rogan vocab 10-12
1. Abjure - to renounce, aviod, shun
Speech - verb
Sample - Management is not likely to acquiesce demands for raises because the company's profits have recently been on the decline.
Synonyms - forswear, retract, abstain from
Antonyms - affirm, avow, aver, profess
2. Acrid - harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
Speech - adjective
Sample - Dreams of stardom allure many gifted young performers from all over the country to the bright lights of Broadway.
The allure of get-rich-quick schemes may lead people down the road to financial ruin.
Synonyms - irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic
Antonyms - gentle, soothing, mild
3. August - majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
Speech - adjective
Sample - Some people cannot refrain from straightening lampshades that are a little askew.
All our plans for a picnic on the beach went suddenly askew when it began to rain very heavily.
Synonyms - stately, dignified, exalted, venerable
Antonyms - humble, base, mean, lowly, abject
4. Callous - emotionally hardened, unfeeling, insensitive
Speech - adjective
Sample - The members of the in-line discussion group annoyed by the newcomer’s contentious and rude remarks.
Synonyms - insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned
Antonyms - sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted
5. Caldestine - secret, concealed; underhanded
Speech - adjective
Sample - Those who covet the good fortune of others are likely to be unhappy with their own lot in life.
Synonyms - covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy
Antonyms - open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard
6. Compunction - remorse and regret
Speech - noun
Sample - Most people look a little bit disheveled when they get up in the morning.
Under our system of justice, the mentally ill cannot be held responsible for their deviate behavior.
Synonyms - scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition
Antonyms - shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance
7. Conflagration - a large destructive fire
Speech - noun
Sample - President Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first exponents of conservation.
In the equation 3x +?y =z, the small raised 2s are all exponent.
Synonyms - holocaust, wildfire
Antonyms - deludge
8. Elated - in high spirit, jubilant; extremely pleased
Speech - adjective
Sample - If you are covering with a garrulous individual, you may find it hard to get a word in edgewise.
Synonym - overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink
Antonyms - depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue
9. Indelidible - not able to be erased memorable
Speech - adjective
Sample - To the composer Ludwig van Beethoveen, increasing deafness was not an insuperable handicap.
Synonyms - lasting, permanent
Antonyms - erasable, impermanent, ephemeral
10. Indulgent - yielding to the wishes or demands of others
Speech - adjective
Sample - After a long, hard winter, city streets may be in a truly lamentable state of despair.
Synonyms - permissive, tolerant, liberal
Antonyms - strict, severe, hard-nosed
11. Inverterate - firmly established, habitual, long - standing
Speech - adjective
Sample - The Term World Series is a misnomer because only North American teams participate in this annual event.
Synonyms - persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool
Antonyms - sporadic, intermittent, occasional
12. Irrelevant - not to the point, not applicabel or pertinent
Speech - adjective
Sample - My music teacher professes herself satisfied with my technical progress so far this year.
Synonyms - inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point
Antonyms - pertinent, material, apropos, germane
13. Nocturnal - of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness
Speech - adjective
Sample - A vacation provides a respite from the worries and responsibilities of everyday life.
Synonyms - nighttime
Antonyms: daytime, diurnal
14. Platitude - cliche, bromide, commonplace
Speech - noun
Sample - In most ancient societies retribution was swiftly visited on those who broke their promises.
Synonyms - cliche, truism, bromide
ANT: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot
15. Quell - to subdue, supress, crush
Speech - verb
Sample - The trunk of the tree was almost completely encased by sinus wisteria vines.
Synonyms - pacify, squelch, quash, crush
Antonyms - incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up
16. Quiescent - inactive; at rest
Speech - adjective
Sample - The sonorous tolling of church bells announce the passing of the monarch.
Synonyms - still, inert, motionless, tranquil
Antonyms - active, thriving, bustling, volatile
17. Ruminate - to meditate, ponder, chew the cud
Speech - vevrb
Sample - of a high tech company is to survive in todays' marketplace, it must remain in the vanguard of innovation.
Synonyms - ponder, reflect, mull over, muse
18. Tact - unspoken, silent, unvoiced
Speech - adjective
Sample - Many novels have told the story of a charming but self-destructive wastrel.
Synonyms - unexpressed, unvoiced, understood,
implicit
Antonyms - explicit, express, specific
19. Tangible - capable of being touched, real, concrete
Speech - adjective
Sample - Many novels have told the story of a charming but self-destructive wastrel.
Synonyms - perceptible, actual, evident
Antonyms - immaterial, imperceptible,
insubstantial
20. Trenchent - uncisive, keen, forceful, distinct, clear - cut
Speech - adjective
Sample - Many novels have told the story of a charming but self-destructive wastrel.
