Unit 6 vocab

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Lesson 6 Vocabulary

1. Antiquated (AN tuh kwat id)

• Definition: Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

• Synonyms: Antique, archaic, obsolete, venerable

• Antonym: Modern

• Sentence: We cannot afford to have antiquated military forces.

• Derivatives: Antiquate, antiquating, antiquation, antiquatedness

2. Arable (AIR uh bul)

• Definition: Fit for plowing, tillable

• Antonym: Untillable

• Sentence: If a farmer does not use good conservation measures, the land will not stay arable.

• Derivatives: Arability

3. Ascendancy (uh SIN dun see)

• Definition: Domination; growing power

• Antonym: Decline

• Sentence: The United States would not patiently submit to the ascendancy of Hitler.

• Derivatives: Ascendance, ascend, ascendant, ascension, ascending, ascended

4. Atrophy (AT row fee)

• Definition: To waste away, to wither

• Antonym: To thrive; to grow

• Sentence: His hunger strike caused his body to atrophy.

• Derivatives: Atrophied, atrophying, atrophic

5. Clandestine (klan DES tin)

• Definition: Secret

• Synonyms: Covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded

• Antonym: Open; obvious

• Sentence: The C.I.A. is involved in clandestine activities.

• Derivatives: Clandestinely, clandestineness

6. Conciliate (kun SIL ee ate)

• Definition: To reconcile, pacify, or renew a friendship

• Synonyms: Appease, mollify, placate, propitiate

• Antonym: To estrange

• Sentence: My husband tried to conciliate me with a gift of roses.

• Derivatives: Conciliated, conciliating, conciliator, conciliatoriness, conciliatorily

7. Cursory (KUR suh ree)

• Definition: Superficial, casual, hastily done

• Antonym: Meticulous

• Sentence: He gave only cursory consideration to my suggestion.

• Derivatives: Cursorily, cursoriness

8. Derision (deh REH zhun)

• Definition: Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

• Antonym: Applause

• Sentence: The boy received much derision for his plaid gym shorts.

• Derivatives: Derisive, derisiveness, derisively, derisory

9. Enmity (EN muh tee)

• Definition: Absolute hatred

• Synonyms: Animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor

• Antonym: Love; admiration

• Sentence: I have a lot of enmity for people who provide illegal drugs to children.

• Derivatives: Enmities

10. Extricate (EK struh kate)

• Definition: To free, to disentangle

• Synonyms: Disembarrass, disencumber

• Antonym: To snare

• Sentence: He could not extricate himself from the trap.

• Derivatives: Extrication, extricated, extricable

11. Forbearance (fore BARE uns)

• Definition: Patience, lenience

• Antonym: Impatience

• Sentence: Because he is so young, we must have forbearance in dealing with him.

• Derivatives: Forbear, forbearant, forbearer, forbearing, forbearingly, forbearingness, forbore

12. Frivolous (FRIV uh lus)

• Definition: Lacking in seriousness or importance

• Antonym: Serious; sober

• Sentence: A teacher should limit frivolous behavior in the classroom.

• Derivatives: Frivolity, frivolousness, frivolously

13. Garrulous (GAR yuh lus)

• Definition: Talkative, rambling

• Synonym: Voluble

• Antonym: Taciturn

• Sentence: He was so garrulous that he repeated everything many times.

• Derivatives: Garrulously, garrulousness, garrulity

14. Impetuous (im PECH oo us)

• Definition: Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

• Antonym: Reserved

• Sentence: His impetuous behavior caused him to make many mistakes.

• Derivatives: Impetuosity, impetuously, impetuousness, impetus

15. Industrious (in DUS tree us)

• Definition: Skillfully busy or occupied

• Synonyms: Assiduous, diligent, sedulous

• Antonyms: Slothful, indolent

• Sentence: The industrious student will use time wisely.

• Derivatives: Industriously, industriousness, industry

16. Infamous (IN fuh mus)

• Definition: Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

• Synonyms: Disreputable, ignominious

• Antonym: Illustrious

• Sentence: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.

• Derivatives: Infamously, infamy, infamies

17. Insolence (IN suh luns)

• Definition: Insulting or contemptuous behavior

• Synonyms: Arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence

• Antonym: Respect

• Sentence: His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.

• Derivatives: Insolent, insolently, insolency, insolentness

18. Levity (LEV eh tee)

• Definition: Excessive frivolity, flippancy

• Antonym: Seriousness

• Sentence: It was inappropriate for him to insert some levity into the funeral service.

• Derivatives: Levitate, levitation, levitated, levitational, levitative, levitating

19. Oblivion (uh BLIV ee un)

• Definition: State of being forgotten

• Antonym: Remembrance

• Sentence: Until the singer's recent hit, his career had fallen into a state of oblivion.

• Derivatives: Oblivious, obliviously

20. Paradoxical (pair uh DOKS uh kul)

• Definition: Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

• Sentence: It is paradoxical that a man from the South, Lyndon Johnson, led the fight for the passage of a civil rights bill.

• Derivatives: Paradoxicality, paradoxicalness, paradoxology, paradoxality

21. Perjury (PUR juh ree)

• Definition: False testimony under oath

• Antonym: Truthful testimony

• Sentence: He was charged with perjury for lying to the grand jury.

• Derivatives: Perjure, perjured, perjuring, perjurer, perjurious, perjuriously, perjuriousness, perjurous

22. Rancor (RANG kur)

• Definition: Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity

• Synonyms: Animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility

• Antonym: Affection; kindness

• Sentence: I was full of rancor when I learned that the men had killed my parents.

• Derivatives: Rancored, rancorous, rancorously

23. Sycophant (SIK uh funt)

• Definition: A self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

• Synonyms: Leech, sponge, toady

• Sentence: A wise ruler will not pay attention to the many sycophants who will try to gain his attention.

• Derivatives: Sycophancy, sycophantic, sycophantical, sychophantically, sycophantize, sychophantish, sychophantishly

24. Vacillating (VAS uh lay ting)

• Definition: Changing, fluctuating

• Antonym: Static; stable; not easily changed

• Sentence: I have vacillating opinions concerning my future career.

• Derivatives: Vacillate, vacillatingly, vacillation, vacillatory, vacillator

25. Vivid (VIV id)

• Definition: Bright, distinct, and clear

• Synonym: Graphic

• Antonym: Lackluster

• Sentence: I have vivid memories of my trip to Europe.

• Derivatives: vividly, vividness, vividity, vivific, vivificate, vivification, vivifier, vivify