Sadlier-Oxford Level G (All three sets of vocabulary)

Acquisitive

(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property.

Arrogate

(v.) to claim or take without right

Banal

(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

Belabor

(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

Carping

(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in petty, nasty, or hairsplitting; (n.) petty, nagging criticism

Coherent

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

Congeal

(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

Emulate

(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

Encomium

(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

Eschew

(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from

Germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

Insatiable

(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

Intransigent

(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Invidious

(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

Largesse

(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

Reconnaissance

(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination.

Substantiate

(v.) to establish by evidence prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

Taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Temporize

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

Tenable

(adj.) capable of being held or defended

Cavort

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Synonym: gambol

Credence

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

Synonyms: credit, trust, confidence

Antonyms: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

Decry

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Synonyms: denounce, censure, devalue

Antonyms: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

Dissemble

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Synonyms: dissimulate, mask, feign

Distraught

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Synonyms: distracted

Antonyms: calm, collected

Eulogy

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute

Antonyms: philippic, invective

Evince

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion

Exhume

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

Synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover

Antonyms: bury, inter

Feckless

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

Synonyms: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual

Antonyms: competent, capable, effective

Murky

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Synonyms: dim, cloudy

Antonyms: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

Nefarious

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Piquant

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

Synonyms: zestful, tangy

Antonyms: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

Primordial

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

Synonyms: original, primal

Propinquity

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

Synonyms: similarity

Antonyms: remoteness, distance

Substantive

(adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

Unwonted

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

Synonyms: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical

Antonyms: usual, customary, typical

Utopian

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Synonyms: idealistic

Antonyms: realistic, pragmatic

Verbiage

(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

Synonyms: prolixity, diction, jargon

Verdant

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

Synonyms: artless, naive

Antonyms: scorched, sere, barren

Viscous

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

Synonyms: sticky, thick

Antonyms: watery, aqueous

Cavort

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Synonym: gambol

Credence

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

Synonyms: credit, trust, confidence
Antonyms:disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

Decry

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Synonyms: denounce, censure, devalue
Antonyms: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

Dissemble

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Synonyms: dissimulate, mask, feign

Distraught

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Synonyms: distracted
Antonyms: calm, collected

Eulogy

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute
Antonyms: philippic, invective

Evince

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion

Exhume

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

Synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover
Antonyms: bury, inter

Feckless

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

Synonyms: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
Antonyms: competent, capable, effective

Murky

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Synonyms: dim, cloudy
Antonyms: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

Nefarious

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Synonyms: iniquitous, reprehensible
Antonyms: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious

Piquant

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

Synonyms: zestful, tangy
Antonyms: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

Primordial

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

Synonyms: original, primal

Propinquity

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

Synonyms: similarity
Antonyms: remoteness, distance

Substantive

(adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

Synonyms: firm, substantial, meaty
Antonyms: imaginary, unreal, meaningless

Unwonted

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

Synonyms: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
Antonyms: usual, customary, typical

Utopian

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Synonyms: idealistic
Antonyms: realistic, pragmatic

Verbiage

(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

Synonyms: prolixity, diction, jargon

Verdant

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

Synonyms: artless, naive
Antonyms: scorched, sere, barren

Viscous

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

Synonyms: sticky, thick
Antonyms: watery, aqueous