Synonyms - penetrating, cutting, telling, acute
Antonyms - dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive
21. Allude - to refer to casually or indirectly
Speech - verb
Sample - In his speech, the candidate allude to his opponet’s lack of military experience.
Synonyms - suggest, insinuate, intimate, intimate
22. Clairvoyant - supernaturally perspective; one who posses the extrasensory powers, seer
Speech - adjective, noun
Sample - Few people are taken in by the clairvoyant pronouncements of fortune-tellers and mediums.
The police sometimes use clairvoyant to help them solve difficult missing-person cases.
Synonyms - insightful, discerning, uncanny; visionary
Antonyms - blind, unseeing, myopic, dense
23. Conclusive - serving to settle an issue; final
Speech - adjective
Sample - When they weighed all the evidence in the case, the members of jury found the testimony of the expert witness to be conclusive.
Synonyms - decisive, convinving, definitive
Antonyms - unsettled, provisional, indefinite
24. Disreputable - not respectable, not essteemed
Speech - adjective
Sample - Supermarket tabloids frequently publish stories about the disreputable behavior of celebrities.
Synonyms - disgraceful, discreditable, shady
Antonyms - honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
25. Endemic - native confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of or prevalent in a field
Speech - adjective
Sample - Scientists have yet to identify many plant and animal species endemic to the rain forests.
Synonyms - indigenous, restricted to
Antonyms - alien, foreign, extraneous
26. Exemplary - worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
Speech - verb
Sample - The Medal of Freedom is awarded to U.S. civilians for exemplary achievments in various fields.
Synonyms - praiseworthy, meritous, sterling, illistrative
Antonyms - infamous, notorious, scandalous, disreputable
27. Fathom - to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water
Speech - verb/noun
Sample - It is sometimes difficult to fathom the motives behind another persons’s actions.
The great passenger liner Titanic still lies buried several thousand fathom beneath the ocean’s surface.
Synonyms - grasp, figure out, plumb
28. Guile - treacherous cunning, deciet
Speech - noun
Sample - Folklore has it that serpent’s most outstanding trait is guile, just as a fox’s is cratiness.
Synonyms - trickery, chicanervery
Antonyms - candor, artlessness, naivete, plan dealing
29. Integrity - honesty, high moral standard; and impaired conditions, completeness, soundness
Speech - noun
Sample - Scholars debated the integrity of the text of a newly discovered poem attributed to Shakespeare.
Synonyms - rectitude, probity
Antonyms - dishonesty, corruption, turntitude
30. Itinery - a record of travel; a guidebook
Speech - noun
Sample - Tour companies regularly provide potential customers with detailed itinerary of the trips they offer.
Synonym - schedule, program
31. Misconsture - to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
Speech - verb
Sample - Young children sometimes misconstrued their parent’s motives.
Synonyms - misjudge, misinterpret
32. Obnoxious - highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
Speech - adjective
Sample - The speeches Hitler delivered at Murmberg rallies were full of racial slurs and other obnoxious language.
Synonyms - dissagreable, repugnant, hateful, odious
Antonyms - agreeable, pleasing, engaging, personable
33. Placate - to appease, soothe, pacify
Speech - verb
Sample - Sponsors of the controversial bill modified some of its original provisions in order to placate the opposition.
Synonyms - satisfy, mollify, allay, concilliate
Anotonyms: ves, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy
34. Placid - calm, peaceful
Speech - adjective
Sample - There was no wind to disturb the placid surface of the lake.
Synonyms - undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
Antonyms - stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous
35. Potent - powerful, highly effective
Speech - adjective
Sample - Music had been called the most potent agent for including people to forget their differences and live in harmony.
Synonyms - mighty, formidable, forceful
Antonyms - weak, inept, feckless, powerless, ineffective
36. Pretext - a false reason, deceptive excuse
Speech - noun
Sample - I sought some pretext reason for excusing myself from the weekly staff meeting I did not want to attend.
Synonyms - pretense, cover story, rationale, evasion
37. Protude - to stick out, thrust forth
Speech - verb
Sample - Dentists commonly use various kinds of braces to correct the alignment of teeth that protude or are crooked
Synonyms - project, bulge
38. Reparation - a payment made for a wrong or an injury
Speech - nounBoth Germany and Japan paid reparation to Britan, France, and the U.S. after WWII.
Synonyms - compensation, damges, redress
39. Stark - harsh, unrelived; desolate; utterly
Speech - adjective
Sample - Many a young idealist had found it difficile to accept the stark realities of life.
By the end of his brief reign,, the Roman emperor Caligua was clearly stark raving mad
Synonyms - sheer, downright, grim, bleak; absoluty
Antonyms - bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate
40. Superficial - on near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
Speech - adjective
Sample - A superficial analysis of a complex problem is not likely to produce a variable or long-lasting solution..
Synonyms - skin-deep, insibstantial, cursory, slapdash
Antonyms - deep, profound, thorough, exhaustive
41. Acquiesce - to accept without protest; to agree or submit to union
Speech - verb
Sample - Management is not likely to acquiesce demands for raises because the company's profits have recently been on the decline.
Synonyms - comply with, accede, consent, yield
Antonyms - resist, protest
42. Allure - to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
Speech - verb, noun
Sample - Dreams of stardom allure many gifted young performers from all over the country to the bright lights of Broadway.
The allure of get-rich-quick schemes may lead people down the road to financial ruin.
Synonyms - beguile, tantalize; temptation, enticement
Antonyms -repel, turn of; repellent
43. Askew - twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
Speech - adjective/adverb
Sample - Some people cannot refrain from straightening lampshades that are a little askew.
All our plans for a picnic on the beach went suddenly askew when it began to rain very heavily.
Synonyms - awry, lopsided, cockeyed
Antonyms - straight, symmetrical
44. Blithe - cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
Speech - adjective
Sample - It is difficult to deflate the blithe optimism of the young.
Synonyms - carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
Antonyms - glum, morose, despondent, despondent, optimism
45. Contentious - quarrelsome, inclined to argue
Speech - adjective
Sample - The members of the in-line discussion group annoyed by the newcomer’s contentious and rude remarks.
Synonyms - argumentative, disputatious, combatavive
Antonyms - agreeable, aimable, affable, pacific
46. Covet - to desire something belonging to another
Speech - verb
Sample - Those who covet the good fortune of others are likely to be unhappy with their own lot in life.
Synonyms - crave, yearn for, hunger for
Antonyms - disdain, scorn, despise
47. crestfallen - discouraged, dejected, downcast
Speech - adjective
Sample - Despite the loss of an important labor endorsement, the candidate appeared in no way crestfallen.
Synonyms - despondent, disconsolate
Antonyms - elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky
48. Disheveled - rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
Speech - adjective
Sample - Most people look a little bit disheveled when they get up in the morning.
Under our system of justice, the mentally ill cannot be held responsible for their deviate behavior.
Synonyms - untidy, disagranned, tousled
Antonyms - tidy, well-groomed
49. Exponent - one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
Speech - noun
Sample - President Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first exponents of conservation.
In the equation 3x +?y =z, the small raised 2s are all exponent.
Synonyms - defender, champion, interpreter
Antonyms - critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
50. Garrulous - given to much taking
Speech - adjective
Sample - If you are covering with a garrulous individual, you may find it hard to get a word in edgewise.
Synonym - talkative, loquacious
Antonyms - reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic
51. Insuperable - incapable of being overcome
Speech - adjective
Sample - To the composer Ludwig van Beethoveen, increasing deafness was not an insuperable handicap.
Synonyms - invincible, insurmountable
Antonyms - surmountable, conquerable
52. Lamentable - to be regretted or pitied
Speech - adjective
Sample - After a long, hard winter, city streets may be in a truly lamentable state of despair.
Synonyms - deplorable, regrettable, distering
Antonyms - praiseworthy, commendable, laughable
53. Misnomer - an unsuitable or misleading name
Speech - noun
Sample - The Term World Series is a misnomer because only North American teams participate in this annual event.
Synonyms - misnaming, malapropism
54. Profess - to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
Speech - verb
Sample - My music teacher professes herself satisfied with my technical progress so far this year.
Synonyms - assert, proclaim, purport
Antonyms - disclaim, disavow, repudiate
55. Respite - a period of relief or rest
Speech - noun
Sample - A vacation provides a respite from the worries and responsibilities of everyday life.
Synonyms - interval, intermission, lull, breather
56. Retribution - a repayment; a deserved punishment
Speech - adjective
Sample - In most ancient societies retribution was swiftly visited on those who broke their promises.
Synonyms - recompense, requital, just deserts
57. Sinuous - winding; having many curves; lithe and flexible
Speech - adjective
Sample - The trunk of the tree was almost completely encased by sinus wisteria vines.
Synonyms - twisting, convoluted, supple
Antonyms - direct, unbending, stiff, ridgid
58. Sonorous - full, deep, or rich ni sound; impressive style
Speech - adjective
Sample - The sonorous tolling of church bells announce the passing of the monarch.
Synonyms - resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
Antonyms - tinny, reedy, harsh, grating
59. Vanguard - the foremost part of na army; the leading position in any field
Speech - noun
Sample - of a high tech company is to survive in todays' marketplace, it must remain in the vanguard of innovation.
Synonyms - forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
Antonyms - rearguard, stragglers, laggards
60. Wastrel - a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing
Speech - noun
Sample - Many novels have told the story of a charming but self-destructive wastrel.
Synonyms - loafer, idler, profligate
Antonyms - skinflint, tightwad