Vocab Book 2 Midterm Exam

divulge

v. to tell; to reveal (as a secret)

abet

v. to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

dogmatic

adj. arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) beliefs

insipid

adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

extraneous

adj. inessential not consulting a vital part

coerce

v. to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats

jaundiced

adj. prejudiced; hostile

meticulous

adj. extremely, sometimes extensively, careful about small details; precise

temerity

n. recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

gregarious

adj. sociable; fond of the company of others

ant and syn of divulge

syn. unviel; disclose

ant. conceal

ant and syn of abet

syn. promote; incite

ant. impede; dissuade

ant and syn of dogmatic

syn. dictatorial

ant. open-minded

ant and syn of insipid

syn. flat; lifeless

ant. challenging

ant and syn of extraneous

syn. irrelivant

ant. essential

syn of coerce

syn. compel

ant and syn of jaundiced

syn. skeptical; clinical

ant. believing; trusting

ant and syn of maiculous

syn. fastidious

ant. sloppy

ant and syn of temerity

syn. audacity

ant. prudence

ant and syn of gregarious

syn. genial; friendly

ant. reclusive

Heresy

the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

docile

easy to teach or manage

libation

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

anathema

a hated, repellant person or thing

banter

teasing; playful conversation

castigate

to criticize or punish severely

gauche

lacking social graces; tactless

ignominy

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

motley

made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

docile

syn: submissive; compliant

ant: unmanageable; willful

libation

syn: intoxicant

anathema

syn: an abomination; detestation; condemnation

ant: beloved; blessing; praise

banter

syn: joshing; badinage; raillery

ant: vituperation

castigate

syn: reprimand; chastise; scold

ant: praise

gauche

syn: awkward

ant: graceful

ignominy

syn: disgrace; infamy

ant: renown; eminence; repute

motley

syn: varied

ant: uniform; homogeneous; similar

emaciated

syn: withered

ant: plumb; fattened

avarice

n. greed; desire for wealth

avarice

syn: acquisitiveness / ant: largesse

furtive

adj. stealthy; secretive

furtive

syn: surreptitious; sneaky / ant: overt

bacchanalian

adj. wild and drunken

bacchanalian

ant: restrained

extradite

v. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government of authority

extradite

syn: deport

copious

numerous; large in quantity

copious

syn: profuse / ant: sparse

irascible

easily angered

irascible

syn: irritable, ill-tempered / ant: easygoing

mercenary

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

mercenary

ant: volunteer

bastion

a strong defense or fort

bastion

syn: stronghold

jettison

to cast overboard; to discard

jettison

syn: deploy; throw away

ant: retain

ostracize

to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

ostracize

syn: exile / ant: accept

bigot

one who is intolerant of differences in others

bigot

syn: racist; extremist

expunge

to erase or eliminate

expunge

syn: obliterate

ant: add

candid

outspoken; blunt

candid

syn: frank; direct

ant: evasive

argot

special words or phrases used by a specific group of people

argot

syn: jargon

negligence

careless neglect, often resulting in injury

negligence

syn: carelessness

ant: care; attention

appease

to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily)

appease

syn: mollify

ant: aggravate

strident

harsh sounding; grating

strident

syn: shrill

ant: soothing

chaos

syn: confusion; jumble

ant: order; harmony

augment

to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

augment

syn: expand; supplement

ant: narrow; reduce

jingoism

extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

rancor

extreme hatred or ill will

rancor

syn: animosity; enmity

ant: amity; sympathy

inexorable

unrelenting; unavoidable

inextricable

syn: relentless; certain

ant: avoidable; preventable

extol

to praise highly

extol

syn: exalt; laud

ant: chastise

clement

merciful; lenient

clement

syn: forbearing; benign

ant: malevolent; harsh

cliche

a worn-out idea or overused expression

cliche

syn: platitude; banality

adamant

unyielding; firm in opinion

adamant

syn: stubborn

ant: amenable; flexible

diffident

lacking self-confidence; shy

diffident

syn: timid

ant: outgoing

opus

a creative work, especially a numbered composition

ostensible

professed but not necessarily true

ostensible

syn: supposed

ant: actual

disparity

inequality; difference

disparity

syn: gap

ant: similarity