Vocabulary Power Plus: College and Career Readiness Key Terms

anathema

a hated, repellant person or thing

gauche

lacking social graces; tactless

ignominy

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

dither

to hesitate nervously

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

repine

to be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain

disabuse

to free someone from believing something false

heresy

the act of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

audit

to check the accuracy of financial accounts and records

motley

made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

libation

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

docile

easy to teach or manage; obedient

restive

restless and impatient

banter

teasing; playful conversation

castigate

to criticize or punish severely

ant: disabuse

lie, misinform

ant: heresy

orthodoxy

ant motley

uniform; homogeneous; similar

ant: docile

unmanageable; willful

ant: restive

relaxed, calm

ant: banter

vituperation

ant: castigate

praise

ant: anathema

beloved

ant: gauche

graceful

ant: ignominy

renown; eminence; repute

ant: dither

settle; conclude

ant: emaciated

plump; fattened