Sadlier Level F Unit 15 Vocabulary

Adamant

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible

(noun) an extremely hard substance

Adamant (ANT)

ANT: yielding, flexible, pliable

Brouhaha

a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

Brouhaha (SYN)

SYN: hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium

Bulwark

(noun) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense

(verb) to provide such defense or protection

Bulwark (SYN)

SYN: bastion, rampart

Bulwark (ANT)

ANT: breach

Choleric

easily made angry, bad-tempered

Choleric (SYN)

SYN: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious

Choleric (ANT)

ANT: affable, genial, even-tempered

Cloy

to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

Cloy (ANT)

ANT: stimulate, whet

Curtail

to cut short, bring to a halt, or end sooner than expected; to reduce

Curtail (SYN)

SYN: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract

Curtail (ANT)

ANT: protract, extend

Deference

courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

Deference (SYN)

SYN: respect, consideration

Deference (ANT)

ANT: contempt, disdain

Definitive

conclusive, final, the limit of what can be done

Definitive (SYN)

SYN: exhaustive, authoritative

Definitive (ANT)

ANT: tentative

Demeanor

the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

Demeanor (SYN)

SYN: conductive, behavior, carriage

Enigmatic

puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

Enigmatic (SYN)

SYN: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable

Enigmatic (ANT)

ANT: intelligible, understandable, fathomable

Impromptu

(adj., adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done

(noun) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

Impromptu (SYN)

SYN (adj., adv.): spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed

Impromptu (ANT)

ANT (adj., adv.): rehearsed, planned, premeditated

Mawkish

excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

Mawkish (SYN)

SYN: sentimentalized, mushy, nauseating

Mawkish (ANT)

ANT: unsentimental, callous, insensitive

Mollify

to soften; to calm, allay (as an emotion); reduce in intensity

Mollify (SYN)

SYN: pacify, placate

Mollify (ANT)

ANT: aggravate, exacerbate

Onus

something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

Onus (SYN)

SYN: obligation, duty

Presentiment

a vague sense of approaching misfortune

Presentiment (SYN)

SYN: foreboding, premonition, hunch

Profligate

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant

(noun) a person given to wild spending

Profligate (SYN)

SYN (adj.): prodigal, improvident

SYN (noun): spendthrift

Profligate (ANT)

ANT (adj.): penny-pinching, frugal, economical

Remit

to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive; to lessen, diminish; postpone, defer

Remit (SYN)

SYN: absolve, subside, abate, pardon

Requisite

needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

Requisite (SYN)

SYN: required, obligatory, incumbent

Requisite (ANT)

ANT: nonessential, superfluous, optional

Sartorial

of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men’s)

Thwart

to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

Thwart (SYN)

SYN: foil, baffle

Thwart (ANT)

ANT: aid, assist, abet, further