Vocabulary Combined Lessons 1-5 (Midterms)

Abet

(v.) to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
syn: promote; incite
ant: impede; dissuade

Ardor

(n.) an intense feeling of devotion or eagerness syn: zeal
ant: indifference

Ascribe

(v.) to credit as to the cause or the source
syn: attribute; impute
ant: N/A

Coerce

(v.) to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
syn: compel
ant: N/A

Divulge

(v.) to tell; to reveal (as a secret)
syn: unveil; disclose
ant: conceal

Dogmatic

(adj.) arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs syn: dictatorial
ant: open-minded

Extraneous

(adj.) not essential; not constituting a vital part
syn: irrelevant; superfluous
ant: essential; critical

Gregarious

(adj.) sociable; fond of the company of others
syn: genial; friendly
ant: reclusive

Insipid

(adj.) lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating
syn: flat; lifeless
ant: challenging

Jaundiced

(adj.) prejudiced; hostile
syn: skeptical; cynical
ant: believing; trusting

Meticulous

(adj.) extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
syn: fastidious
ant: sloppy

Occlude

(v.) to block the passage of
syn: obstruct, impede
ant: advance, assist

Proclivity

(n.) a natural leaning or tendency
syn: propensity; inclination
ant: apathy

Rote

(n.) a habitual, repetitive routine or procedure
syn: N/A
ant: N/A

Temerity

(n.) recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
syn: audacity
ant: prudence

Anathema

(n.) a hated, repellant person or thing
syn: abhorration; detestation
ant: beloved

Audit

(v.) to check the accuracy of financial accounts and records
syn: inspect; examine
ant: N/A

Banter

(n.) teasing; playful conversation
syn: joshing; badinage; raillery
ant: vituperation

Castigate

(v.) to criticize or punish severely
syn: reprimand, chastise, scold
ant: praise

Disabuse

(v.) to free someone from believing something false
syn: enlighten, inform
ant: lie, misinform

Dither

(v.) to hesitate nervously
syn: vacillate; waver
ant: settle; conclude

Docile

(adj.) easily taught, led, or managed; obedient syn: submissive; compliant ant: unmanageable; willful

Emaciated

(adj.) extremely thin; wasted away
syn: withered
ant: plump; fattened

Gauche

(adj.) lacking social graces; tactless
syn: awkward
ant: graceful

Heresy

(n.) the act of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
syn: N/A
ant: orthodoxy

Ignominy

(n.) public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
syn: disgrace; infamy
ant: renown; eminence; repute

Libation

(n.) a drink, especially an alcoholic one
syn: intoxicant
ant: N/A

Motley

(adj.) made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
syn: varied
ant: uniform; homogeneous; similar

Repine

(v.) to be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain
syn: grumble; fret
ant: N/A

Restive

(adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky
syn: edgy; jumpy
ant: relaxed; calm

Avarice

(n.) greed; desire for wealth
syn: acquisitiveness
ant: largesse

Bacchanalian

(adj.) wild and drunken
syn: N/A
ant: restrained

Bastion

(n.) a strong defense or fort (or something likened to it)
syn: stronghold
ant: N/A

Conflate

(v.) to combine into one
syn: fuse; merge
ant: divide; split

Copious

(adj.) numerous; large in quantity
syn: profuse; abundant
ant: sparse

Extradite

(v.) to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
syn: deport
ant: N/A

Furtive

(adj.) stealthy; secretive
syn: surreptitious; sneaky
ant: overt

Irascible

(adj.) easily angered
syn: irritable, ill-tempered
ant: easygoing

Jettison

(v.) to cast overboard; to discard
syn: deploy; throw away
ant: retain

Maudlin

(adj.) foolishly sentimental, ridiculously emotional syn: mushy; hokey
ant: stoic

Mercenary

(n.) a professional soldier hired by a foreign army syn: N/A
ant: volunteer

Mettle

(n.) courage and determination
syn: nerve, spirit
ant: cowardice; fear

Ostracize

(v.) to banish; to shut out from the group or society by common consent
syn: exile
ant: accept

Solvent

(adj.) able to pay all debts and financial obligations syn: N/A
ant: N/A

Tackle

(n.) the equipment for a specific activity
syn: gear; tools
ant: N/A

appease

(v.) to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporary)
syn: mollify
ant: aggravate

argot

(n.) special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
syn: jargon
ant: N/A

augment

(v.) to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity syn: expand; supplement ant: narrow; reduce

bigot

(n.) one who is intolerant of differences in others syn: racist; extremist
ant: N/A

candid

(adj.) honest and straightforward; blunt
syn: frank; direct
ant: evasive

chaos

(n.) complete disorder
syn: confusion; jumble
ant: order; harmony

despondent

(adj.) feeling gloomy or hopeless
syn: dejected; dismal
ant: joyful; buoyant

expunge

(v.) to erase or eliminate
syn: obliterate
ant: add

jingoism

(n.) extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign pattern
syn: N/A
ant: N/A

negligence

(n.) careless neglect, often resulting in injury
syn: carelessness
ant: care; attention

privation

(n.) lack of basic life necessities
syn: impoverishment; penury
ant: wealth; luxury

protocol

(n.) the formal or official way of correctly doing something
syn: custom; code
ant: N/A

redress

(v.) to make right; to correct
syn: rectify; amend
ant: exacerbate; worsen

strident

(adj.) harsh sounding; grating
syn: shrill
ant: soothing

toilsome

(adj.) requiring exhaustive effort; laborious
syn: grueling; arduous
ant: easy; effortless

retinue

(n.) followers or servants who accompany an important person
syn: entourage; cortege
ant: N/A

disparity

(n.) inequality; difference
syn: gap
ant: similarity

extol

(v.) to praise highly
syn: exalt; laud
ant: chastise

conscript

(v.) to force into military service
syn: N/A
ant: N/A

rancor

(n.) extreme hatred or ill will
syn: animosity; enmity
ant: amity; sympathy

clement

(adj.) merciful; lenient
syn: forbearing; benign
ant: malevolent; harsh

unfettered

(adj.) free from restrictions
syn: free; unrestrained
ant: restricted

adamant

(adj.) unyielding; firm in opinion
syn: stubborn
ant: amenable; flexible

impute

(v.) to credit with cause or fault
syn: attribute; ascribe
ant: N/A

diffident

(adj.) lacking in self-confidence; shy
syn: timid
ant: outgoing

ostensible

(adj.) professed but not necessarily true
syn: supposed
ant: actual

inexorable

(adj.) unrelenting; unavoidable
syn: relentless; certain
ant: avoidable; preventable

clich�

(n.) a worn-out idea or overused expression
syn: platitude; banality
ant: N/A

opus

(n.) a creative work, especially a numbered composition
syn: N/A
ant: N/A

prate

(v.) to talk pointlessly at length
syn: prattle; yak
ant: N/A