: humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

callous

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

callous

Syn: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

callous

Ant: sensitive, compassionate, tenderheaded

clandestine

secret, concealed; underhanded

clandestine

Syn: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

clandestine

Ant: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

compunction

remorse, regret

compunction

Syn: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

compunction

Ant: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

conflagration

a large destructive fire

conflagration

Syn: holocaust, wildfire

conflagration

Ant: deluge

elated

in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

elated

Syn: overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink

elated

Ant: depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

indelible

not able to be erased or removed, memorable

indelible

Syn: lasting, permanent

indelible

Ant: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral

indulgent

yielding to the wishes or demands of others

indulgent

Syn: permissive, tolerant, liberal

indulgent

Ant: strict, severe, hard-nosed

inveterate

firmly established, long-standing; habitual

inveterate

Syn: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

inveterate

Ant: sporadic, intermittent, occasional

irrelevant

not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

irrelevant

Syn: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

irrelevant

Ant: pertinent, material, apropos, germane

nocturnal

of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness

nocturnal

Syn: nighttime

nocturnal

Ant: daytime, diurnal

platitude

a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

platitude

Syn: chliché, truism, bromide

platitude

Ant: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

quell

Syn: pacify, squelch, quash, crush

quell

Ant: incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

quiescent

inactive; at rest

quiescent

Syn: still, inert, motionless, tranquil

quiescent

Ant: active, thriving, bustling, volatile

ruminate

to meditate, think about at length

ruminate

Syn: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

tacit

unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

tacit

Syn: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

tacit

Ant: explicit, express, specific

tangible

capable of being touched; real, concrete

tangible

Syn: perceptible, actual, evident

tangible

Ant: immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

trenchant

incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

trenchant

Syn: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

trenchant

Ant: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive