Vocabulary Review

Level F

Accelerated 10 English

Unit 4

Vocabulary Workshop Level F - Accelerated 10 English

affable

(adj.) courteous and pleasant.

synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable

antonyms: surly, dour, inhospitable

aggrandize

(v.) to increase in greatness power or wealth; to build up or intensify, to make appear greater.

synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance

antonyms: reduce, decrease

amorphous

(adj.) shapeless, without definite form.

synonyms: formless, unstructured

antonyms: definite, well-defined

aura

(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere), a distinctive air or personal quality.

synonyms: ambience, atmosphere

contraband

(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods (adj.) illegal, prohibited

synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful

antonyms: legal, lawful, licit

erudite

(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read

antonyms: ignorant, uneducated

gossamer

(adj.) thin, light, delicate (n.) a very thin cloth

synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer

antonyms: thick, dense, solid, massive

infer

(v.) to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought.

synonyms: gather, deduce, presume

inscrutable

(adj.) incapable of being understood, impossible to see through physically.

synonyms: impenetrable, enigmatic

antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible

insular

(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, a narrow or isolated outlook on life.

synonyms: parochial, provincial

antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

irrevocable

We tend to think of court verdicts as irrevocable but they are often overturned by higher courts.

irrevocable

(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable

antonyms: reversible, changeable

propensity

Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong propensity for putting off decisions in the hopes they would resolve themselves.

propensity(n.) a natural inclination or

predilection toward

synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant

antonyms: natural incapability or inability

querulous

Some flight attendants dread a querulous airline passenger more than they do rough weather.

querulous

(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful

synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky

antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

remonstrate

Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one might remonstrate with a child.

remonstrate

(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest, object to

synonyms: reason against, expostulate

repudiate

He was forced to repudiate a statement he made before he’d had all the information.

repudiate

(v.) to disown or deny the validity of

synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce

antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

resilient

The development of lightweight, resilient plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods.

resilient

(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form

synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy

antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

reverberate

From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump trucks reverberated throughout the valley.

reverberate

(v.) to re-echo, to resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

scurrilous

Days passed and unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a scurrilous attack on their absent leader.

scurrilous

(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar language

synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive,

antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

sedulous

No one could say that he was lazy, for he was a careful, sedulous copier of other people’s work.

sedulous

(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination

synonyms: assiduous, tireless

antonym: lackadaisical, listless, indolent

sleazy

The old lady made her clothes at home in order to avoid the sleazy goods sold in the general store.

sleazy

(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy or inferior in quality or character

synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty

antonyms: superior, quality, sturdy