ap sem vocab final

epistle

a letter or literary composition in letter form

avid

enthusiastic; extremely interested

syn of avid

voracious; eager

ant of avid

apathetic

gadfly

an irritating and persistent person

syn of gadfly

nuisance; pest

humility

absence of vanity; humbleness

syn of humility

modesty

ant of humility

vanity; arrogance

dolorous

exhibiting sorrow or pain

syn of dolorous

mournful

ant of dolorous

joyous

gargantuan

of huge or extraordinary size and power

syn of gargantuan

gigantic; huge

ant of gargantuan

tiny

arduous

difficult; requiring much effort

syn of arduous

strenuous; laborious

ant of arduous

easy; unchallenging

affable

friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to

syn of affable

amiable; good-natured

ant of affable

disagreeable; irascible

grandiloquent

pompous or high-flown in speech

syn of grandiloquent

pretentious

ant of grandiloquent

plain-spoken

agrarian

concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land

syn of agrarian

agricultural

ant of agrarian

urban; industrial

grimace

a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain

syn of grimace

scowl

ant of grimace

smile

harangue

a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture

syn of harangue

tirade

formidable

arousing fear or awe

syn of formidable

intimidating

sycophant

a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor

syn of sycophant

toady

ant of sycophant

contrarian

explicit

clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination

syn of explicit

exact; precise

ant of explicit

ambiguous; vague

altercation

a heated argument

syn of altercation

quarrel; dispute

ant of altercation

agreement; harmony

lexicon

a dictionary, a specialized vocabular used in a particular field or place

syn of lexicon

jargon; argot; cant

hue

a particular shade of a given color

galvanize

to startle into sudden activity

syn of galvanize

stimulate

ant of galvanize

enervate

sanction

permission; support

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be take literally

ant of hyperbole

understatement

ominous

threatening; foreboding evil

syn of ominous

sinister

ant of ominous

comforting

audacity

rude boldness; nerve

syn of audacity

insolence; impudence

ant of audacity

decorum

evince

to demonstrate clearly; to prove

syn of evince

manifest

implacable

unable to be appeased or pacified

syn of implacable

inflexible; relentless

ant of implacable

pacified; assuaged

exhort

to urge on with stirring words

syn of exhort

encourage

incarcerate

to put in prison; to confine

syn of incarcerate

imprison; constrain

ant of incarcerate

liberate; free

incisive

sharp; keen; cutting straight into the heart of the matter

syn of incisive

piercing; acute

ant of incisive

superficial; dull

expedient

practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one’s self-interest)

syn of expedient

effective

ant of expedient

feckless

pertinent

having to do with the subject at hand; relevant

ant of partinent

unrelated; extraneous

inert

unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish

syn of inert

dormant; passive

ant of inert

dynamic; active

circumvent

to get around; to bypass

syn of circumvent

avoid

clandestine

secret

syn of clandestine

covert; furtive

ant of clandestine

open; aboveboard

acquit

to find not guilty of a fault or crime

syn of acquit

absolve

ant of acquit

convict

deprecate

to express strong disapproval of

syn of deprecate

deplore

ant of deprecate

approve; praise

barrister

lawyer (British)

adulation

excessive praise or admiration

syn of adulation

flattery; adoration

ant of adulation

derision

culinary

having to do with the kitchen or cooking

bawdy

indecent; humorously obscene

syn of bawdy

risqué, lewd

ant of bawdy

innocent; clean

chastise

to punish severely

syn of chastise

discipline