Sadlier Level F- Units 1&2

Ameliorate

(v.) To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming.

Synonyms: Amend, Better

Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Exacerbate

Aplomb

(n.) Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity.

Synonyms: Composure, Self-Possession, Levelheadedness

Antonyms: Confusion, Embarrassment, Abashment

Bombastic

(adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas.

Synonyms: Inflated, Highfalutin, High-Flown, Pretentious

Antonyms: Unadorned, Simple Plain, Austere

Callow

(adj.) Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers.

Synonyms: Green, Raw, Unfledged, Inexperienced

Antonyms: Mature, Grown-Up, Polished, Sophisticated

Drivel

(n.) Saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense.

(v.) To let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly.

Synonyms: (n.) Balderdash, Hogwash, Tommyrot; (v.) Slaver

Epitome

(n.) A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.

Synonyms: Abstract, Digest, Model, Archetype

Exhort

(v.) To urge strongly, advise earnestly

Synonyms: Entreat, Implore, Adjure

Antonyms: Discourage, Advise Against, Deprecate

Ex Officio

(adj., adv.) By virtue of holding a certain office.

Infringe

(v.) To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds.

Synonyms: Encroach, Impinge, Intrude, Poach

Antonyms: Stay in Bounds

Ingratiate

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense).

Synonyms: Cozy Up To, Curry Favor With

Antonyms: Alienate, Humiliate Oneself, Mortify Oneself.

Interloper

(n.) One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder.

Synonyms: Trespasser, Meddler, Buttinsky

Intrinsic

(adj.) Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part.

Synonyms: Immanent, Organic

Antonyms: Extrinsic, External, Outward

Inveigh

(v.) To make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval.

Synonyms: Rail, Harangue, Fulminate, Remonstrate

Antonyms: Acclaim, Glorify, Extol

Lassitude

(n.) Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy.

Synonyms: Fatigue, Lethargy, Torpor, Languor

Antonyms: Energy, Vitality, Animation, Liveliness

Millennium

(n.) A period of one thousand years; a period of great joy.

Synonyms: Chiliad, Golden Age, Prosperity, Peace

Antonyms: Doomsday, Day of Judgement

Occult

(adj.) Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means.

(v.) To hide, conceal; eclipse.

(n.) Matters involving the supernatural.

Synonyms: (adj.) Supernatural, Esoteric, Abstruse, Arcane

Antonyms: (adj.) Mundane, Common, Public, Exoteric

Permeate

(v.) To spread through, penetrate, soak through.

Picture: The food coloring permeated the paper towel.

Precipitate

(v.) To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to.

(adj.) Characterized by excessive haste.

(n.) Moisture; the product of an action or process.

Synonyms: (v.) Provoke, Produce; (adj.) Reckless, Impetuous

Antonyms: (adj.) Wary, Cautious, Circumspect

Stringent

(adj.) Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste.

Synonyms: Stern, Rigorous, Tough, Urgent, Imperative

Antonyms: Lenient, Mild, Lax, Permissive

Surmise

(v.) To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess.

(n.) Likely idea that lacks definite proof.

Synonyms: (v.) Infer, Gather; (n.) Inference, Presumption

approbation

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

synonyms: commendation, sanction

antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure

assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay

antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

coalition

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

antonyms: splinter group

decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Picture: The Roaring 20's was a time marked by self-indulgence and corruption.

synonyms: degeneration, corruption

antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation

elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Picture: The cranking of the can opener elicited a response from the kitty.

synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe

antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

expostulate

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

hackneyed

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original

hiatus

(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

synonyms: pause, lacuna

antonyms: continuity, continuation

innuendo

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

synonyms: insinuation, intimation

antonyms: direct statement

intercede

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

synonyms: intervene, mediate

jaded

(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed

antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed

lurid

(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

meritorious

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable

petulant

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish

antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable

prerogative

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

synonyms: perquisite, perk

provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside;

(n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

simulate

(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

synonyms: feign, pretend, affect

transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

synonyms: surpass, outstrip

umbrage

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance

antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction

unctuous

(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy

antonyms: gruff, blunt