1st 6 Weeks Vocab Words

garrulous (adj)

to be pointlessly talkative; synonym: talkative, chatty, blabby; antonym: uncommunicative, reserved

endemic (adj)

native to a particular region; synonym: indigenous, aboriginal; antonym: foreign, nonnative

banal (adj)

to lack originality, novelty; synonym: boring, dull; antonym: spicy, poignant

obdurate (adj)

to lack in sympathy; synonym: ruthless, merciless; antonym: sympathetic, warm

altruistic (noun)

to show a desire to help other people, lacking selfishness; synonym: generosity, philanthropy; antonym: selfishness, greed

germane (adj)

having to do with matter at hand; synonym: relevant, applicable; antonym: irrelevant, immaterial

succinct (adj)

use of few words to convey a lot of information/meaning; synonym: concise, summary; antonym: wordy, verbose

elucidate (verb)

to make plain/understandable; synonym: explain, illustrate; antonym: obscure, confuse

intrinsic (adj)

be a part of the innermost nature of person/thing; synonym: inherent, integral; antonym: extraneous, foreign

obstreperous (adj)

engaging in loud and insistent cries, especially of protest; synonym: outspoken, vocal; antonym: silent, quiet

catharsis (noun)

process of releasing strong repressed emotion; synonym: release, cleansing, purging; antonym: repression, suppression

pariah (adj)

someone who is cast out/ rejected by society; synonym: outcast; antonym: insider