7-8 vocab Flashcards
antipathy
syn: aversion (hate)
ant: affinity
elucidate
syn: explain, clarify
ant: obscure
imminent
syn: impending, approaching
ant: distant, delayed
banal
syn: trivial, insipid
ant: originial, fresh
obdurate
syn: inflexible, obstinate
ant: compliant, amenable
peruse
to read carefully, scrutinize
bedlam
syn: mayhem, chaos
affluence
syn: fortune
scurrilous
syn: indecent
ant: respectable
parody
syn: caricature, burlesque, lampoon
sedulous
syn: studious, assiduous
ant: lazy, lax
onerous
syn: crushing, distressing
amoral
syn:corrupt, evil
ant: innocent, virtuous
eschew
ant: embrace, welcome
denouement
syn: conclusion
adroit
syn: dexterous, apt
ant: clumsy, awkward
macroscopic
syn: visible
ant: microscopic
fatuous
syn: silly
ant: sensible, wise
bovine
pertaining to cows or cattle
ferret
to search or drive out
affectation
syn: insincerity, sham, pose
ant: sincerity, genuineness
knell
sound made by bell for funeral
dichotomy
a divison into two parts
callow
syn: immature
ant: mature, sophisticated
laconic
syn: pithy, taciturn
ant: verbose, loquacious
quiddity
syn: essence
patent
syn: indisputable, apparent, obvious, evident
peccadillo
a minor offense, misdeed
sagacious
syn: shrewd, intelligent
ant: obtuse, fatuous
rationalize
syn: justify
