Unit 8 Lang Vocab

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abominate (verb): To regard with intense disgust and hatred.

• Synonym: detest

• Antonym: love

abreast (adjective/adverb): Side by side and facing the same way.

• Synonym: alongside

• Antonym: behind

accredited (adjective): Officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements.

• Synonym: authorized

• Antonym: unqualified

apogee (noun): The highest point in the development of something; a climax.

• Synonym: peak

• Antonym: nadir

apostasy (noun): The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.

• Synonym: defection

• Antonym: loyalty

badinage (noun): Light, playful banter or teasing.

• Synonym: jesting

• Antonym: serious conversation

bemuse (verb): To puzzle or bewilder.

• Synonym: confuse

• Antonym: clarify

bestow (verb): To present an honor, right, or gift.

• Synonym: grant

• Antonym: deny

bibliophile (noun): A person who loves or collects books.

• Synonym: book lover

• Antonym: bibliophobe

bowdlerize (verb): To remove material considered improper or offensive from a text.

• Synonym: censor

• Antonym: preserve

bravado (noun): A show of boldness or confidence intended to impress or intimidate.

• Synonym: swagger

• Antonym: humility

cavalier (adjective): Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.

• Synonym: dismissive

• Antonym: attentive

caveat (noun): A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.

• Synonym: caution

• Antonym: assurance

cavil (verb): To make petty or unnecessary objections.

• Synonym: quibble

• Antonym: agree

compendium (noun): A concise yet comprehensive collection of information.

• Synonym: summary

• Antonym: expansion

complacent (adjective): Self-satisfied and unaware of potential dangers.

• Synonym: smug

• Antonym: dissatisfied

complaisant (adjective): Willing to please others; obliging.

• Synonym: courteous

• Antonym: rude

deleterious (adjective): Harmful or damaging.

• Synonym: detrimental

• Antonym: beneficial

demean (verb): To lower the dignity or status of someone.

• Synonym: degrade

• Antonym: honor

ennui (noun): A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

• Synonym: boredom

• Antonym: excitement

envoy (noun): A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

• Synonym: diplomat

• Antonym: recipient

epicure (noun): A person who enjoys refined taste, especially in food and drink.

• Synonym: connoisseur

• Antonym: philistine

expedient (adjective): Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.

• Synonym: advantageous

• Antonym: impractical

extenuate (verb): To lessen the seriousness or extent of something.

• Synonym: mitigate

• Antonym: aggravate

foible (noun): A minor weakness or flaw in character.

• Synonym: flaw

• Antonym: strength

Etymologies:

-logy: Study or science (e.g., biology, geology).
-lysis: A process of breaking down or loosening (e.g., analysis, paralysis).
macro-: Large, long, or encompassing (e.g., macrocosm, macroeconomics).
magni-: Great or large (e.g., magnificent, magnify).
mal-: Bad or evil (e.g., malfunction, malcontent).
mater-: Mother (e.g., maternity, maternal).
matri-: Mother, related to women (e.g., matriarch, matrimony).
meta-: Beyond or change (e.g., metaphor, metabolism).
meso-: Middle (e.g., mesosphere, mesomorph).
multi-: Many (e.g., multitude, multimedia).

I hope this format works for you! Would you like me to continue with the rest of the list or provide more details on anything?