English Vocab - Week 1

arduous

a task that drains energy

syn: strenuous, grueling

ant: easy

adj

connive

to disregard something that’s bad

syn: conspire, scheme

ant: condemn

verb

anomaly

an item/thing that isn’t normal/expected

syn; outlier

ant; regularity

adj

oblivious

a lack of attention to something

syn; unknowing, blind

ant; expected

adj

ostensible

a truthful front w/ a lie beneath

syn; two-faced, ingenuine

ant; honest

adj

contentious

someone who enjoys arguing

syn; controversial, argumentative

ant; agreeable

adj

confluence

a place where things meet

syn; conflux, junction, meeting

ant; divergence

noun

gratuitous

an unnecessary action

syn; needless, unjustified

ant; warranted

adj

mendacious

being dishonest to decept

ant; deceitful, misleading

ant; sincere

adj

laudable

someone/something that deserves recognition

syn; commendable, admirable

ant; reprehensible

adj