Sadlier Level F - Unit 15

adamant

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance

Antonyms: (adj.) yielding, flexible, pliable

brouhaha

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

Synonyms: hullaballo, tumult, pandemonium

bulwark

(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection

Synonyms: (n.) bastion, rampart

Antonyms: (n.) breach

choleric

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

Synonyms: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious

Antonyms: affable, genial, even-tempered

cloy

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

Antonyms: stimulate, whet

curtail

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt, or end sooner than expected; to reduce

Synonyms: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract

Antonyms: protract, extend

deference

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

Synonyms: respect, consideration

Antonyms: contempt, disdain

definitive

(adj.) conclusive, final, the limit of what can be done

Synonyms: exhaustive, authoritative

Antonyms: tentative

demeanor

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

Synonyms: conduct, behavior, carriage

enigmatic

(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

Synonyms: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable

Antonyms: intelligible, understandable, fathomable

impromptu

(adj.,adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

Synonyms: (adj.) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed

Antonyms: (adj.) rehearsed, planned, premeditated

mawkish

(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

Synonyms: sentimentalized, mushy, nauseating

Antonyms: unsentimental, callous, insensitive

mollify

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

Synonyms: pacify, placate

Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate

onus

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

Synonyms: obligation, duty

presentiment

(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

Synonyms: foreboding, premonition, hunch

profligate

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to wild spending

Synonyms: (adj.) prodigal, improvident; (n.) spendthrift

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

remit

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

Synonyms: absolve, subside, abate, pardon

requisite

(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

Synonyms: required, obligatory, incumbent

Antonyms: nonessential, superfluous, optional

thwart

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

Synonyms: foil, baffle

Antonyms: aid, assist, abet, further

sartorial

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