Final English Vocab

animosity

(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility

apathy

(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

condolence

(n.) an expression of sympathy

decrepit

(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

deride

(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

ingenuous

(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

parsimonious

(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager. poor small

quandery

(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt

reprisal

(n.) an injury done in return for an injury

suave

(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

capricious

subject to whims of passing fancies

deviate

to turn aside, to stray from the norm

emaciated

unnaturally thin

gnarled

knotted, twisted, lumpy

indemnity

a payment for loss or damage

omnipotent

almighty, having unlimited power or authority

palatable

agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities

poignant

deeply affecting

sophomoric

immature and over confident

acquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

syn: comply with, accede, consent, yield

ant: resist, protest

allure

(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

syn: (v.) beguile, tantalize; (n.) temptation, enticement

ant: (v.) repel, turn off; (n.) repellent

askew

(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

syn: awry, lopsided, cockeyed

ant: straight, symmetrical

covet

(v.) to desire something belonging to another

syn: crave, yearn for, hunger for

ant: disdain, scorn, despise

crestfallen

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

syn: despondent, disconsolate

ant: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

disheveled

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

syn: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt

ant: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed

garrulous

(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty

syn: talkative, loquacious, long-winded

ant: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved

insuperable

(adj.) incapable of being overcome

syn: invincible, insurmountable

ant: surmountable, conquerable

respite

(n.) a period of relief or rest

syn: interval, intermission, lull, breather

vanguard

(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

syn: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers

ant: rear guard, stragglers, laggards

clairvoyant

(adj.) supernaturally perceptive; (n.) one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer

syn: (adj.) insightful, discerning, uncanny; (n.) visionary

ant: (adj.) blind, unseeing, myopic, dense, imperceptive

endemic

(adj.) native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field

syn: indigenous, restricted to

ant: alien, foreign, extraneous

exemplary

(adj.) worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model

syn: praiseworthy, meritorious, sterling, illustrative

ant: infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable

fathom

(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) a measure of depth in water

syn: (v.) grasp, comprehend, figure out, plumb

guile

(n.) treacherous cunning, deceit

syn: trickery, duplicity, chicanery

ant: candor, artlessness, naïveté, plain dealing

integrity

(n.) honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

syn: rectitude, probity

ant: dishonesty, corruption, turpitude

misconstrue

(v.) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

syn: misjudge, misinterpret

obnoxious

(adj.) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike

syn: disagreeable, repugnant, hateful, odious

ant: agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable

placid

(adj.) calm, peaceful

syn: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene

ant: stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous

pretext

(n.) a false reason, deceptive excuse

syn: pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion

abhor

(v)

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

syn-abominate

ant-admire

commodious

(adj)

roomy, spacious

syn-comfortable

ant-claustrophobic

corrosive

(adj)

eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

syn-caustic

ant-bland

implicate

(v)

to involve in; to connect with or be related to

syn-entangle

ant-exculpate

inter

(v)

to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

syn-exhume

martinet

(n)

a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

syn-slave driver

reprehensible

(adj)

deserving blame or punishment

syn-blameworthy

ant-commendable

vociferous

(adj)

loud and noisy; compelling attention

syn-uproarious

ant-quiet

waive

(v)

to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

syn-decline

ant-accept

compunction

(n.) remorse, regret

conflagration

(n.) a large destructive fire

elated

(adj., part.) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

indelible

(adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

indulgent

(adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others

platitude

(n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

ruminate

(v.) to meditate, think about at length

tacit

(adj.) unspoken, silent, implied, inferred

trenchant

(adj.) inclusive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

buffet

to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow

quiescent

(adj.) inactive; at rest