chapter 3 English Vocab

n. a traditional belief or knowledge held by a particular group, usually passed by word of mouth from person to person

s. myth

a. reality

lore

n. a stopping, the end

v. to end

s- ending

a- beginning

Sucrease

v. to as (a person) earnestly

n. entreatment

s. appeal, beseech, implore

a. reject

entreat

(adj): lacking grace in movement or posture.

(adj): difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

Other parts of speech: ungainliest

Synonyms: clumsy, awkward, gawky, unwieldy

Antonyms: graceful, convenient, easy

ungainly

(adj): (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited

Syn: even-tempered, calm, equable

Ant: excitable, temperamental

placid

(n) A pause from doing something unpleasant

Syn: relaxation, breather, relief

Ant: continuation, go

respite

(adj) very generous

Synonym: generous

Antonym: greedy

Other forms:

(n) munificence

(adv) munificently

munificent

adjective) open to one or more interpretation

(adjective)uncertain or questionable in nature

Synonyms: ambiguous, vague, obscure

Antonyms: clear, definite

equivocal

(adj.) superficially plausible, but actually wrong

(adj.) misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive

Syn: deceptive, erroneous

Ant: accurate, correct

specious

(adjective) deviating from the general or common order or type

(noun: anomaly) something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

Synonyms:

Abnormal

Unnatural

anomalous

(noun) state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

Sentient (adj): able to feel or perceive things

Synonyms: awareness

Antonyms: unconscious

sentience

Definition: vivid colors that create an extremely unpleasant or unnatural effect

Part of speech: adjective

Synonym: bright or gruesome

Antonym: dull or pleasant

lurid

Adjective: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

Other forms: phantasmagorically

Syn: surreal, surrealistic

Ant: factual

phantasmagoric

Profusion (noun) an abundance or large quantity of something

Profuse (adjective) exuberantly plentiful; abundantly

Synonym:

abundant

Antonym:

inadequately

profuse

(Adj.) most frequent or common

Synonym: predominant

Antonym: uncommon

prevelant

N. disagreement between people

N. lack of harmony between notes sounding together

Verb to disagree

Synonyms: conflict, disharmony

Antonyms: harmony, agreement

Other forms:

N. discordance,

Adj. discordant

discord

Adj. - dangerously unstable or unpredictable

Adj. - tending to betray

Synonym: unreliable, unsafe, punic, dangerous

Antonym:

Loyal, faithful, stable

treacherous

(Verb) to use information of threats to obtain something, likely through intimidation

Other Forms: extortion, extorter, extortive

S: cheat, blackmail, coerce, extract

A: forfeit, surrender, yield, offer

extort

(adj.) characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress other; intended to attract notice

Other Forms:

Ostentatiously (adv.); ostentatiousness (n.); ostentation

Synonyms:

Grandiose, obtrusive, flamboyant

Antonyms:

Plain, restrained, modest

ostentatious

N. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

Other forms: parsimonious (adj.)

Synonyms: frugality, stinginess

Antonym: generosity

parsimony

(as used)

V. inundate with great quantity of something

N. a heavy rain

N. an overwhelming number or amount

Synonyms: overwhelm, overload

Antonyms: refrain, withhold

deluge

Definition:

ADJ) Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, character, or wisdom.

Synonyms:

Respected, venerated, revered

Antonyms:

Disreputable, dishonorable

venerable

Parts of Speech: noun and verb

Definition:

(n) a tomb, grave, or burial place

(v) to bury, or place in sepulcher

Synonyms:

Tomb, vault, burial place

Antonym:

N/A

sepulcher

Definition:

(n) - mirth → amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

Other form:

(adj) - mirthful → full of mirth; merry or amusing

Synonyms:

Merriment, high spirits, and cheerfulness

Antonyms:

Gloom and misery

mirth